Yet, within Ghana itself, the conversation around African complicity is far more nuanced, and for some traditional leaders, acknowledging the past is a vital prerequisite part of healing. King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, leader of Ghana’s Ga people, recently took the step of publicly apologising for his ancestors’ involvement in the slave
Kudus told the BBC that the sores on Ache’s legs were not directly caused by Marfan syndrome, but are likely a complication caused by his condition. He died Monday morning in hospital even though doctors said he had responded well to treatment. “Everyone is sad,” Kudus said, adding that Gambaga residents were shocked by his
The dispute intensified last week when Ghana condemned the alleged murder of Bahiru Isak, a 40-year-old Ghanaian national living in the Khayelitsha suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Ghanaian officials said he was killed during anti-immigration protests on June 30. However, South African authorities say no such murder occurred and insist that the only Ghanaian