Funerals are a big deal in Ghana and it is not uncommon, in some parts, for a ceremony to last up to seven days, drawing thousands of crowds adorned in flowing red and black robes and gold jewelry.

In many cultures across the world, funerals are meant to be solemn rites of passage : moments when families pause to grieve, ...

It’s hard to miss the coffin shaped like an old Nokia brick phone at the entrance of the sunlit workshop on the outskirts of Accra. Here, on a busy road next to Ghana’s Atlantic coastline, Eric Kpakpo ...

In Ghana, death takes on a vivid new form through “fantasy coffins” — elaborate wooden caskets shaped like planes, fish, and Coca-Cola bottles. Born from royal tradition and reimagined by craftsman ...

When I was four years old, I turned up to school in uniform on a day I wasn’t supposed to. I went to the school’s front desk and asked to call my dad to have him bring me my favorite outfit, a can of ...

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He noted that of the 15.4 million domestic visitors, 8.8 million domestic overnight visitors and 6.6 million were same-day visitors, driven largely by working-age adults (25-44 years) and reflecting ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s president was ...

ACCRA, GhanaACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s president was among hundreds of mourners Friday who paid their last respects at the funeral of Christian Atsu, the soccer player who died last month in the Turkey ...