When a Ghanaian couple announces their engagement, one question often follows: “When is the wedding?” Yet the answer is rarely straightforward. For many couples in Ghana,...
A stone sits quietly in a community in southeastern Ghana. To an outsider, it may appear ordinary. Yet for generations of Krobo and Shai people, it...
He practices the words in his head long before he ever speaks them aloud—proverbs he rarely uses, lines polished for a moment that will define far...
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,”...