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Ghana Grows the Cocoa. The World Keeps the Chocolate.
Ghana is the world's second-largest cocoa grower, yet the farmer keeps roughly 6 per cent of the chocolate bar, most cocoa exports leave raw, and the country imports more chocolate than it sells. This is not a farming problem. It is a finishing problem.
Zambia's Independence
On October 24, 1964, Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia, with Kenneth Kaunda sworn in as its first president after a long nonviolent independence struggle.
Ghana: The Most Religious Country That Cannot Trust Its Own
Ghana scores 42 out of 100 on the Corruption Perceptions Index, and the score has not moved in a decade. Corruption is not a crime problem. It is a worship problem.
“More Water In My Cup”: The Story Behind the Song
The story behind the song at the top of the Jollof Beats catalogue — the lyric, the meaning, and the making. In preparation.
Sundiata: The Lion King of Mali
The boy who could not walk, who rose to found an empire. Episode one of the Sundiata season — 'The Buffalo of Do.' Written companion in preparation.
Mi Nomo Le — the music film
Sundiata: The Lion King of Mali — Episode 2: The Lion Child
The Fante Story — the film
The Ga Story — the film