Sep 25 Poet Kwame Dawes Remembers Kofi Awoonor With Reading of ‘The Weaver Bird’ Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, poet Kwame Dawes remembers his uncle, Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, who was killed in the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Dawes read one of his uncle's most famous works, "The Weaver… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Kwame Dawes reads "The Weaver Bird" by Kofi Awoonor Kwame Dawes reads "The Weaver Bird" by Kofi Awoonor… Continue watching
Jul 23 Literacy Bridge Uses Talking Books to Spread the Word in Ghana By Cat Wise Students in Ghana listen to a Talking Book. All photos courtesy of Literacy Bridge. On a warm spring evening in 2006, software consultant Cliff Schmidt decided to take a walk near the hotel where he was staying for a… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch What’s Causing Water Shortages in Ghana, Nigeria? Two journalists investigate the challenges of bringing the most basic necessity to the people of Ghana and Nigeria: clean, safe water. As part of a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza followed them as… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Ghana Looks to Give Citizens a Voice in Their Economic Future The West African nation of Ghana has enjoyed two decades of a thriving democracy by combining reforms and the bounty of its land. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the country's efforts to give ordinary citizens a bigger… Continue watching
May 30 Small Enterprises Take Root in Ghana By Fred de Sam Lazaro Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on what sets Ghana apart from its neighbors in its entrepreneurship efforts. Continue reading
Feb 18 From Reeds to Roads: Bamboo Bikes in Ghana By Larisa Epatko The answer to building sturdy, light, sustainable bikes in Africa can be found in the nearby reeds. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch As G-8 Summit Wraps Up, Obama Heads to Ghana Margaret Warner, who has been reporting on the scene of the G-8 summit, discusses the meeting's conclusion and President Obama's next stop in Ghana. Continue watching