Here in Anyaa, Accra, cap­ital of Ghana, I’ve come across some of the coun­try’s leading newspapers. Their contents—news reports, opinions, vox pop, book reviews, cartoons, (dearth of these), sports, ...

It is the arithmetic of a country where the cost of simply existing has outpaced the means by which ordinary people are ...

ACCRA, Ghana — A giant pink fish, a colorful peacock, an airplane painted with the national flag. These are just some of Ghana’s fantasy coffins, known as Abebuo, which translates to “proverb.” Each ...