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In Accra, Street Food Tells the Story of a City

On a humid evening in Accra, smoke from roadside grills drifts above the traffic, mingling with the scent of ginger and chili. The city’s street food scene is not just sustenance but spectacle,...

Threads of History: Kente Weaving in Ghana

In villages across Ghana’s Ashanti region, the steady rhythm of wooden looms fills the air. Hands move with practiced precision, guiding brightly dyed threads into place. The result is Kente, a textile whose...

At Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle, the Echoes of History Still Resound

Along Ghana’s southern shoreline, the Atlantic surf breaks against whitewashed stone walls that have stood for centuries. Cape Coast Castle, perched on the edge...

Threads of History: Kente Weaving in Ghana

Culture
In villages across Ghana’s Ashanti region, the steady rhythm of wooden looms fills the air. Hands move with practiced precision, guiding brightly dyed threads into place. The result is Kente, a textile whose bold colors and intricate patterns carry centuries of meaning. More than fabric, it remains a symbol of identity, resilience, and cultural continuity. Kente weaving traces its origins to the Ashanti Kingdom, with traditions dating back as early as the 12th century. Early weavers worked with silk and even strands of gold, materials that underscored the cloth’s association with wealth and power. Today, cotton and rayon have become common substitutes, but the artistry itself—the measured weaving of threads...

Ghana needs to stop households from using firewood: what must be done

Kwame Adjei-Mantey, University of Pretoria and Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria - Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some...

Ghana’s Drumming Traditions Resonate Far Beyond Its Borders

Culture
In Ghana, rhythm is more than sound. It is a language, a ritual, and a social glue, binding communities through ceremonies, storytelling, and everyday life. Across the country, traditional drumming remains a force that...

Victory for women’s rights in Ghana as affirmative action law is passed – what must happen next

Josephine Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University - The passage of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024 by the country’s parliament on 30 July 2024 marked a victory for women’s rights in Ghana. The bill, which has been years in the making, is the result of several actors, allies and activists lobbying and protesting for over a decade. The law in it its current form makes it compulsory to have...

30 years of free basic education in Ghana: a report card

Pearl S. Kyei, University of Ghana; Fred Dzanku, University of Ghana, and Samuel Kobina Annim, University of Cape Coast Ghana, like many sub-Saharan Africa countries, began investing substantially in free education three decades ago....

Ghana needs to stop households from using firewood: what must be done

Kwame Adjei-Mantey, University of Pretoria and Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria - Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and...

At Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle, the Echoes of History Still Resound

Along Ghana’s southern shoreline, the Atlantic surf breaks against whitewashed stone walls that have stood for centuries. Cape Coast...

At Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle, the Echoes of History Still Resound

Along Ghana’s southern shoreline, the Atlantic surf breaks against whitewashed stone walls that have stood for centuries. Cape Coast Castle, perched on the edge of the Gulf of Guinea, is one of West...
Culture

Threads of History: Kente Weaving in Ghana

In villages across Ghana’s Ashanti region, the steady rhythm of wooden looms fills the air. Hands move with practiced precision, guiding brightly dyed threads...

30 years of free basic education in Ghana: a report card

Pearl S. Kyei, University of Ghana; Fred Dzanku, University of Ghana, and Samuel Kobina Annim, University of Cape Coast Ghana, like many sub-Saharan Africa countries, began investing substantially in free education three decades ago....

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