Ghana: Ghana’s Democracy Safe So Long As It Corresponds With Our Traditions – Asantehene
[Accra Times] Otumfuo was speaking at the banquet organised by Manhyia Palace as part of his silver jubilee celebrations
Ghana: A Country Called Ghana – See Full List of Cast and Crew
[Accra Time] The much anticipated Kumawood drama, “A Country Called Ghana,” is set to premiere on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the National Theatre in Accra.
Ghana: How Ras Nene Is Helping Shape Kumawood
[Accra Time] The conversations on whether Dr Likee is funny or not are as divisive as could be, but I guess he wouldn’t mind a tad bit with the numerous endorsement deals and commercials that have come his way in the last year or two.
Ghana: Margaret Busby – How a Pioneering Ghanaian Publisher Put African Women’s Writing On the Map
[The Conversation Africa] Published in 1992, Daughters of Africa is a groundbreaking volume of writing by women of African descent. It was followed by an expanded second edition, New Daughters of Africa, in 2019. The mind behind the books is pioneering…
Ghana: Dr Okoe-Boye Launches Book On Covid-19 Pandemic
[Ghanaian Times] The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, last Thursday launched a book titled ‘Fellow Ghanaians’, authored by the Minister of Health-designate, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, in Accra.
Ghana: Ghana’s Ashanti King Receives Looted Royal Artefacts From U.S. Museum
[Vanguard] A California museum on Thursday returned seven royal artefacts to Ghana’s traditional Ashanti king to commemorate his silver jubilee in the first planned handovers of Ashanti treasures looted during colonial times.
Ghana: ‘Chairman Wontumi’ Exonerated by KTC
[Ghanaian Times] The Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) has exonerated the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as ‘Chairman Wontumi,’ of allegations that he has disrespected the Asantehene, …
Ghana: Britain to Return Looted Crown Jewels to Ghana, but Only On Loan
[RFI] The UK is set to “loan back” a selection of gold and silver artefacts once worn by members of Asante royalty that were taken from Ghana some 150 years ago. The precious regalia will be displayed in the city of Kumasi, once the capital of the powe…
Ghana: Ghana’s Looted Asante Gold Comes Home (For Now) – Asante Ruler’s Advisor Tells Us About the Deal
[The Conversation Africa] After 150 years, 39 artefacts that form part of Asante’s royal regalia are due to return to the Asantehene (ruler of the Asante people) in Kumasi, Ghana, in February and April this year. The Asante empire was the largest and m…
Ghana: UK ‘Loans’ Stolen Gold Artefact to Ghana After 150 Years
[Premium Times] According to the BBC, 32 items are returning under the loan arrangement. The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the British Museum.