Avid traveler and Circumspecte editor Jemila Abdulai reviews Ghana’s new state of the art Kotoka International Airport Terminal 3 (T3).
A four-year old girl was raped in Assin Adadientem village in the Assin North District of the Central Region of Ghana recently, sparking outrage. With all the conversations online, it’s clear there is need for more awareness and discussion on sexual and gender violence, including in the workplace or schools. People…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer that affects women and the most common cause of cancer deaths in Ghana; it is a growth of abnormal cells in the breast. Over time, and when undetected, these cells can invade healthy breast tissue nearby as well as the lymph…
Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia were sworn into office on January 7 2017 following the country’s 2016 general elections. The inauguration ceremony was attended by an estimated 6,000 people including heads of state and Ghanaians from across the country. For many Ghanaians,…
There are symptoms of an election all over Accra. From the giant billboards, to the flags of various political parties extending from trees like prosthetic branches, to the general angst in the air as every news program on the radio, internet and television offers updates on the road…
After almost six months of nominations, rigorous review, voting and judging, the winners of the Ghana Blogging and Social Media Awards 2016 were finally announced during an intimate gathering in Accra, Ghana on May 20, 2016. The BloGHAwards16 event which brought together 150 guests took place at…
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…
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…
Never underestimate African Ingenuity. There was no other place to be but the historic streets of James Town last weekend. Accra dot Alt Tours and their collaborators transformed the birthplace of the city of Accra into an oasis of street art from all over the continent and beyond.…
If you’re an 18+ Ghanaian citizen currently living/studying/working abroad, kindly take a moment to complete this survey on Ghana Election 2012 and the Diasporan Ghanaian. Thanks :) — Dear Fellow Ghanaian, So you probably heard about the GhanaDecides and iRegistered campaigns that BloggingGhana launched recently in partnership with…
Some blog topics come to you in the form of a sentence from a stranger’s mouth, others come in dreams, and yet more from trending topics on twitter. My first blog topic in Ghana met me at the airport. As the plane descended into Accra’s Kotoka Airport, I…