Ghana

In this video, Anthony Bourdain goes to Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically, Ghana. I can see how he chose to live the full experience rather than finding information about it in the internet. Since the beginning, I could clearly see the difficulty of their lifestyle and how different our cultures are i.e., clothes, music, food, etc. Ghana serves as a great example for the rest Africa because it transformed from an oppressed country to one who lets people exercise democratic activities. Even though…

as become an addiction for African people which had led to health risks. The impact of western diet is not good for people that are used to eating traditional African food. The biggest quality of Western diet is overconsumption of high fats. In Ghana, fast food is popular, and I…

experiences into positive ones. In Maya Angelou’s memoir All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes, Angelou moves to a small country known as Ghana in Northern Africa from America for her son to go to college, Angelou comes to find out her ancestor’s would not welcome her family with open arms. Angelou reveals her struggle of being neglected by her ancestor’s home country of Ghana due to the fact the Ghanaian natives have a bad view of African American’s. Undoubtedly, Maya Angelou needs one gift:…

first to start trading were the Berbers. They traded manufactured goods and food in Ghana and carried them across the Sahara Desert. The goods ended up in Mediterranean markets. Another benefit was that religious and cultural ideas were spread along this path. This had an impact by improving the lives of the people and their society.…

in developing countries around the world. According to the Oxford dictionary, a hawker is a person who travels about selling goods, typically advertising them by shouting. Street hawking, also known as street vending is a countrywide phenomenon in Ghana. According Owusu and Abrokwah, differences in economic activities between regions causes people from less endowed regions moving to region with massive economic activities in search for jobs. The regional differences in economic activities…

Correlated with political and social effects, the surrounding area defined how economically successful a region of Africa would be. An example of this would be the Ghana empire. The Ghanas controlled many important trade routes, leading to great wealth from taxing any traders who crossed their territory. An area in the savanna can lead to easy farming, food surplus, and eventually specialization. For example, the Mali empire…

The Empire of Mali existed in Western Africa from around 1235-1600 CE and was one of the largest empires during that time. They had a complex political system enabling them to rule their large territory effectively, however, the Empire of Mali was best known for its vast trade networks throughout Africa. The ruler Mansa Musa is probably the most recognized ruler, and was known for spreading out his gold and wealth to the region on his Pilgrimage to Mecca. The majority of people living in the…

Rukaya Moro A Visit to Nsawam Medium Security Prison The Ghana Prisons Service as established by the 1992 Constitution of Ghana is mandated to ensure the Safe Custody and Welfare of Prisoners and whenever practicable, undertake their Reformation and Rehabilitation. The Nsawam medium security prison established on the outskirts of the Nsawam Township is no exception to this mandate. The Medium Security Prison (Male) is the largest Prison in Ghana. Its construction started in 1956 and was…

Background In recent times, the concept of sustainable agriculture has been at the top of the global agenda to address global food (in) security and harmful environmental impact of agricultural practices mainly adopted during the green revolution era – which led to increases in agricultural production in many parts of the world including some developing countries such as India, Mexico and China (Evenson and Gollin, 2003; Hazell 2009; Foley, 2011). Most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries…

Marriage and Divorce in Akan Society Student’s Name Name of University Course Name Professor’s Name 20th April, 2015 Introduction Akan is one of the most civilized cultures of Africa. There are many literary works on the life and culture of Akan. As Danguah quotes that Akanni “means a nice, refined, well mannered man; a civilized or cultured person” (Nkansah-Kyeremateng, 1996, p. 26), Akan has civilized standards and customs…