A sprawling exhibition at the Origins Centre challenges colonial narratives and reframes African cities as spaces of resilience, creativity and constant transformation
Africa Day is generally marked as a day for celebration, a day to rejoice at the steps taken by previous generations to fight against and eliminate the effects of colonialism,…
Budgets are rewritten in Washington and Brussels rather than in Harare, Accra or Nairobi
Novel writes queerness into a space where it’s forbidden and meanders through the unforgiving politics of Ghana, past and present
Ghana’s Afrochella, one of the continent’s biggest music festivals, is getting a new name but it remains a joyous showcase of sound
The current government is adhering to an old policy of appeasement of Western interests
African governments face civil unrest from people who are hungrier and poorer because of the pandemic, war in Ukraine, climate pressures on food systems and poor policy decisions
Good governance is not just about politicians, as Ghana’s elections demonstrate
The air force pilot and former president used extreme measures, including a coup, enforced ‘discipline’ through executions, ‘disappearances’ and floggings, but reintroduced…
His image was used to sell pineapples in Europe. But he knew nothing about it – and they got his name wrong
Sylvia Arthur founded the Library for Africa and the African Diaspora to house her collection and share it with other readers
"Maybe we see possibilities in each other’s countries that we don’t see in our own."
Celebrated Ghanaian photographer James Barnor continues his interview with Riason Naidoo, focusing on the later years of his career
The battle to eliminate fake pharmaceutical products is being stepped up
Samantha Reinders looks at the booming second-hand clothing industry in Ghana and feels conflicted about all the fuss over the West’s hand-me-downs.
Lucky Sindane spent a bewildering afternoon trying to keep up with Ghana’s No 1 football fan
John Atta-Mills hailed the ”dawn of a new era” on Wednesday as he was sworn in as Ghana’s new president.
Thousands massed in Ghana’s capital on Wednesday to see president-elect John Atta-Mills take over from John Kufuor.
Ghana’s presidential election was a rare example of a functioning democracy in Africa and should be a model for the continent, African leaders said.
The outcome of Ghana’s presidential run-off is too close to call and will be decided by voting on Friday in a single constituency.
