Yearly Archives: 2022

Paa Joe: Ghana’s top fantasy coffin artist in History

Joseph Tetteh-Ashong, also known as Paa Joe is a Ghanaian figurative palanquin and fantasy coffin artist born in 1947 at Akwapim in the Eastern...

Macron set to announce French pullout from Mali after summit – sources

President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce France's intention to withdraw its forces from Mali, diplomatic sources said, after he hosts a top-level meeting...

Barbara Jordan was the first Black woman elected to the Texas state senate.

A Houston native, Barbara Jordan was the first Black woman elected to the Texas state senate and first Black Texan in Congress. She helped...

This African president still teaches Mathematics at the university

Faustin-Archange Touadera has been President of the Central African Republic for the past six years but that has not totally him from imparting knowledge...

Senegal welcomes home Nations Cup heroes after historic victory

Senegal  : Some swung from a billboard frame. Others danced on the tarmac. As Senegal 's national soccer team touched down in the capital...

Ghanaians express high exceptions for sole athlete at Beijing Winter Olympics

With only one athlete competing at the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics, some Ghanaians told Xinhua that they hope Ghanaian alpine skier Carlos Mader creates...

Beijing 2022: Akwasi Frimpong ‘powerless’ after skeleton rule change

Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong says he feels "powerless" after rule changes ultimately cost him a place at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The 35-year-old...

Mäder to become third athlete to represent Ghana at Winter Olympics

Alpine skier Carlos Mäder is set to be Ghana’s sole representative at the Winter Olympics here after a positive COVID-19 test dashed skeleton racer...

My Father, I.K. Nkrumah: The Father I Barely Knew (Part 2)

My recollection of my father in my life is of fleeting moments when he would dart in and out. My mother sent me to...

My Father, I.K. Nkrumah: The Father I Barely Knew (Part 1)

I started writing this piece after reading an article in the New York Times Magazine on June 20, 2021, titled Finding My Father, written by...

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