Human Rights

Transparency in words, Secrecy in practice: How MDAs are betraying Gov’t’s transparency pledge

Lured by opportunity, enslaved by debt: Ghana’s human trafficking crisis

Police accused of abusing a 38-year-old man over a Tik Tok video about Special Ice Water

Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ+ bill

When reporting becomes a risk: The growing digital war on journalists in Ghana

Ghanaian journalists alarmed by growing legal threats

Former government appointees under investigation, prosecution did not comply with asset declaration law

CHRAJ sleeps on Songor Salt human rights abuses petition as victims cry for justice

“It’s deadly”: Violence and intimidation deter reporting on illegal mining

Death in Detention 2: Torture and Unexplained Deaths in Ghana Police Cells

Death in Detention: Suspected Killings in Ghana’s Police Custody [Part One]

Shot on duty: A Ghanaian journalist’s five-year struggle for recovery

Freedom without security: Why journalism remains a dangerous occupation in Ghana

Latest Podcast

After spending billions on streetlighting, why are Ghana’s streets still dark?

Most of Ghana’s major roads and streets are persistently dark at night. This is despite the fact that Ghanaians pay a 3 percent energy levy on their electricity bills. Investigations by The Fourth Estate found that, the Energy Ministry between 2023 and 2025 awarded street lighting contracts worth eight billion Ghana cedis – mostly without competitive bidding. On this episode of the podcast, we go behind the numbers to discuss why Ghana’s streets remain dark despite the billions awarded in contracts.