In Ghana, movement is memory. From the streets of Accra to the northern savannas, dance is both spectacle and statement, a way of preserving history while shaping the present. Across regions, distinct rhythms...
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....
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...
In Ghana, the calendar is punctuated by festivals that transform towns and cities into theaters of rhythm, color, and communal expression. These gatherings, rooted in history and infused with contemporary energy, serve as touchstones of cultural identity and unity. Each one tells a story—of survival, spirituality, leadership, or diaspora—and together they form a tapestry that binds a diverse nation.
One of the most prominent is the Homowo Festival, celebrated by the Ga people of Accra. The name, meaning “hooting at hunger,” recalls a time when famine threatened the community’s survival. Today, it is marked by parades of drummers, dancers, and chiefs in vivid regalia, their movements carrying echoes of resilience...
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,...
Veda Vaidyanathan, Harvard Kennedy School - Ghana has historically been an anchor of Indian enterprise and diplomacy on the African continent.
New Delhi and Accra formalised ties in 1957. At the time, their partnership was...
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 Africa’s most enduring monuments to both human suffering and resilience. Its thick walls and shadowed chambers tell a story at once intimate and global, echoing a past that shaped nations on both sides of the ocean.
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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,...
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,...
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...
Across Ghana’s varied terrain, a quiet movement has been reshaping the country’s relationship with tourism. Eco-tourism, once a niche idea, has emerged as a...
New York - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message...
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