We’re recapping 2024 through a Ghanaian lens.
In July, a snap election in the Britain rattled a few nerves and cemented the Conservative Party's departure as the ruling administration after 14 years and ushered in a Labour government.
A number of politicians with Ghanaian heritage campaigned to retain their seats or secure one for the first time.
As part of year-long celebrations marking the Asantehene's reign, the Asante King came to the British Museum to deliver a lecture about Akan history and culture.
Earlier on in the year, the British Museum and the V&A returned on loan, some of gold and silver royal regalia looted from Manhyia Palace 150 years ago.
Global best-selling author Dorothy Koomson receives an honorary degree from the University of Brighton in recognition of her 21-year writing career and efforts to improve inclusivity in publishing.
During AKADi Magazine's trip to Ghana, the team visited Accra Sports Stadium and met the director general of the National Sports Authority and the president and general secretary of Woman's Sports Association Ghana (WOSPAG).
Later in the year, we explored the benefits of promoting cultural games such as Ampe, Chaskele among the next generation in our podcast. You will hear WOSPAG President Joyce Mahama discussing the topic. Check it out below.
If you've got this book, the chapter on James Barnor is, in part, informed by interviews and articles we have done with and about trail-blazing photographer James Barnor.
We were listed in an article by Mac-Jordan Degadjor that names the AKADi Magazine 'Connecting Communities' Podcast in a top 10 list.
We reported on the potential deportation of 74-year-old Nelson Shardey and in July were pleased to learn that he had been granted indefinite leave to remain.
And in Camberwell, Akan culture was celebrated in the form of the South Black Parents Forum's Akwasidae Festival.
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