Time is valuable and limited. Whoever you are, you have 24 hours in a day. In its third year, TEDx Accra will focus on women and time. How are women and girls using their time? What are the long term solutions to poverty, energy, gender and economic inequities?…
As they say, it takes a long time to become an overnight success, or in our case, almost a decade old. Over the past 9 years Circumspecte has told hundreds of stories in over seven countries and across three continents. We have watched the blogging, social media and…
When I started Circumspecte in 2007 I was simply looking for an avenue to share my travels and thoughts on current issues in Ghana and Africa with my family and friends. The mere fact that we are now an award-winning platform is largely because you, dear readers, have…
On June 3, 2016, the winners of the 2016 African Blogger Awards were announced via Twitter – and Circumspecte was recognized as a top Africa blog with “world class content” for not one, but two categories: business, finance and entrepreneurship and social issues and citizenship! The African…
Today’s woman wears multiple hats – she’s a daughter, she’s a sister, she’s a citizen, she’s an entrepreneur, she’s a changemaker, she’s a mother, she’s a professional, the list goes on. While the roles women occupy in society have evolved and expanded over the years, the role…
Are you one of Viber’s 664 million unique users globally? Go behind the scenes with Circumspecte! Viber – one of the world’s leading messaging and calling apps – recently launched its Public Chats feature in Africa and the Middle East. The social channel which has been available…
All it takes is a word like Motherfuckitude to give a whiff of what to expect – discomfort, candor, truth, courage. Delve deeper and you’ll find that ‘unapologetic’ might be the most appropriate word in the English dictionary to describe Poetra Asantewa’s debut. Doused in cleverly strung words,…
Recent events in the United States and across the globe – notably #BlackLivesMatter – have brought focus to one very essential question: Is race and racial injustice truly a thing of the past? That’s what makes ‘Bus Nut’ timely.
With all the start-ups and entrepreneurs coming out of Africa, are we – Africans – taking a moment to look at them, really look at them and what they offer in terms of innovation, value add and possibility? If we are, are we supporting them to the full…
You didn’t think I’d let the World Cup season start without at least one entry on it, did you? I mean how! Forget the fact that I played football from primary school until high school, Ghana’s Black Stars are playing!! Anyway, you’re forgiven, and in that spirit,…
Ladies and gentlemen, Entrepreneurship is IN!Not just because entrepreneurs are some of the coolest peeps ever, but because we Africans have a very real challenge on our hands. The dilemma presented by Africa’s youth bulge: to either sink or swim in the face of youth unemployment and other…