Ghana’s Year of Return 2019: traveler, tourist or pilgrim?: African diasporans visit forts and castles in Ghana as the material embodiment of death, violence and subjugation during the slave trade. Supplied “We may call ourselves African Americans but we are truly disconnected from Africa. I say WE because I’m not excluded! I thought ‘my people’ …
Lessons to be learnt from Ghana’s excess electricity shambles: Electricity pylon Wikimedia Commons Access to energy plays a critical role in economic development. But bad government policies have affected energy security in many developing countries. It is estimated that two out of three households (almost 600 million people) in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to …
Why we studied proverbs to understand emotion among Ghana’s Akan people: Proverbs suggest ways for the Akan people to govern their emotions in daily life. jbdodane/Flickr, CC BY-NC Culture plays a big role in what we feel, how we identify these feelings and what we do to deal with our emotions. So, those raised in …
Ghana’s newspapers do a fairly good job reporting mental health issues: Ghana's newspapers are largely doing a good job when it comes to mental health reporting. Francisco Anzola/Flickr, CC BY-ND If you want to know how a country views mental illness, take a look at the way its media reports on the issue. That is …
Slavers in the family: what a castle in Accra reveals about Ghana’s history: Archival illustration of the Christiansborg Castle. Danish National Museum As a Ghanaian archaeologist, I have been conducting research at Christiansborg Castle in Accra, Ghana. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle is a former seventeenth century trading post, colonial Danish and British …
Ghana’s justice system needs a major overhaul: here’s what should be done: Ghana's justice system is not just slow. It's also expensive and sometimes even harsh. Shutterstock Ghanaians are flocking to the courts at a much higher rate than before. Invariably this has put pressure on the civil litigation system; cases are being stretched and …
South Africa in the news: Bafana share the spoils with Ghana’s Black Stars: Ghana started the stronger side in the opening 20 minutes, while South Africa lacked the purpose and incision going forwards they had shown in their World Cup qualifier in Ouagadougou on Saturday. The Black Stars had an early chance after five minutes …