Sarkodie is the Year of Return Ambassador
Sarkodie made history earlier this month when he was the first to be awarded in the category of Best International Flow at the BET Hip Hop Awards. In his acceptance…
MEDIA LAUNCH OF YEAR OF RETURN CARNIVAL IN KUMASI
Mas Africa, the official organisers of the upcoming Year of Return Kumasi Carnival, officially launched the event on 12th October at the National House of Chiefs…
Best places in Accra to go on a date
Ghana is a one-stop destination for business people and tourists. The country offers visitors a lifetime experience through its rich history, landmarks and beaches…
SAMSAL Unveils An All-Inclusive ‘Discovery Wrist Band’ For The Final Phase Of Year Of Return Celebration
Starting this November through to January of next year, the Discovery Wrist Bandwill give you access to about twenty top-notched events in Ghana. The Year of Return…
'Year of Return' Will Help Grow Our Economy - Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism the ‘Year of Return’ will foster growth for the Ghanaian economy. The President who was speaking at the Ghana Uk…
Video: ‘Come to Ghana’ – Sarkodie appeals after winning BET Hip Hop award
Rapper Sarkodie has urged African-Americans to come home as Ghana marks the Year of Return this year. The rapper made the appeal after emerging the first winner…
Africa’s tourism industry is now the second fastest growing in the world
Some 67 million tourists visited Africa in 2018, representing a rise of 7% from a year earlier, making Africa the second-fastest growing region when it comes to…
60-year-old giant tortoise on display at Ghana's WTD celebration
Two giant tortoises stole the show at the 2019 World Tourism Day (WTD), held at the Centre for National Culture, Kumasi. The two rare-species tortoises aged 40 and…
Ghana is well positioned to become W/A's tourism destination
Kumasi, Sept. 27, GNA – Ghana is well-positioned to become the tourism destination in West Africa given the abundant resources and the prevailing peace in the…
Essence Full Circle Festival Launches in Support of Cultural Ownership and Economic Collaboration in Africa and Building Bridges Between Africans on the Continent and in the Diaspora
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 24, 2019– Essence Ventures, an independent Black-owned consumer technology company merging content, community and…
Du Bois-Padmore-Nkrumah lecture series held in Accra
By Hafsa Obeng, GNA Accra, Sept. 20, GNA – The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Du Bois Centre in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority has…
Congressional leaders and Black Caucus mark 400th anniversary of slavery in Kente
Members of Congress observed the 400th anniversary Tuesday of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in America at a time of renewed interest over the history…
Chale Wote: From local festival to boundary-pushing global platform
Accra’s Chale Wote Art Festival is West Africa’s largest annual street art and performance art festival. For the past 8 years, it has grown from a small local…
“WAGHANDA FOREVER!” IN THIS YEAR OF "RETURN," MEMBERS OF THE "LOST TRIBE" CELEBRATE GHANA AND AFRICA'S POSSIBILITIES
Naia, Netta, and Mitty, at the Door of No Return. My daughter said: “Dad, I didn’t quite expect to see so many Mercedes on the road.” “Or…
Kojo Black commemorates Year of Return with 'Sunshine in Africa' song
As this year has been adjudged as the “Year of Return, Ghana 2019” an initiative set aside to commemorate this quarter-centenary since the anchoring of the first…
DELEGATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO GHANA TO COMMEMORATE YEAR OF RETURN
Nearly 300 African Americans reconnected with their African roots in the journey of a lifetime marking the 400th Anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade NAACP…