Accra -In the shadow of the national soccer stadium in Ghana's capital Accra, professional and amateur boxers congregate every morning to train and hone their skills for local and international boxing competitions.

Ghana is to launch a nationwide Ebola campaign to educate students against the deadly disease after a meeting of health and education professionals scheduled for Monday in the capital, Accra, according to Deputy Education Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.

Accra -Africa's long history is filled with narratives of powerful chiefs who ruled large and small kingdoms. Many traditions of power remain, though they are somewhat reduced in the evolving politics of nation states. In central Ghana one man guides the good behavior of 800 neighbors.

The president of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the group plans on Tuesday to brief parliament about the country's preparations for handling cases of the Ebola virus, which has so far affected four West African countries.

Washington -Cocoa beans have been smuggled between Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana for years. Until recently, Ivorian growers most often illegally sent their cocoa beans into Ghana where the prices were higher and more stable. A recent slump in the Ghanaian currency and political stabilization in Ivory Coast, however, have tipped the balance. Ghanaian farmers are now the ones who smuggle their beans into Ivory Coast, where they get more money for them.

Accra -The Ghanaian labor front has been boisterous lately, with thousands of workers marching to protest the poor economy and demand better living conditions.

Accra -Ghana's government plans to use some of its World Bank loans to fund a free sanitary pad program for young girls in poor rural communities to reduce dropout rates.

A U.S. citizen in Ghana is being tested for Ebola, which has killed nearly 500 people in West Africa this year.

Accra -A new law in Ghana requires oil and gas companies to make greater use of local products and services.

A U.S. high school student who is the son of immigrants from Ghana has accomplished the rare feat of being accepted to all eight of the prestigious "Ivy League" universities.

Ghana parliamentarians have asked the police to increase protection for legislators and the population after expressing concern about the recent surge in unsolved murders in the country, especially in the capital, Accra and surrounding areas.

Investigative reporting helped police in Ghana to break up a forced prostitution ring and rescue six Vietnamese women

Accra -Illegal mining is posing severe challenges to mining communities in Ghana. The unlawful practice is gradually shifting to restricted forest areas with dire consequences to the environment.

Johannesburg -South Africa's Johannesburg is chatty and concise. According to a new study, the city's metro area averages one geo-tagged tweet every 13 seconds, leading the African continent in Twitter usage. Using 140 characters or less, users in the metro area posted 608,387 geo-tagged tweets over a three-month span, the study found.

Kobby Koomson co-founded Moonlight Café to reach out to young underground artists and discover new talent in music, poetry and the spoken word. Koomson and his partner, Sydney Sam, believe that creativity must replace financial gains as the main driver of entertainment.

The growing post-election political unrest between the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has created political tension within the country and growing concern among officials in the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) in Accra.

An adviser to Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has rejected opposition charges that government policies have stalled economic growth and put the economy into crisis.

A small group of ambitious young men and women in Accra are working hard to create big social events for youth, fundraisers through football and other extravaganzas.