If African Twitter was a bar, then the year 2015 would have been one of those memorable nights out. The bar’s speciality would be a cocktail of hashtags and the noisy drinkers would be eating jollof while debating xenophobia, everyday sexism and everything else in between. Under the…
I cannot remember whom or what prompted me to read Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, but I am so glad I did. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is not an enigma. She is an intelligent and strong woman with one of life’s most uncanny stories. As my eyes turned…
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…
It was early October and I was sitting in a restaurant in downtown Tunis, catching up with a former classmate. Besides talking about the usual – how have you been, how’s your family, work, love life, future prospects, moving home soon? – we also touched on my experience…
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…
We’re always on the lookout for interesting sounds from African artistes. Add a layer of consciousness and we’re sold! That’s precisely what today’s Mosaic feature Delasi offers in his second single off his upcoming premier album Thought Journey. Produced by Japanese producer Junknuts, “Why” explores the current global…
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.…
Hi everyone, I’m writing to you from the Ivorian capital Abidjan! Just wanted to share a personal feature with all of you. In August 2013, mere days after I returned home to Ghana after completing my graduate degree at Johns Hopkins SAIS, I was approached by Hassan Salih.…
Today was a blog waiting to happen. Only, it’s not going to be about the Ghanaian and African Embassies in the West as I’d intended – don’t worry, it will have its time too – but rather about contemporary books, libraries and reading in major African cities like…