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Reviving the history of cocoa production in Ghana

At one point the country was responsible for more than half of the world’s cocoa production. >
Smart Havens Africa uses human-centered business models to help the poor build homes

The company looks at developing green houses by promoting sustainable building and also tackling housing poverty. >
Making sense of Ghana’s built environment with architect Alice Asafu-Adjaye

Design needs to be driven more by people’s needs and less by ego, says the architect. >
Damon Davis explores Ghana's slave past and its impact on black America

“...the world tells us that our identity doesn’t matter and our story doesn’t matter and our lives don’t matter.” >
Indelibl wants to make art by Africans more accessible

Both online and offline, the platform is committed to taking art beyond the gallery space. >
Acknowledging Ghana's slave trade history with sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo

“As a Ghanaian who is interested and inspired by Ghanaian and African culture, I'm a living witness to the knowledge that is being lost to time.” >
Accra's Arch Xenus is redefining what it means to be a successful architectural firm

We met the founder and principal architect who shared more about their approach to business. >
Afrolitt founder Pamela Ohene-Nyako on the importance of having black literature voiced and heard

“I feel like some works can really open up one’s imagination and help us envision inclusive and liberated futures.” >
Two urban initiatives tackle housing & energy in Ghana

Urban development specialist Farouk Braimah's design projects hope to make life easier for the poor. >
Jonathan Dotse makes Virtual Reality experiences in Accra

Jonathan Dotse is a social entrepreneur, technology evangelist, and science-fiction writer living in Accra, Ghana. He also tinkers in virtual reality. >
This Ghanaian company is turning plastic waste into asphalt roads

As #PlasticFreeJuly kicks off, we look at a new innovation that allows us to cleanse our environment of discarded plastic bags by building new roads with it. >
Ugandan designers create a bloodless, reusable malaria test kit

Here’s how designers in Africa are using technology to bridge the gap between people and healthcare services. >
Artist turns Ghana's symbol of scarcity into political art

Serge Attukwei Clottey uses Ghana’s ever-present yellow oil gallons to make a political statement about the environment, history and consumption. >
How architecture shapes national identity and helps us understand history

“We shape our buildings, and afterwards, our buildings shape us.” >
Eric Gyamfi’s arresting portraits of women accused of witchcraft in northern Ghana

“One major decision I took upon speaking to the women, was the fact that I was not going to paint their devastation back to them.” >
The Araba Belle androgynous capes are inspired by Ghana’s coast

Accra-based fashion brand DoNeal was inspired by the people and landscape of Ghana's Cape Coast. >
Joshua Kissi on disrupting and diversifying stock photography

The photographer and co-founder of TONL tells us why he decided to make images of the unrepresented his priority. >
David Adjaye designs Ghana’s new National Cathedral

To be built in the city of Accra, the project marks Adjaye Associates’ first major project in the capital. >
DJ Steloo

The Ghanain DJ and fashion mogul who dares to be distinct. >
Our top picks for the 2017 Africa Architecture Awards

The shortlist of nominees is out and here are the projects we think could have the most impact. >
Dutch photographer captures candid moments of life on the streets of Christian Village

“Photography helps me to see more, to connect with strangers and listen to their stories.” >
Inside Impact Hub Accra

Entrepreneurship is part of Ghanaian culture. Impact Hub Accra leverages both formal and informal business opportunities. >
Farmerline uses SMSes to empower small-scale farmers in Ghana

Ghanaian tech provider, Farmerline offers innovative mobile communication and farming information services to literate and illiterate rural farmers >
Check out the musicians paving the way for the sounds of Africa

From Black Coffee to DJ Steloo, you won’t want to forget the names of these beatmakers. >

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