July 26th, 2015 — Here is a match report that I wrote on a my third game I saw at the Accra Sports Stadium. I found the match officiating to be quite weak — there were just way too many free kicks called for what I thought to be fair challenges, and I felt that Read More …
I didn’t bring my camera along very often during the first two weeks of my internship. There were a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, I consider myself to be more inclined as a writer or an audio person than a photographer, which is why I requested to be placed at a radio station for Read More …
Today Esi Benewaaa, a Starr FM reporter, and I went to Old Fadama mentioned in my previous post and elsewhere online as Sodom and Gomorrah. The area within Old Fadama called June 4 was the latest area to be demolished, leaving residents displaced. This is a humanitarian crisis that is leaving over 50,000 homeless and Read More …
Published in Public Agenda on August 3, 2012 It was my second or third day here in Ghana when my fellow University of Oregon students and I took a trip to the W. E. B. Dubois Center. We toured the luxurious home, filled with artifacts of his incredible life. Finishing the tour in a gazebo Read More …
Published in Graphic Sports 27/7/2012 By Garth Dmyterko As I continue to tour Ghana, one thing that always catches my eye is a Ghanaian wearing a sports uniform. I have found the multitude of Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal uniforms Ghanaians are wearing unsurprising given the country’s obvious passion for football. Also somewhat expected were Read More …
An Obroni’s View of Parliament PeaceFM Online
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I had an awesome opportunity the other day to work on a story for the Toronto Star with two reporters about gay rights in Ghana. Recently there has been a movement by religious organizations to call for a stop to homosexual activities in the country through such means as arrests and imprisonment. You can read Read More …
Trotro Troubles and Triumphs By Catherine Ryan for the Accra Mail This morning while I was riding the trotro to work, I was sandwiched in between two people, and we were stuck in traffic. My seatmates were practically sitting on me, and I on them, yet I couldn’t help but smile. This, after all, was Read More …
An Accra Religion Aims to End Religious Conflict By Catherine Ryan for the Accra Mail “Zeeeetaheal!” “Zaheal!” The call and response volleyed back and forth between a man testifying about his recovery from a mysterious illness and the members of Zetaheal, a religion unique to Accra that strives to unite Christianity and Islam. The roughly Read More …
By: Megan Russell (“Oburoni vs. Kejetia Market Monsoon” to be published in the Public Agenda on 7/29) I have come to find that traveling here is a bit difficult. Not only because of the monsoons that frequent the area during this particular season, the endless unpaved, pothole-laden roads, our constant pursuit for a toilet or Read More …
The New Crusading Guide By: Ariane Kunze As I emerged from the airplane into the humid air of Accra, I found it hard to breathe. When I held up my camera to take a picture of the giant “Akwaaba” sign, the lens fogged up. This was the first of many unusual surprises I would encounter Read More …
By: Megan Russell (Published 7/15) Oburoni vs. Ghanaian Practicality The following three things are among the most important skills I think Americans can learn from Ghanaians. 1. Walk slower. If there is one thing I have noticed while living in Accra it is that people walk very, very slowly. I am, by nature, an extremely Read More …
By: Megan Russell (Published 7/15) Professor Kwame Karikari, executive director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) based in Accra, was recently appointed the 9th member and only non-South African representative of the newly formed South Africa Press Freedom Commission. The group, launched Thursday July 7th in Johannesburg, was initiated by Print Media South Read More …
By Ama A. Amankwah Baafi & Megan Russell (Published 7/11) A senior fellow at the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has said there is need for a credible and plausible agenda that will effectively resolve contemporary land related issues in Ghana. As a proposal, Dr. George Botchie Read More …