Agyei Douglas is a farmer who grows vegetables near Kumasi in Ghana’s central Ashanti region. He used to struggle to access markets and capital. The information he needed was broadcast on the radio but often…
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‘Our food, our stories’: bringing west African cuisine to the world
It took a move to the United States from Ghana to convince food entrepreneur Essie Bartels that the world deserved to know more about west African cuisine. “You would always end up having to put…
Ghana’s contemporary art hits the streets
A satirical cartoon depicting a celebrity in Ghana schooling a British diplomat on how to speak pidgin English won laughter and praise from the crowd at a street festival in Accra. The cartoon lampoons British…
Ghanaian chef works against waste to feed the hungry
Excess and waste are usually considered symptomatic of the affluent West but trained chef Elijah Amoo Addo knows these are problems too in his home country, Ghana. One day he saw a homeless man collecting…
New music video: Ghanaian star duo R2Bees’ “Killing Me Softly”
Directed by Justin Campos of South African production house Gorilla Films, Ghanaian star duo R2Bees released their latest music video for “Killing Me Softly,” on Wednesday. The catchy head-nodding single was a collaboration between the…
Filmmaker battles to save historic Ghana cinema
The Rex, a single-storey, slope-roofed movie house was once the hotspot for film fans in Ghana, but, like many of the country’s cinemas, it hardly shows movies anymore. The building is now abandoned, except on…
All In: Camp Mulla does it again
When it starts out, you can be misled into thinking that Camp Mulla has come up with another one just like the other one. But alas, they have gone no holds barred in their fresh…
Ghana’s Efya; young, fun and talented
Fun, spunk and groovy would be the words to aptly describe the character of young Ghanaian musician Efya. While incorporating words from her local tongue, Efya sets an enjoyable mellow vibe with just enough spice…
Anger as Chris Brown smokes weed on Ghana stage
RnB superstar Chris Brown ruffled some stiff African collars this week after he smoked marijuana on stage smack in the middle of a performance in Accra, Ghana. Brown, 22, was bare-chested more than an hour…