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Today in 1948, Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe, and Private Odartey were Killed in the Christianborg Crossroads Shooting

On February 28, 1948, Sergent Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe, and Private Odartey were killed by colonial policemen. The three, who would later come to be known...

The Bottleneck Effect of Over-Regulation of Businesses in Africa

On the 5th of August 2024, Mobius Motors, a renowned local manufacturing and assembly company in the automotive industry in Kenya closed its operations...

Ghana’s Quarry Sector Forfeits Millions in Potential Royalties Annually

Vroom, vroom, vroom—the excavator’s engine roared, shaking the ground below. The vibrations ran through Kofi Agyekum’s (not his real name) rough hands, toughened by...

Ghost Emails: Ghana’s Silent Government Inbox

Imagine sending an urgent message to your government, seeking answers on issues that directly affect your life, only to be met with silence. No...

Behind the Headlines: Ghana’s Women in Media Fight for Equality

Years ago, as a young female journalist in Accra, I experienced an injustice that left me reeling. I’d been working late in the editing...

Ghana’s First Female Professional Photographer Goes Home Today

In the course of her decades-long photography career, Felicia Ewuraesi Gyasiwa Abban (née Ansah) had the opportunity to cover and be part of exciting...

Culture, Food and Hospitality: Here are 10 Reasons Why You Should be Proud to be a Ghanaian

From the rich history to the beautiful landscapes and unbeatable vibes, Ghana and its people are garnering international recognition and praise; and with March...

Kwesi Yankah Writes: Mother Tongue and Ghana’s Presidents

21st February, International Mother Tongue Day. I spent the day at Ghana’s premier University of Ghana, honoring an invitation by the School of Languages to give a...

Kwesi Yankah Writes: Kojo Besia Encounters

Kojo Besia, a topic Ghanaians broach only in hushed tones and sealed lips in recent times. In our early years, the verbal taboo was...

Mixing Business with Pleasure: Whatever You Do, Do Not Date Your Co-Worker

Navigating the dating scene as an adult or young adult can be difficult; you may not know where to go to meet potential partners,...

Today in 1982, Three Ghanaian Judges Were Killed

On the 30th of June in 1982, three Ghanaian High Court judges —Justices Kwadwo Adjei Agyepong, Poku Sarkodie and Mrs. Cecelia Koranteng-Addow, a nursing...

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