Ghanaians complain a lot about how bad our politicians are but rarely do you see Ghanaians questioning we keep producing people we are only going to hate in power. In Ghana, politicians are the common person’s least favourite people yet we cannot cut ourselves from these bunch and rarely do we ask ourselves why we…
Category: Ghana History
How some nerdy American’s see Ghana is quite an interesting insight into american’s and Ghana
I did not know if I should laugh or cry when I watched this. But to be fair, these guys have done a series of YouTube video’s and they get some serious traffic to their channel. So it is interesting to sit and watch this and to understand just how different people from different countries…
Accra’s Instagram artist on capturing life Ghanaian Prince Gyasi takes stunning photos of Accra using only his phone.
The amazing story of a wonderful Ghanaian artist. Just watch the video, very cool.
The Call for Artists…. Chale Wote Arts Festival 2019
PIDGIN IMAGINARIUM ABSTRACT In the last 500 years, the African continent has provided free labour for the Western imperial project. Whether via the triangular traffic of human-merchandise or conscription into two world wars, the implications of this brutal harvesting of bodies are yet to be fully measured. Presently, we are witnessing the rise of fascism…
To know where you are going, first know where you come from. #KnowGhana
Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country that attained independence. However, its history precedes this novel achievement. Formerly known as the Gold Coast, it is on record that the Portuguese were the first European merchants that arrived in the 15th century. They initially came to trade in gold, diamonds and ivory, however; the business turned…
#MarineDrive Accra. The future of Accra, Ghana and Africa.
The project which is dubbed the “Marine Drive Tourism and Investment Project,” is under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) and is expected to create 36 thousand (36,000) jobs during the first phase of the project. Additionally, it would employ about one hundred and fifty thousand (150,000) people upon completion.
Chale Wote Festival, it really is ghana be great, and you don’t want to miss it.
To get in the mood for the Chale Wote Festival, please follow them on Facebook And to really get in the festival mood, check out these wonderful images:
Famous Ghanaian’s : Kofi Annan, a true hero of the world.
Maybe the mark of a man is what is said about him after his passing. And when you are someone that obviously touched the lives of so many it should not be a surprise that so many will have words to say about you. However one thing that for me really mark Mr Kofi Annan…
Chale Wote, the greatest show in all of Africa. Love art, Love Ghana, Love Chale
For days, the historic Jamestown neighbourhood, which served as the city’s bustling port on the ocean and now is home base to scores of fishermen, is packed with people partying in the bright sun. “Our vision is to cultivate a wider audience for the arts in West Africa by breaking creative boundaries and using art as a viable form to rejuvenate public spaces,“ says the festival’s statement of intent.
The Year of Return 2019. It’s time to come home to Ghana y’all
“Back home in Ghana, as you go through the slave dungeons, you will know that you are the Josephs and Josephines who were sold into slavery and have come back home,” she declared.
All About Accra 