Elmina Castle in Cape Coast Ghana was constructed by the Portuguese in 1482 and is now a UNESCO world heritage site. The Castle is one of the biggest and oldest in West Africa and synonymous with the slave trade. The name “Elmina” is derived from the Portuguese word for “mine”. Elmina Castle was in the »
First Part of our “Ghana Series” takes us to the Makola Market. To many visitors Africa’s markets or bazaars are the sum of their stalls, festive places and a drone of noise. They are also full of curious sights and provide a visitor with a snapshot of the heritage and culture of the people. To »
Second part of our “Ghana series” takes us to Ghana’s famous Kokompe Market, one of many scrap yards in Africa where ingenuity and sheer determination often gives rise to a plethora of indigenous African technological innovations. It was hot and humid when we got there and it took what seemed like ages to walk through »
Kwei Quartey, a practicing physician, was born and raised in Ghana by a Ghanaian father and an African American mother. Kwei Quartey’s first novel — “Wife of the Gods: An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery” is set in Ghana, the action moves compellingly back and forth between the capital city of Accra and a town in »
Teshie a suburb of Accra has put Ghana on the map for its unique coffin designs. A lot has been written about Ghana’s designer coffins. What is less known is the history and the personal life stories of those whose ingenuity and creativity created this unique phenomenon. MyWeku visited the family of Kane Kwei, the »
Aburi Botanical Gardens arouses conflicting feelings in the hearts of Ghanaians. It covers 64.8 hectares and was built in 1890. Famous people who have visited and planted commemoration trees include Queen Elizabeth in 1961 and Prince Charles in 1977. England’s Kew Gardens recently turned 250 and has established itself as a leading botanical garden in »
We stumbled upon these bags made from coconuts near Ghana’s Aburi Botanical Gardens. The ingenious combination of a coconut coupled with a zipper makes these bags unique, somewhat technically impressive and aesthetically pleasing. They also come with plenty of green credentials. The coconuts are dried for 3 weeks in the hot Ghanaian sun to get »
MyWeku interviews DNA fresh from an interview with Oprah – Oprah.com Derrick who was born in Accra, Ghana and a Harvard graduate who has been described recently as one of the voices of the next generation. He is currently the leader of Soulfège (pronounced ‘sOl-fezh) a Pan African band, a social entrepreneur and a political »
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