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Colouring the map of Ghana on its birthday, amongst shots & songs

Ahead of March 6th, I told my wife Tracy that I was going to an event which was about Karaoke, Sip, & Paint. I mentioned that I was not as keen about the painting, but the karaoke? Count me there....

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#MusicWeDeyFeel: All-time Favorites, including these from Ofori Amponsah

One cannot talk about Ofori Amponsah without talking about Daddy Lumba, methinks. DL aka Daddy Lumba aka Da Legend released some songs at the turn of the century featuring Mr All4Real. A couple of...

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#MusicWeDeyFeel: All-time Favorites, including these from P-Square

 While the likes of Angelique Kidjo were making lots of money playing to foreign and mostly white crowds, P-Square was also making serious money playing to Nigeria, African and black crowds on the...

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#MusicWeDeyFeel: All-time Favorites, including these from Okyeame Kwame

I met Kwame Nsiah-Apau and interviewed him in 2008. I came away very impressed. He was working towards his Bachelor's Degree at KNUST. Really smart dude. Time has proven that he is a really smart dude....

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The 5 top songs from Ghana, ever! #MusicWeDeyFeel

 I have been meaning to do this blog post but my last few weekends have either been out & about (you can guess for what reasons), restful (important right?) and chillaxing (tres imporant aussi)....

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Talking about my #MightyAfrican life, experiences, goals, etc through the...

On one fine day in 2019, one member of Cape Coast Konnect - Lex Williams - had a bright idea. He asked that we have something like "hot seat" in this WhatsApp group run by the GhanaThink Foundation. We...

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Sharing some thoughts & experiences on the #SunyaniKonnect #KonnectKouch

The Konnect Kouch is a version of hot seat in Konnect Groups for its members. These Konnect Groups are WhatsApp Groups run by or in conjuncation with the GhanaThink Foundation. We have had Konnect...

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Cultivating and counting my blessings through free rides, etc

On Friday, August 16, 2024, I went to drop off a family friend, Sheila, at her place in Dansoman after having dinner in Osu. She did her Masters' degree in India (a country I would love to visit). She...

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Worshipping with the Adonai Grace Hub, Ghana

I spent the weekend of August 16, 2024 with my sister's family in Amasaman. I blogged the start and the finish in this blog post. On Sunday, August 18, 2024, I followed my sister, and her husband and...

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Christian First: Me & Church Through The Years

I am a child of God (I really believe that based on the love He has shown me all these years). I am a Christian. I am a Catholic. I grew up in the Our Lady of Holy Rosary Catholic Church - KNUST...

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Positivity Music Starting Eleven, with More Vim - #MusicWeDeyFeel

In December 2023, I started blogging about some of my favorite musicians. I created a tournament squad of 23 musicians. There are some songs I really like, some of which are not by these 23. They are...

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Positivity Music Starting Eleven, with More Vim - Gospel Music Version

In line with listening to more gospel music in general in 2024, I tuned in to Trace Gospel on Sunday, September 15, 2024. They played a long list of Joe Mettle songs. Great stuff. Great gospel music....

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Stories of National Volunteer Day (#NVDay) and expectations as we...

Volunteerism is the heart of community development. This is what GhanaThink Foundation has believed since the success of the first National Volunteer Day - NVDay in 2013. NVDay was instituted to...

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Payments made simple with expressPay!

I have been working in the tech and digital ecosystem since 2008 in Ghana, thanks to the very first Barcamp in Ghana in December 2008. I yearned for fast, convenient payments in Ghana. I finally found...

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The PAWN Movie: A Review & some Therapy/Advice

I love watching African movies. Sometimes when people introduce themselves in Konnect Groups (run by GhanaThink) and say that they like movies, I ask them about their favorite Ghanaian or African...

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Marriage & Dating Advice around the #KonnectKouch

Am I marriage counsellor? No. Hehe.The Konnect Kouch is a version of hot seat in Konnect Groups for its members (run by the GhanaThink Foundation. We normally ask a lot of questions to the kouchee,...

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Fixing the Gender Digital Divide in Ghana

When I started using the internet a lot in 2001, I kept hearing about bridging the digital divide. The internet boom and dotcom bust had happened in the US, and for us in Ghana, we were struggling with...

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My top Ghanaian artistes in 2024 (led by their hit songs)- #MusicWeDeyFeel

It's been a while since I did this. I figure I should do this before the next Ghana Music Awards :-) Ekow Fisho posted on Facebook asking "Your favorite song to listen to this year was ….." I posted a...

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My Greatest Ghanaians of our time - Gen X Starting Eleven

I have been calling a number of people - one of my top 10 greatest Ghanaians currently for a while. Once I sat down to blog this, I realised I should do this by age ranges. Here is the Generation X...

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My Greatest Ghanaians of our time - Millenial Starting Eleven

After working on a Generation X list of greatest Ghanaians, I had to look at the millenials, like me. I like emails and texts :-) Here is the Millenial list - 1981-1996 DOBs. According to AI :-)...

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A really positive day!

"It's the most wonderful time of the year!"Have you heard that song?Christmas Eve 2024 turned out to be a day of meeting friends.On this morning, my glasses were a spectacle. They had gotten broken on...

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Reflections, goals, progress, ambition - 2024 and hopefully very soon after

I do major reflections every year. Too much to do every year to be reflecting generally more often than that. Memories? That's easy. Weekly. It is that time again for reflection, as 2024 ends. I have...

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Extra with Petra - Achieve more

Was January 2025 very long for you? I met a nurse this month, after I gave her a free ride from Adenta to Danfa. She said she could not wait for December 2025 to come. This is because she cannot wait...

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#MightyAfrican Career Related Advice, via Jobberman Feature

Sometime in Q1 2025, my work colleague Richard Mawuko Duttey told me about Jobberman doing features on people around work, etc. He is a big fan of Jobberman, he pretty much got to work for Kosmos...

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Entreprising Solutions For Cleaner Air in Ghana & Beyond

I have always been solution driven, especially since I returned to Ghana in 2011. Oftentimes, we discuss the problems and challenges that we face, complaining, a lot. I decided many years ago that I...

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