Kudjoe Affutu: The Artist Turning Ghana’s Coffin-Making Tradition into a Global Story
Ishmael Junourgh What began with a childhood fascination has grown into a life devoted to art, cultural heritage and training the next…
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AT THE CAPTAIN THOMAS SANKARA MEMORIAL: A HISTORY OF REVOLUTION, SACRIFICE AND MEMORY
Standing within the Captain Thomas Sankara Memorial in Ouagadougou is to stand in a place where Burkina Faso’s revolutionary history…
DIVISIVE PROPHECIES AND THE FUTURE OF NIGERIA: LESSONS FROM THE ABUJA PEACE SUMMIT
With those words, Bishop Ugochukwu Ugwoke Prince set the tone for one of the most timely peace gatherings in recent…
IBRAHIM MAHAMA HONOURED BY FRANCE WITH PRESTIGIOUS ARTS AND LETTERS AWARD
Ghanaian contemporary artist Dr. Ibrahim Mahama has been awarded the prestigious Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by…
Inauguration of the Amphitheater Complex
In the new 1,200-seat amphitheater that he had just inaugurated, the Head of State emphasised the vision of the Popular…
38 Years of Dedicated Service Comes to an End: Mole National Park Celebrates Chief Amankwa Yakubu
After 38 remarkable years of dedicated and selfless service to Mole National Park, the Wildlife Division, and the Forestry Commission…
Jirapa Becomes Global Meeting Point as UBIDS Conference Puts Indigenous Values in Spotlight
For three days, Jirapa became a meeting point for scholars from different parts of the...
FROM NANDOM TO THE WORLD: HOW GIFTY’S DANCE IS CARRYING DAGAABA CULTURE ACROSS BORDERS
At Burkina Faso’s FESCUDA festival, a young performer from Ghana’s Upper West Region turns indigenous music, dance and storytelling into…
NAALUŊ AMONG THE WAALA: THE STORY BEHIND THE OATH OF NAA GURAH
The origins of the Nabiihi, the royal institution of Wa, are the subject of different historical and oral traditions. Some…
DUST, DRUMS AND THE SACRED COW – THE SOUL OF WAALA DUMBA
Zakaria Rafique Seinu Elders sit under the baobab and say, when Dumba calls, even the dead sit up to listen. This year the…