“Bro, I think I’m the new Abusuapanin of my entire extended family.” He was not joking. You could feel the weight of expectations in his breath—a man who cannot fail not because of himself, but because even the family dog wants aburokyire bone from him.
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Society
Society hands you the coin, points at one face, and tells you that is the whole story. The angel in feathery wings on Sunday morning. The devil in blood-stained apparel on a sun-infested hump day. The selfish-altruist nobody wants to talk about — and the system that made a public enemy out of the wrong person.
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Society
Sisyphus was condemned to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. Every time he neared the summit, it rolled back down. In Ghanaian parlance — w’ani bɛ hu Canaan nanso wo nan ensi hɔ da. The Greeks called it divine punishment. Ghanaians call it an election cycle
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Politics, Society
There is a specific kind of evening in Ghana that belongs entirely to the Ghanaian movie. The family assembled. The television on. Nobody surprised by what is about to happen. Because for thirty years the Ghanaian movie formula has always produced the same film. A satirical field guide to the formula we all grew up on — and why a whole generation quietly stopped watching.
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Entertainment
I was minding my business. I was not in Washington, not in Tel Aviv, not in Tehran. I was in Ghana, navigating fuel prices and watching the cedi perform gymnastics against the dollar. Then I woke up one morning and somebody had named a war Operation Epic Fury and sent Ghana the bill. Nobody called Ghana. Ghana picked up anyway.
Nobody Called Ghana: A Satirical Dispatch From Operation Epic Fury Read Post »
Global, Politics
I almost called in. GH₵1,000 for express results, GH₵100 for the standard package. A horse tail, a colourful fugu, white powder in the air, and a phone line ringing fast and furious at Bolt’s pace. Ghana’s get rich quick scheme in full effect — until ECG, as always, saved the day.
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Society
Ghana has prayed about it since 2006. The prayers have accrued compound interest. Nananom have demanded Schnapps. The crossbar has been warned. The bonus negotiation framework is the most battle-tested in world football. 35 million licensed coaches are ready on their sofas. The commentators have Pelé, Maradona and the Holy Ghost on standby. Ghana is winning the 2026 World Cup. This is not an opinion. This is a rational analysis.
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Sports
A friend once said a sick car makes all passengers sick except the driver and babies. The driver because he won’t give any hint. The babies because they enjoy the bliss of ignorance more than anyone else in the world. On a hot Friday afternoon between Koforidua and Begoro, that joke became a reality check.
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Society
Every four years, Ghanaians perform a sacred ritual. They wake before dawn, queue for hours in the sun, cast their vote with tremendous hope, and return home to watch the cedi fall anyway. This guide will not fix that. Nothing will fix that. What it will do is help you understand exactly how it keeps happening — so you can at least laugh intelligently while it does.
