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Resistance and collaboration: Asameni and the keys to Christiansborg Castle in Accra
The story of Asameni and Christiansborg Castle’s keys reveals the complexities of decisions taken during the transatlantic slave trade.
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Ghana’s president has donned the mantle of football mediator – will it work?
Akufo-Addo’s intervention marks a continuing move by African political leaders to use football to advance or affirm political situations.
Ghana hosts first ever Africa Women’s Sports Summit
African female sports journalists gathered at the first ever Women’s Sports Summit in Accra, Ghana. The theme “Take your Place” was chosen to encourage young, aspiring female journalists to take up opportunities and thrive in the male-dominated field of sports journalism.
Nana Osei Kwadwo – the artist documenting Ghana’s tro-tro culture
Tro-tros, the share-ride mini-van taxis have always had pop-culture clout. Ghanaian artist Nana Osei Kwadwo documents tro-tros.
‘In the Abundance of Water, the Fool is Thirsty’: Bob Marley and the Pan-African Dream
In the first part of a series, Yaw Adjei-Gyamfi considers why the music and message of Bob Marley still ring fresh to our ears and minds, many years after his death.
The background story to a statue of Gandhi and the University of Ghana
Gandhi was celebrated for the things he taught the world in his later years, through his writings, ideas and lifestyle. He was celebrated for seeking peace for all the peoples of the world.
Fatumas Voice Forum to host a Youth Uniting Africa Conference in Ghana
The community organisation Fatumas Voice will be holding its first Youth Uniting Africa Conference outside of Kenya in June 2019. The goal is to discuss the major challenges currently facing the youth in Africa and identify reasonable and actionable solutions.
Threats to press freedom are taking on different forms across Africa
The biggest threats are the concentration of media ownership and attempts to legislate the online media environment.
Medicine drones to help improve healthcare in Ghana
The Ghana Health Service is working with Zipline, the drone company best known for starting blood delivery services in Rwanda, to deliver medicine to remote parts of the country that are hard to reach by road. The initiative is a major step towards giving every Ghanaian access to life-saving medicine.
Ghana starts using drones to deliver blood products
Ghana has become the latest African country to start using drones to deliver vital blood products to remote areas of the country. Vice President Dr. Bawumia commissioned the country’s first medical drone delivery centre at Omenako. The initiative will help Ghana leapfrog infrastructural challenges affecting the delivery of healthcare solutions.