The party’s talk of visa bans for countries seeking reparative justice is not just undemocratic – it displays staggering ignorance about geopolitics
On 29 November 1781, Capt Luke Collingwood faced a …
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Soul to Soul review – joyous 1971 concert film captures Black American stars’ emotional return to Ghana ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Restored documentary records a historic independence day show in Accra, with electrifying performances from Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and more
This exuberant, distinctively high-minded documentary, …
89 days ago
‘The locals don’t really benefit’: the dark side of Detty December party season ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
What began as a welcoming home for many in the global Black diaspora is threatening to cause frictions that no amount of fun can resolve
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3 months ago
‘It’s a timebomb’: Ghana grapples with mass exodus of nurses as thousands head to the west ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
An estimated 6,000 nurses left in 2024 for roles in countries including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Three nurses explain what made them decide to leave or stay
When Bright Ansah, a nursing offi…
6 months ago
Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Attacks against the LGBTQ+ community have increased as criminals – who use social platforms to lure victims – are emboldened by openly homophobic politicians
When a friend introduced Delali* to the da…
On the road with the minister tasked with defending Britain’s painful aid cuts to Ghana ○
Jenny Chapman is shown the impact of her government’s ever-diminishing assistance on her first trip since taking charge of development
It is mid-afternoon on an overcast day in a suburb of Accra, Ghan…
7 months ago
African scammers are 'targeting British women to get revenge for colonialism' ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Accra, the capital of Ghana, is known as a hub for organised groups including the notorious 'Sakawa Boys', who specialise in online crimes, including romance scams.
8 months ago
Ghana’s waste pickers brave mountains of plastic – and big industry ○
Accra has been picked by a World Bank bond to end the waste crisis. But for informal recyclers, it is a false solution.
Fury as Sadiq Khan splurges £500k of taxpayers' cash on slavery memorial that 'looks like a rotting turnip' ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan confirmed during a trip to Accra in Ghana that the 22ft-high sculpture to be installed in the Docklands area next year will form part of a global network of memorials.
11 months ago
‘I didn’t eat or sleep’: a Meta moderator on his breakdown after seeing beheadings and child abuse ○
Solomon says the scale and depravity of what he was exposed to was far darker than he had ever imagined
When Solomon* strode into the gleaming Octagon tower in Accra, Ghana, for his first day as a Met…