Two decades ago Sampson Boamah did something unusual for a Ghanaian high school student: he became a Mormon. Back then the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the American Christian sect is formally known, was on the fringes in Africa. Many viewed it as “the white people’s church”. On his first mission in…
While development practitioners debate whether smartphones have rendered Community Information Centres obsolete, new research from Ghana reveals a more complex truth: CICs aren’t competing with mobile technology—they’re complementing it in ways that are crucial for equitable development. The conventional wisdom suggests that with Ghana achieving a 55% mobile adoption rate and 10.7 million people accessing…
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Eleven West African nationals deported by the U.S. to Ghana were sent to their home countries over the weekend despite safety concerns, their lawyer told a court in Ghana on Tuesday. The U.S. had deported a total of 14 West African immigrants to Ghana under controversial circumstances. Although Ghanaian authorities earlier…
Raiven, left, and Sylvie wear Kwame Adusei Kayco jumpsuits, Stuart Weitzman shoes. Nana Kwame Adusei moves inconspicuously around his light-flooded Fashion District studio and atelier in a flowing white shirt, wide black shorts, baseball hat pulled low and tabi boots, observing as much as he is guiding. It’s a shoot day, and Adusei is adjusting…
MADRID (AP) — Iñaki Williams is taking pride in becoming the first Black captain for Athletic Bilbao at a time when he said the “far-right is fashionable.” The 31-year-old Williams, one of the first Black players to ever join the club, will take over as the squad’s main caption this season. Advertisement Athletic historically has…
La Liga giants Barcelona have announced a renewal of the loan terms of Abdul Aziz Issah. Attacker Aziz Issah, for those not familiar with his name, linked up with Barcelona last summer, as part of a loan deal from Dreams FC in his home country of Ghana. Advertisement The 19-year-old was immediately called up to…
With the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting taking place in Beijing on July 10 and 11, CGTN published an article highlighting how China’s Global Civilization Initiative is offering a constructive platform for bridging differences, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and building a more inclusive, cooperative international community amid rising global uncertainties. BEIJING, July 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ —…
Eyebrows have been raised across the Premier League at the timing of the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to charge the now former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey with five counts of rape. The Ghana international, who denies the charges, was initially arrested in July 2022 — three years ago — but continued to be a key…
Home » TOURISM NEWS » United Arab Emirates, Spain, Greece, Mexico, Ghana, United States, Canada, United Kingdom: Nations Align for Tourism Renewal as UN Elects New Secretary-General Amid Calls for Global Cooperation and Equity Saturday, May 31, 2025 In a momentous decision reshaping the landscape of global tourism leadership, Shaikha Al Nowais of the United…
Thor Pedersen’s wedding day was a strange affair. Wearing a new suit he’d had tailored in Hong Kong, he was alone in his Kwai Chung flat while his Danish fiancée, Le, was more than 8,000km away in Denmark. Due to the different time zones, they didn’t even get married on the same day. “It was…