Could a Colossal Cathedral Divide Ghana?

Plans to build a colossal cathedral by renowned Ghanaian architect David Adjaye in Accra have resurrected a species thought to be extinct — white elephants. Supporters say the $ 100 million construction, which will require the demolition of a number of recent government buildings, will be an important statement of national ambition. The west African […]

Ghana to order mosques, churches to hush up, issue call to prayer via WhatsApp instead

Authorities in the Ghanaian capital Accra have asked mosques and churches to use WhatsApp to transmit the daily calls to prayer rather than using loudspeakers in a bid to curb noise pollution in urban areas. The local government in Accra is clamping down on noise pollution, particularly at places of worship like churches and mosques, […]

Infernal blast shakes ground, sends 1,000s fleeing in Ghana (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Published time: 7 Oct, 2017 22:05 Edited time: 7 Oct, 2017 23:56 A gas station has exploded in Ghana’s capital, Accra, sending an enormous fireball into the night sky and sending thousands of people fleeing the scene. Videos and photographs posted on social media showed giant flames and a nuclear-like mushroom cloud rising at the […]

Ghana: The new Canary Islands—or not quite?

Andrew Eames September 18, 2017 Share this article It’s culturally interesting, politically stable and has a coastline of golden beaches. So why isn’t Ghana on the tourist map—and could it be? Andrew Eames takes a road trip along the West African nation’s Cape Coast to find out. As winter approaches the northern hemisphere, European minds—as if […]