I lied to myself for years. Said I didn’t have time for the gym. Said my knees were too old for impact. Said walking to the...
If you blinked, you missed it. Between Monday’s rush and Wednesday’s lunch, Ghana’s social media forgot about cocoa prices, forgot about politics, and spent two full...
There are some dishes that merely feed you, and then there is Tuo Zaafi—the Northern Ghanaian staple that practically hugs you from the inside. Known affectionately...
At 885 meters above sea level, Mountain Afadjato isn’t trying to compete with the giants of the world. It doesn’t have snowcaps or death-defying cliffs. But...
There is a building in Kumasi where the gate does not just open. It speaks. Wrought into the iron, before you even step inside, is the...
For a long time, if you wanted to dress “African” for the world, you had to be loud. The expectation was that African fashion meant a...
On 6 March, the official programme will proceed as usual. Speeches. A parade. Schoolchildren standing in the sun. It is important, yes. But if you want...
The first time my American friend attended a Ghanaian wedding, she clutched my arm like I had led her into a trap. “Another bride is coming,”...
The first thing grapes do is station themselves at the gates of your cardiovascular system. Not dramatically—they don’t need capes or sirens. They just show up...
The last time I stood on the plot, waist-high weeds had swallowed the foundation we poured three years ago. A pile of weathered blocks sat abandoned...
