“This is our country, it belongs firstly to everyone of Ghanaian origins, lineage, and ancestry, and secondly to those we are blessed to share it with. It is therefore very important to me that Ghanaians headed to the polls in the 2020 general elections to remember that this country is bigger than any candidate.” These are the words of His …
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Heroes of COVID-19: Plus 109.4K Oklahomans push Kojo Asamoa-Caesar
Kojo Asamoa–Caesar became the first Ghanaian-American to receive a major political party nomination for federal office in the United States (US) when he was nominated to run for congress after winning the primaries in his district as a black man, a feat that hasn’t happened in over a century in that district. Mr. Asamoa-Caesar is TheAfricanDream.net Hero of COVID-19 for the month of …
Read More »’28th The Crossroads’ — An epic Ghanaian animation hits the big screens
‘28th The Crossroads’ is an animation film that is set in the Gold Coast in February 1948. The film recreates the events leading to the Crossroad shooting of 2nd world war veterans in Osu in Accra in the Gold Coast, which is what Ghana was called by its British colonial overlords before independence. Intricately woven around the lives of 3 …
Read More »The Kumerica evolution and ensuing Akataboyz revolution in Ghana
The term Kumerica was coined by two young Ghanaians named Wesley Osei Ampratwu AKA Blaq Foreigner, and Michael Owusu AKA Armani Sosa respectively. These two original members of the group Akataboyz music group grew up in a town located in Kumasi called Tanoso which is known for the Yaa Asantewaa Girls senior high school — an elite girls school in …
Read More »Rocky Dawuni Releases ‘Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1’ — A Cultural EP in October 2020
The most powerful element of culture which encompasses all other elements is music. It takes a top-drawer artist to be able to carry the culture and tradition of a people to the global world through music. And Rocky Dawuni is such an excellent storyteller in the Afro Roots music industry — a fact which became too evident on October 30, …
Read More »Winter Olympian Akwasi Frimpong joins Russia for Beijing 2022 with Ghana in mind
“It’s a global village and COVID-19 has taught us all to think harder and smarter and has also given us more ways to appreciate our humanity, so when the opportunity presented itself for me to go with Russia on my journey to get to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to once again represent Ghana — I took it.“ The first African …
Read More »Heroes of COVID-19: How two vital persons led to the birth of Fumni Gbadamosi’s WACWDI in Nigeria
For the second time, TheAfricanDream.net in its Heroes of COVID-19 series looked to Nigeria to celebrate individuals and organizations who are performing their duties or contributing their effort to preserve humanity while the world fights against the novel coronavirus. After careful consideration, we are shining some light on Mrs. Funmi Olagunju Gbadamosi. And for this month of October in 2020, …
Read More »“For now I want to be the best me I can be first” – Comedian Waris of Ghana
Ghana is gradually registering her name in the book of giant African comedy acts with the introduction of some young but highly creative comedians. TheAfricanDream.net interviews a young but talented Ghanaian comedian who is breaking grounds in the Ghanaian comedy industry, Abdul Waris Umaru, popularly known as Comedian Waris. Comedian Waris attended Kingsway 3 primary and Junior High school from …
Read More »FIFA-recognized European agent Alessio Sundas is now eyeing US soccer
In the business of football, precisely in the area of scouting and player management, Alessio Sundas is a household name in Europe. This Italian sports agent and founder of Sports Man (scouting agency) is also a media entrepreneur, author, and television personality who wants to imprint on Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States (US). Recently, in 2020, Alessio …
Read More »Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa among United Airlines’ new nonstop destinations to Africa — Yaaay!
During the first week of September 2020, United Airlines of the United States (US) announced to the delight of flyers on the Washington DC–Accra Ghana return route plans to expand its global route network with their new nonstop service for those routes. Besides this new DC-Accra route, United will be offering more nonstop service to South Africa as well, making …
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