An curved arrow pointing right. Women in Ghana have been turning shea nuts into butter for centuries. People across Africa have used it for skin and hair care, food, and medicine for at least 700 ...

For women in Ghana, shea butter isn’t just a powerful multi-use ingredient – it’s a vital source of economic independence. Stylist’s beauty editor Lucy Partington reports from Tamale.

As Ghana strives to achieve sustainable development and economic growth, I must prioritise the needs of marginalised communities, particularly women in the shea nut industry.

Amiwan Service Centre, a female-led enterprise in Wa, is in dire need of support to expand its production and present hope to many young people in the region and beyond through job opportunities ...

In Ghana alone, shea butter exports were valued at over $92m in 2022, and over one million women are involved in this sector. “However, despite the clear benefits and advantages that shea brings ...