The family of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings has officially informed the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II of his death in line with tradition at Manhyia Palace. The delegation, which was led by […]
Kumasi, Jan. 27, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday joined the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace, Kumasi, to observe the one-week funeral celebration of the late Nana Akwasi Agyeman, […]
The funeral of Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II resumed on Sunday with the performance of various traditional and customary rites. That was after calm had returned to the Yendi municipality following a violent clash between […]
In our series of letters from African writers, Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene says the government should ban funerals for people who fail to pay taxes. There is a saying, attributed to American founding father Benjamin […]
I do recall very well receiving calls from some world leaders expressing their desire to support Kofi Annan’s candidature for the position of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. With Boutros Boutros-Ghali then just finishing […]
Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is being laid to rest Thursday in his home country of Ghana. Thousands of Ghanaians and dignitaries from around the world gathered at the […]
The three-day national mourning for Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General, begins today after the arrival of his remains at the Jubilee Lounge of the Kotoka International Airport on Monday. The mood at the […]
Wailing women, long speeches, livestock slaughtered for a feast. For many in Africa, funerals are multi-day gatherings and deeply traditional, with elaborate burial rites to emphasize the belief that the dead are not really dead. […]
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