Fellow Ghanaians, As you well know, Ghana celebrated its 59th anniversary of independence yesterday. An occasion many call a feat because we have done so largely without the violence and instability that mar the histories of many African nations. And yet, the day before Independence Day, I felt nothing.…
Source: The Black NarratorDear President Mahama,It’s me again. The lady who wrote you an open letter about Ghanaians living in darkness, yeah that one. Once again, I’m writing to you, because although I strongly believe that any real change in Ghana’s state of affairs will ultimately have to come from the fabric…
Dear Ladies, So yesterday at the bus station, I asked a young lady whether I could borrow her phone. She lent me her phone and after my call, she asked: “Can I ask you for some advice?” and then proceeded to tell me how many people in her life -…
Art by Setor FiadzigbeyAs I write this, Ghana’s 56th anniversary will be over in about two minutes – GMT-wise. March 6, 2013 has been…quite unusual. For one thing, it’s probably the first time in my higher ed career that I’ve actually had a holiday on Ghana’s independence day. All because…
Dear President Mahama,I typically do not reach out to specific government officials in my “The Letter Writing Project” series, but in this case, I’m making an exception. During your swearing in on January 7, you pledged to not let Ghanaians down. In turn, we Ghanaians pledged – as citizens -…
Dear Fellow Ghanaian, I’m blogging from the GH! You never quite remember what it feels like to have malaria, until you’re (re)experiencing the chills, fever and aches. Then it all comes back to you. If my memory serves me right, I have a little under a day or two before the…
Dear Fellow African,The hour is nigh, and the trumpet has sounded. After months of dilly-dallying, the levees have broken and Senegal, as we know it, is at a crossroads. It could also very well be the cradle of an African Re-Awakening. Call it the “Africa Spring”, a “Renaissance” or a…
Dear Prospective Graduate Student, After “officially” completing my first semester of graduate school at JHU SAIS in Bologna, Italy, I figured it might be helpful to share some of my insights with you, especially since quite a number of your counterparts have already approached me in that regard. So, what…
Dear Senegal, I don’t know how I made it through this one. I really don’t. It’s kind of hard to imagine you’d be sitting int he waiting lounge at the airport with all one, two, three pieces of excess luggage checked in…at virtually zero cost. Something that should have otherwise…
