Category: Africa News
We need to improve on women representation in politics – Hafsat Sey Sumani
Story: Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria || Sanatu Zambang Newsroom Women in politics seem to be on the rise but the story is different in the northern region and the recently held district assembly elections are proof of that. The numbers…
Ibrahim Mahama speaks about the histories and aesthetic motivations behind his works
NIRIN ARTIST INTERVIEW Ibrahim Mahama (biennalesydney) In this interview, Ibrahim speaks in detail about the histories and aesthetic motivations behind the work. Ibrahim Mahama’s large scale, immersive installation dresses the interior Turbine Hall at Cockatoo…
Why I contested the Kumbungu seat – Abdul Rauf Governor
Story: Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria || Sanatu Zambang Newsroom The parliamentary elections are fast changing in Ghana. Now, young people are taking the chance to contest the older folks to give voice to the youth. One person who took the…
I have stories to tell: – Zeinab Denderi (First Female UDS SRC president)
Story: Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria || Sanatu Zambang Newsroom Zeinab Denderi In 2018, Zainab Denderi and UDS Nyankpala campus made history together when She was elected as the first female SRC president of the school. The win most people saw…
Dagbon Tourist Sites: Historical communities to visit in Northern Ghana
Yong Duuni community (Naa Nyagse and the expansion of Dagbon Kingdom) The Tatale hills, the Yong Duuni community, where the adventurous Yaa Naa Nyagsi, son of Naa Shitobu and grandson of Naa Gbewaa died after…
Akutia: Aretrospective of Agyeman Ossei ‘Dota’
Agyeman ‘Dota’ Ossei (b. 1960) is an artist and senior lecturer who has provided administrative and academic leadership as head of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Ghana, Legon from 2014 until…
Akutia: Blindfolding the Sun and the Poetics of Peace
Akutia: Blindfolding the Sun and the Poetics of Peace (A Retrospective of Agyeman Ossei, ‘Dota’) Co-curated by Adwoa Amoah, Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh and Tracy Naa Koshie Thompson Akutia: Blindfolding the Sun and the Poetics of Peace…
Sexist, misogynistic comments against women not healthy – Dr. Wunpini
An assistant professor of Global Media Industries at the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, Dr. Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed has criticized the resolve by some persons to pass sexist comments…
Dr. Rhoda Naana Arthur: Bawumia has already raised the bar high and worth appreciating.
Source: Dr. Rhoda Naana Arthur I am a young woman in my mid-thirties. Like many other Ghanaians, I would naturally follow political discourses but not lend myself to active partisan politics. That notwithstanding, I have…
Top 10 Places to visit when you are in Northern Ghana
By Abdul Raafi Mohammed – fishbone Northern Ghana keeps getting bigger. Every traveler who has visited the region knows and says their wish list grows longer, not shorter, every time they dip into the Northern…
