by GreenViews | Jul 2, 2026 | Living in Ghana
Free SHS is Ghana’s national policy that makes senior high school education free in every public school. It covers tuition, boarding, meals, textbooks, and examination fees. No family pays. The programme launched in September 2017 under President Nana...
by GreenViews | Jun 27, 2026 | History of Ghana
Ghana has a unitary constitutional democracy with a presidential system of government. The President is both the head of state and the head of government. The whole system rests on the 1992 Constitution, which created the Fourth Republic. Power is shared across three...
by GreenViews | Jun 22, 2026 | Ghanaian Culture, Living in Ghana
In Ghana, dash means a gift, a tip, or a small act of giving offered in goodwill. You will hear the word within days of arriving in Accra. Someone helps you with directions, smiles, and says, “dash me something.” A neighbour cooks too much on a Sunday and...
by GreenViews | Jun 16, 2026 | Ghanaian Culture
Ghanaian music is one of the most influential forces in global popular culture right now. Black Sherif won Artiste of the Year at the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards, (his second time claiming the honour), driven by the global success of his sophomore album Iron Boy....
by GreenViews | Jun 12, 2026 | Business and Economy
Treasury bills in Ghana currently yield between 10 and 13% per annum, depending on the duration chosen. They are issued by the Bank of Ghana on behalf of the government, backed by the full faith of the Ghanaian state, and available to both residents and non-residents....
by GreenViews | Jun 9, 2026 | Accra Living, Living in Ghana
Ghana is known for many things. World-class cocoa. Infectious Afrobeats. A democracy the rest of Africa looks to as a model. And, as it turns out, 13 million gamers. Approximately 27% of Ghanaians actively play video games, placing the country second in Africa for...
by GreenViews | Jun 2, 2026 | Business and Economy, Living in Ghana
Agriculture employs more than 40% of Ghana’s workforce and accounts for over 20% of GDP. Yet for decades, Ghana’s farmers have faced the same stubborn problems: unpredictable rainfall, poor market access, post-harvest losses, and limited credit. Agritech...
by GreenViews | May 26, 2026 | Business and Economy, Ghanaian Culture
Ghanaian fashion has traveled from the royal courts of the Ashanti kingdom to the runways of London and New York. Kente cloth, once reserved exclusively for royalty and sacred ceremonies, is now worn at graduation ceremonies, red carpet events, and fashion weeks on...
by GreenViews | May 22, 2026 | Living in Ghana
Ghana is a country that often feels like two worlds at once. Spend a morning stuck in traffic on the N1 in Accra and then an afternoon watching farmers move across red-dust paths in the Brong-Ahafo region, and you would be forgiven for thinking you have crossed a...
by GreenViews | May 18, 2026 | History of Ghana
Ghana has one of the most stable and active democracies in West Africa. Its politicians have helped shape the continent’s political story for decades, from the independence era under Kwame Nkrumah through to the competitive multiparty system that defines the...