Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presided over a naturalization ceremony at the New York Historical Society. Yusif Abubakari, a newly naturalized citizen from Ghana, told the New York Times, “[Justice Ginsburg] came because of me, because of
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The 2018 Winter Olympics: An Immigrant Story
Immigration Impact tells the story of immigrants at the 2018 Winter Olympics.Roughly 6 percent—or 178 Olympians—of all athletes in in this year’s games are competing for a country they weren’t born in. In fact, 12 countries are represented…
Olympic Watch: Akwasi Frimpong
Photo by Akwasi FrimpongHere’s another fascinating immigration story from the Olympics in Pyeongchang. Akwasi Frimpong left Ghana for the Netherlands when he was just eight. He found tremendous success as a track athlete in his adopted country, but he…
Immigrant of the Day: Emmanuel Mensah (Ghana)
Emmanuel Mensah immigrated to the U.S. from Ghana five years ago. A member of the U.S. Army National Guard, Mensah died on Thursday in the Bronx fire that killed 12.The night of the fire, Mensah successfully evacuated the family of…
Homegoing – by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing is a three century long saga of slavery, violence, discrimination, struggle and eventually some progress, beginning and ending in Ghana, with interludes in America.
The story starts in 1760 in a Fante village touched by a destructive fire. Fire,…
The First Family of Custom Coffins
Ghana’s New President: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
By Cov Africa
Nana Akufo-Addo, the 72-year-old leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was elected Ghana’s president on December 9 by a margin of 1 million votes, affirming the country’s status as a leading democracy on the continent. The peaceful election supports…
Ghana’s New President: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Nana Akufo-Addo, the 72-year-old leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was elected Ghana’s president on December 9 by a margin of 1 million votes, affirming the country’s status as a leading democracy on the continent. The peaceful election supports…
Visa Fraud: Mobsters ran a fake U.S. Embassy in Ghana for 10 years, flying the flag and issuing visas for $6,000
Strange but apparently true as the Washington Post reports.KJ
Investment in Ghana – Recent Legal Developments
By King & Wood
By David Parkes and Ofei Kwafo-Akoto King & Wood Mallesons’ London Office
Ghana has faced a series of macroeconomic challenges over the past year, with sustained depreciation of the cedi against major foreign currencies, high fiscal and current…