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Kwahu Easter Moves Billions. Nobody Knows Exactly How Much
Each year, the Kwahu ridge fills with people. Hotels sell out weeks in advance. Roads choke with traffic. Roadside grills serve thousands. Paragliders lift...
Girls Bear Brunt of Child Labour in Ghana’s Street Trade
More than 2,000 children aged 10 to 14 are working as mobile traders across Ghana, with girls making up the overwhelming majority, according to...
Ghana’s 2.6 Million Businesses Mapped, With Open Spaces Driving Nearly a Third of Enterprise
Ghana's most comprehensive business census to date has counted 2,644,358 active enterprises across the country, with close to 30 percent operating entirely outside formal...
Census Finds Women Run 80% of Ghana’s Pavement and Mobile Businesses
Women dominate Ghana's informal trading sector to a degree that official statistics have never before captured in full, with new data from the Ghana...
Food Rumours Sweep Social Media, Hurting Accra Street Vendors
A wave of unverified social media posts alleging contamination of popular street foods is causing measurable economic damage to roadside vendors across Accra and...
