One humid afternoon in Accra, Akua struggled to lift her 15-year-old daughter from a wheelchair onto bed. Her aging mother, who usually helps, was too exhausted to move. As Akua wiped the sweat from her brow, she whispered: “I am doing my best to cope,
A labouring expectant mother’s inability to access immediate medical care at the Ada East District Hospital has renewed public concern over healthcare delivery, emergency preparedness and the shortage of doctors in the district The incident, which occurred on Sunday, December 14, 2025, has raised fresh questions about
The AfroFuture journey began in 2017, when the festival was launched under its original name, Afrochella, with the aim of showcasing Africa’s rich cultural diversity, creativity, and the contributions of talents from the continent and the diaspora. Through music, fashion, cuisine, art, and
At Accra bustling Tema Station, a steady stream of cars, lorries and tro-tros flows past a young woman seated on the pavement beside plastic bowls filled with deep-red tomatoes. The midday sun beats down, heating the asphalt and casting long shadows around vendors
Her incessant cries for help went unanswered over decades of marriage, as her husband turns the home into a boxing arena. Amina (not her real name) couldn’t leave her marital home because her separation or divorce wasn’t just a failure, however, a break
As Zuwera Alhassan walks briskly crashing the grass on her way through the path leading to the village borehole to fetch water that morning, she realized a sudden feeling of wetness, alerting her that it was that time of the month again. She soon started thinking of the consequences that
Bringing up her five children alone, according to Esi Araba pushes her to cope and manage with the naked fire and the heat that emanates from the direct solid fuel, despite the attendant health hazards. Araba, within her 30s says she has engaged
Tawana Musvaburi’s 33,000 Instagram followers may feel like they know all about her life – but most don’t know what her partner looks like. There might be subtle signs she has a boyfriend, like the back of a head, or two clinking wine
When the fishing canoes of Adina and neighboring coastal communities began returning to shore in August, the scene resembled a festival. Nets came in heavy with anchovies, small cod and other small pelagic species a striking contrast to the lean years’ locals had
Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam Staford. For most, the fiesta-like rallies and songs, along with the campaign messages, signal a chance for people to make their voice heard. But for those with albinism, they bring terror.