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.

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 ...

In a bid to strengthen the sector and create more job opportunities, the Acting CEO of TCDA, Dr. Andy Osei Okrah, paid a courtesy visit to the Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, to discuss ...

Image by Axel Fassio/CIFOR via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Ghana is one of the largest exporters of shea nuts and shea butter in the world, and women traditionally play a central role in every part ...

Hanahana Beauty Amber Vanilla Shea Body Butter Sourced from Tamale, Ghana, these deeply moisturizing butters come in scents like amber vanilla, bamboo coconut, and (my personal favorite ...

The Northern Region remains a major hub for shea butter production in Ghana, with thousands of women engaged in processing and trade. However, challenges such as limited access to financing ...