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Globally, about one million children are held in police custody annually; 410,000 of them are held in detention and remand centres. On any day, it is estimated, remand homes around the world hold about 160,000 to 250,000 children.

A politician being investigated for corruption in Ghana has called for me to be hanged, but with my colleagues I am determined to take on the kleptocrats

The mosquito-borne disease kills more than 600,000 people every year, mostly children

Ghana is the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine, from Oxford University, aimed at children under the age of three, who are most at risk of dying from the disease.

Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year

600,000 die every year from the disease, mostly children in Africa

The artist El Anatsui was born in Ghana and has spent the bulk of his career in Nigeria, but is a citizen of the world. News of a major new installation of his work coming to the prestigious Tate Modern gallery in London is just one in a string of…

Breakthrough hailed as highly effective R21 vaccine is cleared by west African country but questions remain over funding

LUSAKA, Zambia — Crowds of locals packed onto balconies and cheered as Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade pulled onto a manicured, palm-tree lined driveway, near where she had visited her grandfather in the late 1960s. But something wasn't quite right.

LOS ANGELES — The first thing Dee Williams noticed was that it felt like home.

A number of African countries, including Kenya, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia, are currently experiencing shortages of US dollars. The dollar is the dominant currency in international transactions. These countries rely on the US currency to pay for foreign debts, essential goods and industrial inputs. Development economist Christopher Adam…