By Siphiwe Sibeko, Reuters ADIDWAN, Ghana (Reuters) – Nana Assenso stands at the grave of his uncle, remembering the man he loved but also a past that has haunted his family for generations. His uncle was called Kwame Badu, a name that has been passed on through the family in remembrance of an ancestor with that […]
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Meet the woman who opened a library in Ghana with focus on Black writers | Check Out Africa.com
Ivor Moyo, Check Out Africa.com [dropcap]In[/dropcap] 2017, writer Sylvia Arthur packed up her belongings, including what remained of her personal library, and left London for Accra, the capital of Ghana, her parent’s home country. Driven out of the U.K. by the high cost of living and hostile political environment, she sought peace in West Africa. […]
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Why some African Americans are moving to Africa | Al Jazeera
Moving was an opportunity to fulfil her potential and avoid being targeted by racial violence.
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This Ghanaian Art Historian is Creating a 54-Volume Encyclopedia on African Culture – Okay Africa
Ghanaian writer and art historian, Nana Oforiatta-Ayim, was a PhD student back in 2009, when she first conceived the idea of creating a comprehensive archive of African art and culture.
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