Podcasts about Accra

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week, as the summer heat inches up across the northern hemishphere, we're hosting our youngest guest yet on the podcast. Augusta Barlow is a 14-year old change agent. Born and raised in Maryland in the United States, with family roots in Cape Verde, she believes in assistance through advocacy and service through sharing. She recently completed her freshman year at Northwestern High School, a public comprehensive and magnet school in Hyattsville, Maryland, known for its rigorous Center for the Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) program. This year, in addition to starting high school she took on another new challenge as one of 12 participants globally in The Kuta Vana Partnership's International's, Youth Advocacy Voice Amplifiers-YAVA group which kicked off it's inaugural cohort in October of 2025. Fun fact, her mother, friend to the podcast and colleague of our guest in [Episode 93, Sef Ashiagbor](https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/sef-ashiagbor),) suggested she join YAVA so she could use her new instagram account to help people, she agreed wholeheartedly. When not in school or doing work for YAVA, she enjoys theater, movies, cooking and baking. With the recent devastating floods that happened accros Accra on June 28th-29th, conversations like this with young people challenging themselves to action and understanding around issues outside of themselves and their comfort zones, give us hope that the future is in good hands. For information on how you can assist those in need here in Accra visit the following: https://web.facebook.com/JoyNewsOnTV/posts/the-multimedia-group-has-launched-the-accra-flood-relief-appeal-to-support-victi/1375509048106824/?_rdc=1&_rdr https://direct-aid.org/donate/en/most/ghana-floods-2026-emergency-relief.html [Where to find YAVA?](https://www.instagram.com/yava_youth_advocacy/) Youth Advocacy Voice Amplifiers — KVPI's youth program, where students learn to advocate for the mission and amplify it responsibly online. This cohort is running a capstone project: a set of interviews plus a coordinated push to grow the organization's reach the right way. What's Augusta reading? [None of This Is True](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/None-of-This-Is-True/Lisa-Jewell/9781982179014) by Lisa Jewell …watching? [The Knives Out Trilogy](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls569053907/ …listening to? [Lyn Lapid Music](https://www.lynlapidmusic.com Other topics of interest: What is KVPI? Kuda Vana Partnership International is a US nonprofit supporting family-based care for vulnerable children in Zimbabwe, working to strengthen families and communities so fewer children become vulnerable in the first place. Full picture and the Theory of Change: kudavana.org. Take a culinary tour of [Cape Verdean Cuisine](https://www.crumbsnatched.com/cape-verdean-food-recipes/Special Guest: Augusta Barlow.

Why do so many people suffer from chronic symptoms despite being told their labs are "normal"? In this fascinating episode, we sit down with Dr. Olivia Lesslar, a physician specializing in psychoneuroimmunology and longevity medicine, to uncover why so-called "mystery illnesses" are often the result of multiple unresolved threats interacting throughout the body and brain. She explains how chronic pain, chronic fatigue, trauma, surgery, infections, and even deeply rooted psychological patterns can keep the nervous system locked in survival mode, making true healing a complex but achievable process. Dr. Lesslar also shares why creating a sense of safety within the body is one of the most powerful yet overlooked foundations for recovery. If you've been searching for answers to persistent health challenges, this episode offers a compassionate, science-backed perspective that will change the way you think about chronic disease and what it takes to heal.Dr. Olivia Ly Lesslar is an Australian medical doctor with an expertise in psychoneuroimmunology and longevity medicine. Known as a “medical Sherlock Holmes,” she is recognised for her ability to synthesise insights across multiple specialties and unravel complex, multi-systemic conditions that defy conventional diagnostic frameworks.She is Director of Functional and Longevity Medicine at Cingulum Health in Sydney and Medical Architect and Founding Chief Medical Officer of Eir Liv, where she designed the clinical framework for a medicalised longevity atelier model. Internationally, she serves as Founding Chief Clinical and Standards Advisor to Elite Optimal Health Centre in Accra, Ghana, guiding its clinical standards and institutional development. Dr Lesslar holds leadership and advisory positions across more than thirty international organisations in neurotechnology, biotechnology, and space medicine, including Human Regenerator (UK), Kure (sydney), L'evive Labs (Singapore), Sens.ai (Canada), and Oxford Healthspan (UK).In 2025, she completed a seven-city speaking tour across Australia and New Zealand, presenting her original framework, The Nine Ancient Survival Threats, a psychoneuroimmunological model exploring the evolutionary roots of chronic disease. She holds academic appointments at Griffith University's National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases and at the Geneva College of Longevity Science. Her focus is on advancing integrative, patient-centred models that unite neuroscience, immunology, and systems-level thinking.SHOW NOTES:0:39 Welcome to the podcast!3:19 About Dr. Olivia Lesslar4:02 Welcome her to the show!5:10 Are they really “mystery illnesses”?9:56 Chronic pain signals11:58 Her traumatic injury15:22 What is Psychoneuroimmunology?16:59 When your body betrays you20:16 Fear-based marketing23:25 The impact of surgery26:20 Assessing threats to the body33:05 How to create safety in the body36:57 The “schemas” that inform our health40:16 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome42:08 Her “index patient”48:07 Why healing is multifactorial51:45 Her framework for health55:10 Her finale piece of advice57:53 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES:Website: www.drolivialesslar.comIG: @drolivialesslarLinkedIn Her peer-reviewed published research: ResearchGate profileSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Tension continues to mount at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) headquarters in Accra as supporters gather outside the premises while the Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, remains in custody

Pendant les trois week-ends à venir, RFI visite des campus de légende en Afrique, qu'ils aient autrefois été témoins de débats intellectuels majeurs ou qu'ils soient les lieux où s'invente aujourd'hui l'Afrique de demain. Au Ghana, le campus de Legon abrite l'Institute of African Studies, créé par le père de l'indépendance, Kwame Nkrumah, pour développer une pensée africaine affranchie des modèles coloniaux. Plus de soixante ans après sa fondation, l'établissement reste très actif et s'implique dans les débats sur la décolonisation des savoirs ou les réparations.  De notre envoyée spéciale à Accra, La nuit tombe, au sommet du campus de Legon, l'historien Samuel Ntewusu, professeur à l'Institute of African Studies, montre la colline qui domine la capitale ghanéenne : « D'ici, c'est toute Accra qui s'étend à nos pieds. » Depuis ce promontoire, le regard porte jusqu'à l'aéroport et l'océan Atlantique. Pour Samuel Ntewusu, cette position dominante raconte aussi quelque chose de l'histoire de Legon. Une histoire intimement liée aux aspirations d'émancipation qui traversent alors la Gold Coast britannique. « À cette époque déjà, les habitants de la Gold Coast s'engageaient sur le chemin de l'indépendance, avec l'éducation comme moteur. » Fondée en 1948, l'université accompagne cette marche vers l'indépendance. Quelques années plus tard, Kwame Nkrumah fonde l'Institute of African Studies. Lors de son inauguration en 1962, il prononce un discours fondateur, The African Genius. Samuel Ntewusu : « Dans son discours The African Genius, Kwame Nkrumah explique comment l'institut doit fonctionner : il est créé pour étudier, enseigner et défendre l'Afrique à partir de méthodes de recherche centrées sur les réalités africaines. » Un « carrefour d'échanges intellectuels » Penser l'Afrique à partir de l'Afrique : l'ambition est révolutionnaire. Il a fallu pour cela faire de l'institut un lieu carrefour, comme l'explique Philip Owusu, conservateur du musée de l'Institute of African Studies : « L'Institute of African Studies est rapidement devenu un véritable carrefour d'échanges intellectuels. Grâce à ses publications, ses ateliers d'écriture et ses clubs littéraires, des chercheurs qui ne se seraient jamais rencontrés ont pu échanger leurs idées. L'institut est ainsi devenu un point de rencontre majeur pour les intellectuels du continent et de la diaspora. » Cette circulation des idées continue aujourd'hui d'alimenter les grands débats africains et de former une nouvelle génération de chercheurs. Comme Emmanuel Amoah Darkwah, doctorant en relations internationales : « À l'Institute of African Studies, les chercheurs travaillent sur les réparations, la colonisation ou encore l'esclavage. C'est un véritable centre de production des savoirs sur l'Afrique. » Parmi ces débats, celui des réparations. Emmanuel Amoah Darkwah rêve désormais de porter cette réflexion au sein des grandes institutions internationales : « Le développement de l'Afrique ne doit pas être pensé ailleurs pour les Africains. Les idées et les solutions aux problèmes du continent doivent être imaginées et mises en œuvre par les Africains eux-mêmes. » Plus de soixante ans après The African Genius, Legon continue de penser l'avenir du continent depuis l'Afrique.

AI companies absorbed $259 billion in venture capital last year — 61% of every VC dollar on Earth — and three-quarters of it landed in the United States. So what happens to everyone else? Dr. Vivian Atud, PhD economist and international consultant, follows the money from Silicon Valley to Lagos, Accra, and Luanda — where a quiet revolution in pension funds, development finance, and venture debt is building something more durable than a funding boom: capital sovereignty. Featuring the Capital Sovereignty Stack™, a three-layer framework for nations, founders, and households — and the surprising way it maps onto Ownership Friday. Evidence sources: OECD, Bloomberg, AVCA, Partech, Reuters, StartupBlink.AI investment 2025, venture capital Africa, emerging markets, capital concentration, African startups, development finance, pension funds, venture debt, economic sovereignty, Ownership Friday, AI boom, global capital flows, Dr. Vivian Atud, The Clarity Mandate0:00 — Cold open: the $259 billion verdict1:10 — Act I: What the data actually says (OECD, AVCA, Partech)4:00 — Act II: Capital gravity — the quiet geopolitics7:30 — Act III: The inward turn — what Africa is building11:00 — Act IV: The Capital Sovereignty Stack™13:30 — The faith lens: the little-by-little economy14:20 — Close and mandate“Africa didn't lose its investors. It lost the assumption that global capital would always show up.”“Markets don't only price fundamentals. They price narratability.”“Dependency is a business model with a single point of failure.”“Nobody funds your future with more conviction than you do.”Bloomberg (May 28, 2026): “Africa Startups Turn Inward as US AI Boom Drains Venture Capital” — anchor report; local investors ~47% of commitments, US under 25%.OECD (Feb 2026): AI VC at $258.7B in 2025 = 61% of global VC; ~75% to US companies.AVCA: African equity funding $2.1B (−21% YoY); debt up sharply year over year.Partech 2025 Africa Tech VC Report: $4.1B combined equity + debt (+25%); record venture debt ≈ 41% of capital deployed.Reuters (Q3 2025): AI = 46% of global venture funding.StartupBlink: Angola +70.8%, Algeria +38.7%, Uganda +32.5% ecosystem growth; Big Four ≈ 72% of continental capital.Confidence note: figures cross-verified across five independent outlets reporting the same underlying OECD/AVCA/Partech datasets. AVCA and Partech use different methodologies (equity-only vs. combined equity + debt); the script flags this on-air to preserve institutional credibility.Keywords / TagsChapter MarkersSocial Pull-Quotes (short-form clips)Source Register (for show notes)

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week in our continuing Glocal Citizens x Black Women in Real Estate and Green For All, and in 2017 opened the Boogie Down Grind — a hip-hop-themed coffee and craft beer spot, the first commercial "third space" in Hunts Point since the mid-1980s. Her 2022 book, Reclaiming Your Community: You Don't Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One, argues that communities thrive when they retain talent and investment rather than losing both to brain drain — a line from the book is now quoted on the walls of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. This conversation was truly a treat as trip down memory lane to my early career working across the five boroughs in New York City. I have watched an admired Majora's economic development acuman since visiting Sustainable South Bronx in the early 2000's as I was getting my start managing and tech-focused industry development project at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. It speaks to the spirit of this BWRE collaboration bringing together Black women in the real estate sector showcasing the personal and professional journeys and highlight how Black women in the industry invest and structure value in/around land/property across global markets and so much more. Where to find Majora? On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook On YouTube What's Majora reading? All the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer Other topics of interest: Hunts Point, Bronx Coro Fellowship The Burning Bronx US Green Building Council Meet Winona Leduke About the White Earth Reservation Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise Podcast Where were America's Black Wall Streets What is Birch Coffee all about? Cass Gilbert, Architect Bronxlandia Special Guest: Majora Carter.

The perennial floods that caused havoc in Accra in the 1960s are still with us, destroying property and claiming lives.

The members of the Council of state of Ghana has said the situation on the grounds leading to Ghana's perennial floods is worse than they thought. The members say they will have to do everything necessary to make sure the menace is rectified. Members of the Council of State had been touring communities huge affected by Monday 29th June Flood in parts of Accra.

Accra is facing a growing waste management challenge because there is currently no active final landfill site within the city to receive most of its solid waste. As a result, waste collectors are transporting refuse to disposal sites outside Accra, significantly increasing travel time and operational costs.

Kumasi residents weigh in on the Accra floods, blames residents' negligence, poor sanitation, and indiscriminate dumping of waste as the major causes... Listen for MORE!!

Mayor of Accra has stated that relief distribution is being strictly monitored to ensure it reaches only flood victims. He also announced that all unauthorized structures along the Odaw River will be demolished to help prevent further flooding

Ghana, un país de África Occidental con más de 34 millones de habitantes, destaca por su riqueza histórica, cultural y política. Cuna del poderoso Imperio Ashanti y hogar de más de 80 lenguas, conserva un legado único reflejado en símbolos como los Adinkra y el sagrado Trono de Oro. Su costa, conocida como la Costa de Oro, fue uno de los principales escenarios del comercio transatlántico de personas esclavizadas, cuyos castillos de Elmina y Cape Coast hoy son lugares de memoria histórica. En 1957, bajo el liderazgo de Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana se convirtió en el primer país del África subsahariana en independizarse del dominio británico, impulsando el panafricanismo. Actualmente, su vibrante capital, Accra, es un centro cultural y diplomático, mientras que el país sigue dejando huella en el mundo con géneros musicales como el Highlife y el Afrobeats, además de su pasión por el fútbol representada por las Black Stars.      

The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, sheds more light on this in this insightful message titled "Resetting Our Values To Build The Ghana We Want " at the 2026 National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving held at the Forecourt of the State House, Accra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Traders at the Odawna Rubber Factory Market near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra are counting heavy losses after torrential flooding and a subsequent fire swept through the area. Among the worst affected is a trader locally known as “Happy Yourself,” who broke down in tears after losing 15 shops filled with goods.

“We've intensified sanitation efforts in our communities, directed the assemblies to enforce their by-laws, and anyone caught littering will be prosecuted.” — Greater Accra NADMO Director, Dennis Nartey, speaks on measures following yesterday's Accra floods.

“Government sitting on over US$200 million left by Akufo-Addo to tackle perennial flooding. Had the funds been used, Accra's current flooding could have been avoided.” — Hon. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, MP for Techiman South.

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has informed Parliament that at least 12 people have died and seven remain missing following last Monday's heavy rainfall in Accra. He added that the floods have displaced 38,802 people from 7,761 households

Ghana's capital, Accra, has once again been battered by devastating floods that left at least a dozen people dead. What is behind the recurring floods and can President John Mahama find a lasting solution? DW's Eddy Micah Jr. speaks with Ing. Abudulai Mahama, Roads and Building Consultant, and DW correspondent Adwoa Domena Tenkorama in Accra.

Despite public awareness campaigns and GMet's heavy rain warnings, many residents still fail to follow basic flood safety precautions.” — Engr. Dr. Miriam Eduful, President of the Ghana Institute of Safety and Environmental Professionals, on Accra's floods.

Originial airdate: September 5, 2023 Cultures around the world have their own unique spiritual traditions and healing practices. Africa's rich wisdom offers timeless insights that can help us cultivate greater wellbeing, resilience, and a deeper connection to ourselves. After embarking on a journey to reconnect with her ancestral roots, my guest, Araba Ofori-Acquah, found healing, purpose, and alignment. In this conversation, she introduces us to the world of African-centered wellness and the wisdom of her heritage. Araba Ofori-Acquah is a healer, DJ, cultural curator, and award-winning writer based between Accra, Ghana, and London, UK. Her work is rooted in African-centered wellness, a holistic practice that draws on African wisdom to promote healing, empowerment, and collective wellbeing. We explore the foundations of African spirituality, the three core values that support a flourishing life, and simple practices we can all incorporate to cultivate greater vitality, balance, and inner peace.

IS there a ghost in our studio (Jo's attic)? No matter, because we're all about human spirit anyway - those big gestures by small businesses, small gestures by big names (that become big by association), distant communities bringing upcycling to a global audience. We needed to chat about nice things, and there are plenty of those within the circular and slow fashion movements.If you want a good rabbit hole on a gloomy day (or sweltering, depending on your hemisphere), look no further.Here's the gorgeous Anna Foster, founder of ELV Denim, better explaining the middle seam trick than Jo managed..“Our signature style with the four seams is not only an aesthetic design, but a functional one too. The seams allow for simple alterations (which is unheard of in denim), to achieve the desired fit, and the generous seam allowance – as with all couture tailoring – means that the jean can adapt with the life of the wearer; it can go up in size and down in size.” Oh! And we worked out why Jo wrote “still got it” in her notes! No, it wasn't a declaration of self-love but an Insta account to help her remember this post: Introducing Bone Bwoy and his incredible garments made from our dumped textile waste on the shores of Accra, Ghana, under the label Kala Blaq Kintsugi. Check out his Carry Your Future initiative here. We mention Tate Boswarva, a recent FDS Tafe graduate and Slogue mentor who showed an incredible collection of slow and circular pieces at Australian Fashion Week, and whose process went viral to the tune of 1.8 million views. It's so labour intensive it's (hopefully) dupe-proof…Keen to check out Ali's recommendation on online clothing patterns? Or what about Cassey Ho's Blogilates? Here's the One Direction What Makes You Bootyful workout for all y'all who want to imagine squeezing a penny between your butt cheeks :/ As for Ho's clever retaliation after her skorts were duped by an ultra fast fashion brand, we think all the ‘kits' are sold out but you can still purchase the pattern, and if you're an ‘alternative dance mum' like Jo, it could make for a great community project to save old dance skirts from landfill! Here's the story on the Billie Eilish recycled concert Tees… Watch this space and follow Anastasia Gazis for news on textiles recycling. And finally, check out Sheridan Mortlock's brand new Fixing Fashion podcast …For the moment Jo did the dirty on Ali with an “other”, here's their interview, the first in the series being all about Slogue and Flip Fashion Forever.So, until next time… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit questioningfashion.substack.com

Ghana National Fire Service is currently battling a fire outbreak at a rubber factory near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, amid heavy rainfall. Firefighters are working to bring the situation under control

Preached at First Love Church, Accra ,Ghana 21 June 2026

Preached at First Love Church, Accra ,Ghana 21 June 2026

Today, we are joined by We Dey, a young DJ in Accra.Would you ever date your friend's ex? Is that betrayal… or are we just being possessive? And can you truly be friends with someone you're attracted to, or is someone always secretly hoping for more?We break down loyalty, boundaries, attraction, and the messy reality of modern friendships and dating especially in circles where everyone knows everyone.Sending money from abroad? Use Tap Tap Send — it's fast, simple, and you don't pay extra charges. — https://www.taptapsend.com/ Use our discount code: STAYBYPLAN for the best rates!

Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has destroyed a large quantity of substandard electrical products, including bulbs and extension boards, confiscated from shops around Opera Square in Accra. The exercise forms part of ongoing efforts to remove unsafe goods from the Ghanaian market.

Family of the founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission, the late Apostle Emeritus Kwadwo Safo, has begun investigations into a shooting incident that occurred on Sunday at the Akofena Palace in Kwabenya, Accra

“We love and respect the elderly for their wisdom, but right now we need the energy of the youth to connect with the grassroots,” - Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye explains, outlines his vision for the NPP Greater Accra Regional Chairmanship bid.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah het vanmiddag haar hooftoespraak gelewer in Accra, Ghana by die hoëvlakkonferensie oor die volgende stappe tot die belangrike VN-resolusie oor die trans-Atlantiese handel in Afrika-slawe. Nandi-Ndaitwah sê hoewel dit 'n lang reis was, gaan Namibië voort om te pleit vir 'n omvattende en beginselvaste benadering tot die aanspreek van die blywende nalatenskap van kolonialisme, insluitend die Ovaherero- en Nama-volksmoord van 1904-1908.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week, Chef Mawuli Dzansi allows us the honor of being his first podcast appearance. And we definitely count that as a win with this rising start in the Ghana food movement. Rooted deeply in his Ghanaian heritage, his passion for food grew as he explored flavors, techniques, and ingredients he discovered while living with his Aunt in Accra. Chef Mawuli's expertise is largely self-taught, honed through years of dedication and an unrelenting curiosity about food. His experiences as an Executive Chef and his time at a Michelin-starred Kitchen in Amsterdam have shaped his innovative approach to showcasing the vibrancy of African ingredients. He has always been considered unconventional, having led impactful projects like Dawadawa at Impact Hub Accra and The Kitchen By Ghana Food Movement, a food hub designed to train young chefs and promote Ghanaian and West African cuisines globally. He currently works as a private chef and consultant to some of Africa's bold thinkers and organizations. His serial entrpreneurship journey started from the moment he discovered how to please people's palatte's and Prekesse, a hospitality practice focused on private dining, brand activations and culinary consulting, is the culmination of his journey so far—a bespoke dining concept celebrating Ghana's rich culinary heritage while embracing sustainability and modernity. Working across concept development, sourcing, menu design, and execution of immersive experiences for brands and private individuals his focus is on building considered hospitality that connects food, people, and place through African ingredients and contemporary dining formats. Where to find Mawuli? @Prekesse On LinkedIn On Instagram What's Mawuli listening to? Omawumi's In the Music Other topics of interest: Where is Ho, Ghana? Visit Ashaiman On Ewe languages About Ga Fisherfolk Culture Out and about in Surulere, Lagos On “Continental” Cuisine Dikan Center, Accra Akuna Pod The story of the Clubhouse app Chef Mawuli at Odo ValleySpecial Guest: mawuli dzansi.

As the World Cup kicks off on Thursday, African teams are ready to battle it out on the pitch. In part two of this AfricaLink podcast, we continue to ask the question: Is this the tournament where Africa goes all the way, and can the continent finally break the ultimate barrier and lift the trophy? Eddy Micah Jr. speaks to Abigail Sena, a sports analyst in Accra, and DW's Samson Omale in Lagos

Six chapters deep, and we still haven't touched the surface. From the streets of Lagos to the clubs of Accra, from Tema to the dance floors of Nima, this mix carries every wave, every vibe, every frequency that moves a crowd. So whether you're in your car, in your kitchen, at the beach, or right in the middle of the dance floor, just know: for the next hour, there's only one destination. Turn it up. Lock in. And let the music take you there

African teams are heading to the World Cup with bigger dreams than ever. The stage is set, the stakes are high, and Africa's finest are ready. Is this the tournament where Africa goes all the way, and can the continent finally break the ultimate barrier and lift the trophy? Eddy Micah Jr. speaks to Abigail Sena a sports analyst in Accra and DW's Samson Omale in Lagos.

A fatal accident involving a fuel tanker and two saloon cars has occurred on the Tema Motorway near the Ashaiman overhead bridge, triggering a fire

Kweku Asante and other well meaning Ghanaians converge to discuss floods in Accra. Will the solutions last? What really is the problem?

The death toll from the collapsed building at North Industrial Area in Accra has risen to two after rescue teams recovered the final trapped victim from beneath the rubble

Cette année, le défi d'obtenir un visa pour assister à la Coupe du monde en personne a pris une autre ampleur. L'administration Trump est en chasse contre l'immigration illégale à coup de restrictions de visas abruptes et le Ghana est le parfait exemple en Afrique des dommages collatéraux de cette politique. Un reportage de notre correspondante à Accra,  À l'été 2025, les visas étatsuniens avaient d'abord été complètement suspendus pour les Ghanéens, puis de nouveau autorisés en automne après que le Ghana avait accepté d'accueillir des expulsés des États-Unis. Mais les restrictions ont fait leur retour le 21 janvier concernant les visas d'immigration longs. Un groupe de 147 supporters des Black Stars a fait l'actualité mi-mai lorsque leurs visas ont été rejetés.  À lire aussiLes qualifiés pour la Coupe du Monde 2026: le Sénégal prêt à vaincre à nouveau la France? [7/10]

De Ghanese Kwasi Wiredu, die in 2022 overleed, was één van de grootste Afrikaanse filosofen van zijn generatie. Hij pleitte voor de dekolonisatie van het Afrikaanse denken en een ‘consensusmodel' voor postkoloniale Afrikaanse staten. Hij bestudeerde de filosofie onder de Akan, de grootste bevolkingsgroep in West-Afrika, waarin de vraag ‘wat maakt een biologisch mens tot een waarachtig persoon' centraal staat. Deze filosofie, waarin de gemeenschap leidend is, staat haaks op de meeste westerse filosofieën.  Presentator Nathan de Vries, zoon van een Ghanese vader, gaat aan de hand van zijn persoonlijke geschiedenis in gesprek met mensen die de filosofie van Wiredu goed kennen. Wat blijft van het gedachtegoed van Kwasi Wiredu? Nathan praat met:  -Akwasi, hiphopartiest en oprichter van Omroep Zwart; hij is van Ghanese afkomst.  -Nii Hammond, theatermaker en erfgoedonderzoeker Afrikaanse studies. Hij werd geboren in Ghana en groeide op in de hoofdstad Accra. Hij woont sinds zijn zesentwintigste in Nederland.  -Henk Haenen, een historicus die promoveerde op het Afrikaanse denken.   -Louise Müller, universitair docent Afrikaanse literatuur en media aan de universiteit Leiden. Ze studeerde af op de Akan filosofie en geschiedenis, en promoveerde op de Ashanti. De Ashantivormen een prominente subgroep van het Akan-volk.  

CrowdScience listener George is showing Alex Lathbridge around a small, dark, and extremely hot shed, just outside the city of Accra in Ghana. Inside are row after row of shelves, stacked high with bulging grow-bags. And out of some of them, gorgeous cascades of oyster mushrooms are bursting into bloom. We're on George's mushroom farm, and he's noticed something interesting. Even though the conditions in his grow-shed are tightly controlled – they have exactly the same food, water, and light as each other – nevertheless, they respond differently. Some are more vigorous than others, some bloom quicker, others last longer, and some are more tolerant when the conditions change. And this got George wondering. Could ‘brainless' lifeforms like mushrooms, and plants, have different ‘personalities'? Do they experience the world differently, and live their lives differently from each other? Alex Lathbridge is on the case. He visits the PGRRI, the Plant Genetic Resources Research Centre, for a quick lesson on genetic variation in the plant world. Plants are all different at the genetic level, and it's those differences which can result in a tastier fruit, or a hardier crop. But would we call traits like these personality? In the Minimal Intelligence Lab in the University of Murcia in Spain, Paco Calvo thinks that we absolutely should. He studies plant intelligence, and points Alex to a whole host of examples of plants being smart in ways which might surprise you. Each one is an individual, and if we can only slow down enough to appreciate them properly, we'd be able to understand them better too. Back in Ghana, Alex meets plant physiologist Dr Acheampong Atta-Boateng, in the beautiful grounds of Aburi Botanical Gardens, to meet some of these plants for himself. And he discovers that there's a whole world of smart, resilient, and resourceful little organisms in the plant world, full of personality, if you know where to look. Who needs a brain!? Presenter: Alex Lathbridge Producer: Emily Knight Editor: Ben Motley(Photo: Drawing of a face and smiling eyes on a sunflower flower - stock photo- Credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete via Getty Images)

Residents in parts of Accra are coming to terms with the devastating impact of recent rains, while more than 149 people, including 42 police officers, have been affected by the massive fire outbreak that swept through parts of Tudu.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Exiting news…according to the Million Podcasts database platform We're ranked #25 among change agent podcast thanks to listeners like you! In this week's change agent conversation we're visiting with Odile Tevie, co-founder and director of Nubuke Foundation, a visual arts and cultural institution, based in Accra and Wa in Ghana. In the early 2000's she set up and ran the Black Swan gallery in London introducing Ghanaian, Togolese and Nigerian artists into the diaspora. Under her vision and drive, Nubuke Foundation, set up in 2006, has become an internationally acknowledged arts institution whose robust and engaging programming calendar has been seminal in supporting the career of many of the mid-career Ghanaian artists and promising ones like Na Chainkua Reindorf, Isaac Opoku and Gideon Appah. Nubuke Foundation has become a creative community hub in the city of Accra, where informal learning programmes, talks, exhibitions, drama, spoken word etc. In Wa, the Foundation focuses on promoting strip weaving artisans and textile and fibre-based arts practice. As you'll hear our surround sound is the long story of the raining season in Ghan and it was well worth the rainy commute to have this conversatio with Odile. Where to find Odile? On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook What's Odile reading? African Women & Feminism by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí The 28th February House by Demi Letsa The Longest Week by Nick Page Other topics of interest: A bit about Tesano in Accra The Wa Upper West Region, Ghana Ghana A Portrait About the University of Applied Arts Vienna More about Ghana's Centers for National Culture About Sensibilités intellectuelles africaines in The Conversation What is the Myriad Alliance?Special Guest: Odile Tevie.

CrowdScience listener Daniel in Accra, Ghana is an introvert. Or at least, he thinks he is. And he's worried that his preference for quiet spaces and lower social interaction might be holding him back in life. But what is introversion really? How do introverts and extroverts see the world differently? And is it better to be one or the other? Presenter Alex Lathbridge spends his working days talking to interesting people like Daniel. He loves meeting people, and talking to them too, yet he also thinks that deep down, he might be an introvert. To understand how and why people come to be introverted or extraverted, and what's happening in the brain, he pays a visit to neuroscientist Dr Thomas Tagoe from the University of Ghana Medical school, for a peek inside the mind. Turns out, introverts aren't shy, and definitely aren't anti-social either, despite what people might assume. The difference is more about how we process stimulation, and at what point we find it all a bit too much to process. Although sometimes it might feel like the world is built for the extraverts out there, Thomas offers some reassurance. There are huge benefits to being introverted too, and there's room in the world for all the different personality types to thrive. But how about in the workplace? Daniel is worried that his introversion could be holding him back at work. He feels like being good at your job is not always enough – you need to be able to network, charm people, and “work the room” if you want to succeed. So, Alex heads for the Methodist University of Ghana to meet Professor William Baah-Boateng, who has studied the effect of all the different personality types on their performance in the workplace. Is there a place for the introverts of this work to make their mark? Presenter: Alex Lathbridge Producer: Emily Knight Editor: Ben Motley  (Photo:A view of a woman's eye looking through a hole in some colorful paper-Stock Photo - Credit:PeopleImages via Getty Images)

In this episode Esther Armah and Myrna discuss her Emotional Justice framework.  In this conversation, they get into the courage that racial healing actually requires, and who it asks the most of. Esther is a journalist, playwright, and global emotional justice advocate joining us from Accra, Ghana.  Drawing on her encounters with Winnie Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Nchiki Biko — the widow of Steve Biko who famously refused to forgive the officers who murdered her husband at the TRC — Esther unpacks why reconciliation is not liberation language, why Nelson Mandela's message of forgiveness placed an impossible emotional burden on Black people, and what the emotional work of white people actually looks like. Myrna brings her own reckoning: years of fawning for white audiences, softening the language of colonial trauma, and what it finally cost her to name it. This is Part 1. Esther will be back. Esther Armah is a Ghanaian-British journalist, playwright, radio host, and creator of the Emotional Justice framework. She is the author of Emotional Justice: A Roadmap for Racial Healing. She joins this episode from Accra, Ghana. IN THIS EPISODE — How Esther's mother's broken silence about the 1966 Ghana coup gave birth to Emotional Justice — and the insight that "you cannot PhD your way out of untreated trauma" — What Winnie Mandela told Esther before she interviewed Desmond Tutu: listen to the women first — Nchiki Biko's refusal to forgive at the TRC, the murder of Steve Biko, and why her "no" cracked open a new understanding of racialized forgiveness — Why reconciliation bypasses justice and repair — and how Canada's TRC has replicated the same harm as South Africa's — Nelson Mandela's forgiveness narrative: a political act of its time, and why it seeded a dangerous legacy — The emotional work that belongs to white people — Intimate Reckoning, Emotional Patriarchy, and the difference between proximity to power and actual allyship — The language of whiteness: how all of us are taught to center whiteness, and the emotional work of letting it go — Myrna's own reckoning: years of fawning for white audiences and what it took to name it — The three Cs — Courage, Comfort, and Convenience — and how we each choose to contribute to or resist systems of harm — Why you cannot self-care your way towards liberation, and what communal care actually requires — Isolation vs. solitude — why hiding can be part of healing, and why isolation is the death of liberation — Wellness in the Face of Warfare: what it means to choose wellness when your health is considered a threat to whiteness   QUOTES "You cannot PhD your way out of untreated trauma. There is no amount of education that will replace the emotional work we all have to do." — Esther Armah   "Reconciliation is not liberation language. It is conciliatory language designed to sustain how whiteness comforts and soothes itself." — Esther Armah   "In Canada, your superpower is to mask your violence in polite neutrality and somehow describe it as no longer violence. We see that — because that's part of British whiteness." — Esther Armah   PEOPLE MENTIONED — Winnie Mandela — South African anti-apartheid activist — Archbishop Desmond Tutu — South African human rights leader — Nchiki Biko — widow of Steve Biko; her refusal to forgive at the TRC was pivotal to Esther's framework — Nelson Mandela — discussed in relation to racialized forgiveness — Resmaa Menakem — referenced by Myrna on having skin in the game — Kwame Nkrumah — first independent president of Ghana; quoted on political and economic liberation   RESOURCES Emotional Justice: A Roadmap for Racial Healing by Esther Armah - You can buy it here: https://www.amazon.ca/Emotional-Justice-Roadmap-Racial-Healing/dp/1523003367 estherarmah.com  https://www.theaiej.com/ myrnamccallum.co You can learn more about Myrna and her work at: www.myrnamccallum.ca

Listener Ndanusa in Ghana, is gazing up at the stars, and wondering what keeps our universe in balance? Ndanusa knows a thing or two about the stars, and he knows that they use up hydrogen as they burn, and release helium. And he's wondering, is there something out there which does the opposite? Something that uses up helium, and produces hydrogen, to keep the universe in perfect, chemical equilibrium? Presenter Alex Lathbridge goes on a journey to answer his questions and delves into the blackness of deep space, the ancient origins of our universe, and the complex physics of the stars. He pops into the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory, just outside Accra, where astrophysicist Dr Proven Adzri helps him peer into the earliest few seconds of our universe, and find out what set the stars burning. And at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr Linus Labik talks him through what's going on at the atomic level. And in the deep blackness of the night, up above the tree canopy of Kakum National Park, he takes a peek at the stars for himself. Local guides Chris and Kwabena explain how much meaning there is behind the stars in the night sky.

In The Noise Silence Makes: Secularity and Ghana's Drum Wars (Duke UP, 2025) Mariam Goshadze traces the history of noise regulation in Accra, Ghana, showing how the 1990s and 2000s conflicts between the Ga people and Pentecostal/Charismatic churches during the annual city-wide ban on drumming illuminates the inner workings of Ghanaian secularity and the importance of "traditional religions" to African urbanity. Goshadze shows how the drumming ban represents a reversal of the top-down model of noise regulation and illuminates the reality of Ghanaian secularity, in which the state unofficially collaborates with indigenous religious authorities to control sound. In so doing, Goshadze counters the tendency to push African “traditional religions” to the margins. The author, Mariam Goshadze, is an Assistant Professor in the Study of Religion at Leipzig University. The host, Elisa Prosperetti, is an Assistant Professor of African and global history at NIE/NTU in Singapore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

On 9 May 2001, 127 people died and dozens more were injured at the Accra Stadium in Ghana.It is Africa's worst football stadium tragedy. The disaster happened at the end of a match between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak. Police fired tear gas after angry fans threw chairs onto the pitch. It caused a stampede. Herbert Mensah was the Asante Kotoko chairman at the time and speaks to Jen Dale about his recollections of that day.This programme contains distressing details.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines' life and Omar Sharif's legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives' ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.(Photo: Residents look at the empty Accra stadium after the stampede. Credit: Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images)

Preached at Love First Church Saturday Night Revival, The Qodesh, Accra. 02 May, 2026.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has finally visited Eswatini where his arrival had been expected since April. The state visit was cancelled last minute, and Taiwan blames China - saying Beijing applied pressure on African countries not to allow the plane carrying President Ching-te to use their airspace on the way to the Kingdom of Eswatini. We look at the significance of this visit and Taiwan's diplomatic ties to the Southern Africa kingdom.Also, we have a fire chat with Ghanian musician Stonebwoy, whose Accra-famous music festival known as BHIM is going global, headlining at the OVO Wembley Arena in London this August.Presenter : Charles Gitonga Producer: Rukia Bulle, Blessing Aderogba and Mark Wilberforce Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Bella Twine Editors: Priyanka Sippy and Maryam Abdalla

Preached at Love First Church Saturday Night Revival, The Qodesh, Accra. 02 May, 2026.

EESI works hard to create opportunities for students, including through our Future Climate Leaders Scholarship program. Two-time scholarship recipient Sulaiman Mathew-Wilson is pursuing a bachelor's in environmental studies at Howard University. Sulaiman joined Daniel and Alison on the podcast to discuss his research on air pollution and environmental justice in Accra, Ghana.