Last Monday, Ethiopia planted more than 350 million trees in 12 hours, in what almost certainly was a world record.

The sacking of a Nigerian academic by a Ghanaian university over a viral video in which he appeared to talk ill of his adopted country has revived tensions between the two countries over deportations.

RwandAir will use the West African hub of Accra to feed its direct flights to the US once it gets the final approval from the US's Federal Aviation Agency (FAA).

Ghanaians from all walks of life have paid tribute to three of their compatriots whose shooting to death by colonial authorities 70 years ago is credited with the renewed push for freedom which saw the country attain independence on March 6, 1957.

Standard Bank was named the best private bank in Kenya in the 2017 Global Private Banking Awards held in Singapore last week, in recognition of its wealth investment and management arms.

Ghanaians on Sunday pushed the government to improve safety at fuel stations after four people were killed when a tanker truck carrying natural gas caught fire in the nation's capital, triggering explosions.

Aviation experts say the involvement of governments in airports has locked out funding for key projects.