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The Ghanaian Dream We Should Be Waking Up To

As you might know, GhanaThink (of which I lead) has been running the #GhanaianDream campaign. Learn about it here& there, and see some social media posts, especially these ones. There are lots of...

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#MusicWeDeyFeel: All-time Favorites, including these from Samini

Buei!!! Samini was the first young Ghanaian musician to really cross our borders as a superstar. VIP is a group, they did theirs too. I went to him in Dansoman in Museke's early days. He was a feeling...

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#MusicWeDeyFeel: All-time Favorites, including these from Usher

In this tournament squad of musicians, this spot came down to Usher & Ne-Yo. Or this post for that matter. Usher won because he sang about waakye. I am lying? Have you seen this meme or clip...

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#MusicWeDeyFeel: All-time Favorites, including these from Sarkodie

The last time I saw Sarkodie perform was at the #PresecBonfire night in 2022. I was chatting with some Odadees and all of a sudden, people stopped chatting and started paying attention to the stage....

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How I spent Ghana's birthday on March 6, 2024 - #IMGBT

March 6 is a very important date for me. I think you know why. March 23 is also very important. You might not know why. It's not because it is the date I am writing this blog post. It is because it is...

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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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