Author: Afua Asantewaa
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“In Ghana We Fancy Funerals”
“Aunty, here you are all dressed in white in the middle of the week when it’s Fridays and weekends people here wear white.” “Really? Why Continue reading
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Africans Volunteering for Africa
When it comes to charities serving beleaguered Africa we are inundated by the staggering numbers of Western non-governmental organizations that are constantly popping up to Continue reading
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Africa’s Versatile Oil Palm Plant
It was the immense industrial potential of palm oil that first grabbed the attention of Europeans during the Industrial Revolution and led to Britain waging war on King Ja-Ja (Jaja) in the 19th century writes Afua Asantewaa in the conclusion of her series.
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Palm Wine Drinkards
About three weeks after my arrival in Ghana that a friend, Yao, handed me the calabash of palm wine with the directive, “Try this; it’s Continue reading
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A Matter of Coincidence
In the small, rural community of Ave, in Ghana’s Volta Region, the majority of the citizens know best not to sneer at the old customs Continue reading
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Journey to Takaungu, Kenya Pt II
The history of intermarriages between locals and foreign traders has allowed a coastal family to consist of parents and children who look like typical Afrikans Continue reading
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From the pots of West Afrika to the tables of the Antilles
One of the wonderful things about living in Ghana is that Ghanaians, like other people of Afrikan descent, are food loving people. The mere sight Continue reading
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Takaungu, Mombasa: A Modern Kenyan Village – Part I
It was a Saturday in December and I was on my way to Masai country—Kenya. I left Toronto at 6pm, and boarded the plane for Continue reading