A government minister in Ghana must have thought she was doing the right thing by going to the police to report a theft at her house, but it backfired spectacularly when she was arrested.

Two Canadian women have been kidnapped in Ghana ... in the Ahodwo district and bundled into a car, police said. Kidnappings in Ghana have been extremely rare until recently, correspondents say.

A 12-year-old girl has been placed under police protection in Ghana after it emerged she had ... dozens of community members and in the footage women are heard telling the girl to dress teasingly ...

Tensions are running high in Ghana as the police have intercepted 88 individuals suspected of being recruited for ...