A few weeks ago, we introduced you to the incredible design talents of Wren. We featured the Wren Coffee bag. Well, Wren has just released a new laptop bag design aptly named the PPC cement laptop bag As Wren states on her site: “One of the favourite things about this bag is the cement mixing instructions »
Column: Secret Diary of a New Business Surviving Nigeria DAY 33: No painter. No table. No Chair and Erratic electricity supply. Each time light goes I have only one hour battery reserve to get any work done on my laptop. This is nonsense! DAY 34: No painter. No carpenter. No office desk or chair. No electricity. Uncharged »
March 6th (today) marks the 53rd anniversary of Ghana’s independence, the first sub-saharan African country to do so. A lot can and has happened in the last 53 years. Here are some photos of the day in 1957. »
There are a plethora of websites and blogs that promote technology, music, literature and other thematic areas, many of which do a great job covering Africa comprehensively. Top quality websites that veer away from the stereotypical “traditional” African art and that promote, improve understanding and celebration of African arts in their entirety are thin on the »
We are delighted to interview Ayesha Harruna Attah, an exceptional literary talent from Ghana. Ayesha holds a biochemistry degree from Mount Holyoak College and a Journalism degree from Columbia University. Ayesha Attah’s book Harmattan Rain has been nominated by the Commonwealth Writers Foundation for best first book from Africa 2010. One of Africa’s most celebrated writers, Uwem »
The pre-renaissance classical scuptures of Ife were made between 1100 and 1500 AD and they are comparable to the Mesoamerican carvings and sculptures of the Aztec and the fine art works of the high renaissance in importance. Ife was and is still is the spiritual heartland of the Yorubas of Nigeria. Today Ife is urbanised and has »
Ayo Johnson is a reputable Africa Specialist. He has provided Expert Analysis on many Breaking News Items; on issues relating to democracy in Ghana, Zimbabwe & South Africa, continuing conflicts in Somali, Angola, Congo, Guinea, Uganda, Mauritania, Chad, Madagascar and Sudan to mention a few. We are delighted to have Ayo on Myweku to share with »
If I were to look back at my childhood and flick through the various happy times and remarkable events that have formed the person that I am today, I would be able to accumulate a massive pile of kenkey-related memories that bring a smile to my face. One can’t help but wonder why Kenkey (ground cornmeal) »
As far as street artists go arguably none is bigger than Banksy. None also comes as close to snatching that crown from Banksy as JR. JR as he is known is of Tunisian and Eastern European origin. He has had his work auctioned at Sotheby’s and has exhibited at the Tate Modern. Unlike many urban artists »
Column: Secret Diary of a New Business Surviving Nigeria Start my own Business, or Die Trying… Day 30: The task of furnishing my new flat begins. The mission is to make it homely as soon as I can so I hire a painter to paint the walls and a carpenter to seal the holes in the »
