The Gadangme Internet Forum – A call to join
The Gadangme Internet Forum – A call to join – https://groups.io/g/gadangme Over the course of the past two decades and counting, several incidents have caused concern within the GaDangme polity and there have been several who have sought to fan the flames of tribal discontent by starting to beat the war drums. The matured […]
The politics of Ghana’s History – We need more holidays to resolve the issue.
The politics of Ghana’s history. Revisiting the matter of Founders’ Day The politics of Ghana’s History – We need more holidays to resolve the issue. My version of history is quite different from the version of history that has bestowed another national holiday in our country. The speaker of our Parliament has over the years […]
No Homowo in London this year, we are shielding from Corocoro
Breaking tradition – no Hɔmɔwɔ in London this year! No Homowo in London this year, we are shielding from Corocoro Awo Awo Awoo! Agban Ei, Bleku Tsɔɔ, Esu esu, Enam enam, Manye, Manye, Adiban Kpɔtɔɔ On Christmas Day last year I was challenged by a FACEBOOK friend to render AfehyiaPa in my mother tongue. She […]
Are elections more important than politics?
Are elections more important than politics? Despite the new coronavirus pandemic and the ever-present threat of another spike in the number of infections, the ongoing voters registration exercise has been successful. I hope that we will convert our computer systems to continuous updating of the voters register especially since we now collect a lot of […]
Selwyn Market on my mind or is it Rawlings Park?
Selwyn Market on my mind … or is it Rawlings Park? A beautiful picture of, what is supposed to be the aerial view of that most celebrated market in Accra has been doing the rounds on various WhatsApp chat platforms. I do not know how old that picture is or who had taken it, […]
The Late Manye Sarah Kukuorkor Mills Okaikoi – Sleep Well my Sister
The Late Manye Sarah Kukuorkor Mills Okaikoi – Sleep Well Te aye tɛŋŋ ni kakalɔi enyɔnyɔi ni tawunii hu ahiɛ ekpata nɛɛ The mighty are fallen, and the weapons of war perished 2 Samuel 1:27 Manye Kukuorkor has fallen and all Gadangme in the Diaspora will mourn the loss of this warrior lady who fought […]
The revival of Jamestown Fishing Harbour
The revival of James Town Fishing Harbour Born and bred in James Town, British Accra, I often wonder what is going on in that part of the world. I knew it as a part of Accra that is very little known to many people who live in Accra, but it happens to be the most […]
Easing the lockdown in cold(er) climes
https://www.asaaseradio.com/news/world/easing-the-lockdown-in-colder-climes/ Easing the lockdown in cold(er) climes Our correspondent in England looks back to his own connection with Ghana’s electoral history . . . and forward to December Sane Eteshi – Matters Arising I could tell by listening to the BBC today that the ravages of “corocoro” and the lockdown are on a downward spiral. […]
Numo James Aflah Barnor at 91 years – Happy Birthday!
Dear Ataa Aflah Barnor, As one of our very few remaining elders of the Jamestown community, I will call you on your birthday and sing you a song and wish you the best, again and again, every year as you edge gracefully towards your ton!. The central piece of your work that I present here […]
Five things to change Africa – what can we get right in this coming decade?
Five things to change Africa – what can we get right in this coming decade? Africa Economic Independence – Independent Africa took a long time in the making: from the late 1950s when Ghana became independent right up to the last decade when new countries like Southern Sudan have emerged. There was hope for the […]
Nyame Nhyira (God Bless) Kwame Nkrumah
https://wp.me/p1xAYQ-9Z Nyame Nhyira (God Bless) Kwame Nkrumah Posted on March 12, 2020by ekownelson We were told he was the most corrupt leader ever; an impostor who did not earn a PhD but was flashing his honorary Doctorate around; a ‘showboy’ who built useless white elephants the country neither needed nor could afford; an economic illiterate who drove Ghana’s […]
Letter to my nephew – managing that sickle cell
Letter to my nephew – managing that sickle cell Dear Tei, Visiting you in the hospital brought back memories of my being struck down with a painful sickle cell crisis during a short training course in Tehran in the mid-1970s. Tehran is supposed to be the fount of modern medicine, but because the doctor spoke […]
The Life Story of Madam Christiana Kwaley Sawyerr
Christiana House in Tudu – Painting by Charles Paddy Sawyerr Jnr This is the life story of Madam Christiana Kwaley Sawyerr, my great grandmother. It is a New Year and I am trying to do new things. The Year of Return has triggered a desire to also go search my roots. I am hoping that […]
Will Brexit affect Africa at all?
Will Brexit affect Africa at all? THE fascination with Brexit continues with the torturous process of democracy being showcased. All the important institutions of the state are playing a role, the executive, parliament, the Supreme Court, the Queen – and it has already cost Britain, two prime ministers. But it is the effect of Brexit […]
Why I have now joined the Labour Party
Why I have now joined the Labour Party oberserber britain, equality, politics November 4, 2019 7 Minutes By africanvoice -October 11, 20190409Share on FacebookTweet on Twitter By Ade Sawyerr – In 2008, I was invited to a Labour Party fundraising event in Streatham. I met the Labour Party MP who was in conversation with the person who eventually succeeded him. When asked about my […]
Look how far we have come: Ghana Union in retrospect 40 years on!
oberserber Uncategorized October 30, 2019 4 Minutes Look how far we have come – Ghana Union in retrospect The origins of Ghana Union can be traced to the old West African Students Union that was vibrant in the early part of the last century, when students on scholarships and private study alike, needed a supportive environment under which […]
Relevance of Nkrumah’s Vision for Ghana and Africa – Ade Sawyerr
MATTERS ARISING – Vision for Ghana and Africa ADE SAWYERR Will Africa ever achieve the potential envisaged by the leaders at independence? Will Africa ever rid itself of the poverty that continues to rack the continent amid all the wealth and resources that exist on the continent? The answers to these questions depend on […]
2011, Year for People of African Descent
What are Black people in Britain to make out of this international year for people of African Descent? – Ade Sawyerr The African Diaspora has been a reality for such a long time that we do not even think about its complexity and how it happened. Slavery was definitely a contributory and historical reason for […]
Evaluation Report for Mali Enterprising Leaders (MEL)
Evaluation Report for Mali Enterprising Leaders (MEL) — Equinox Consulting oberserber Uncategorized April 17, 2019 0 Minutes Though community businesses exist within the black community, and black community organisations who owned their own premises have been in operation over the past 50 years, it took research by The Ubele Initiative to highlight the degree to which some of these […]
Happy birthday Ghana, a maturing 62
oberserber Uncategorized March 6, 2019 2 Minutes Ghana is a great country and will ever be so. The foundation of our independence was well laid by all who fought for our nation to be independent. The question of what type of Ghana we wanted was settled at independence that we want a unitary state that would grow with […]