Leila Adu is probably one of the best artists you are yet to hear, that is if you have not already experienced “Spooky Adu”. With radical, poetic lyrics, godly musical knowledge, social awareness and a wealth of experience, Leila Adu is definitely one to pay attention to. She is in…
Corruption becomes a way of life when it is perceived as a low risk, high reward venture. To make corruption a high risk, low reward venture requires strong laws and an almost draconian approach to the implementation of these laws. As mentioned in Part 1, both functions of proposing legislations…
In his annual 31st December message, former President Rawlings says “Ghana is saddled with some very negative images about corruption, some wrongly perceived, but some convincingly accurate,” while the king of Akyem Abuakwa describes the level of corruption in Ghana as “madness”. Similarly, Ghana’s catholic bishops noted in their New…
As part of the build up to the long-awaited networking event Re-Connect 2014, Re-Connect GH, Circumspecte and threesixtyGH held the Re-Connect Entrepreneur Spotlight Panel on December 20, 2014. It created a warm and casual atmosphere for spotlight nominees to come together and share insights on entrepreneurship and start-ups in the…
With her well-outlined mohawk, ripped African print gown, and pink glow-in-the-dark Chuck Taylors, unyielding Wiyaala blew away the richly diverse audience at Alliance Française Accra with the launch of her self-titled debut studio album on November 14. An afro-pop artiste from Ghana’s Upper West region, who sings in English and her…
Editor’s Note: This article was initially written on Nov. 1. Since then, the ECOWAS held an extraordinary summit on Nov. 6 to push for civilian rule. On Nov. 17, Burkina Faso announced Michael Kafando as interim president. A former foreign minister and UN ambassador, Kafando is expected to oversee transition…
In the spirit of celebrating creativity and heralding indie-alternative theatre culture in Ghana, Accra Theatre Workshop (ATW) held the second edition of the container plays. This installment was dubbed “An African Walks into a Container” and was hosted at the afrocentric Nubuke Foundation in East Legon, a vicinity of Accra.…
In the build up towards the Tamale Economic Summit, a Circumspecte powered Google+ Hangout was held to discuss the role of the native in development, as well as migration and investment trends in relation to northern Ghana. Circumspecte founder Jemila Abdulai and Cranchon Media Manager Prince Baah-Doudu hosted the online…
[Efya x Getaway] Let’s steal a car, and travel through Africa, From the unforgiving deserts to the white sands of Madagascar. Let’s leave our lives and just go, Buy whatever we need from the side of the road. Let’s battle the Sahara for the food in Dakar, Or maybe…
Ghanaian students who graduate from tertiary institutions are required by law under Act 426 of the 1992 constitution to do a one year national service to the country. The rationale behind the National Service Scheme (NSS) is to instill patriotism in citizens and help reduce graduate unemployment. National service postings…