AKADi Magazine
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AKADi 💡 is an online culture magazine designed to inform, inspire and illuminate the transformative experiences of Ghanaians in the Diaspora & Motherland 🇬🇭 https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag
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November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Listen to the experiences of people in your community.
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We celebrated a year of reading books by Ghanaian authors at the E-ananse Library on Friday. As some of you know, we've been meeting every month since September 2024. This month we read 'Our Sister Killjoy' by the amazing Professor Ama Ata Aidoo.
September 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We celebrated a year of reading books by Ghanaian authors at the E-ananse Library on Friday. As some of you know, we've been meeting every month since September 2024. This month we read 'Our Sister Killjoy' by the amazing Professor Ama Ata Aidoo.
"Just as Tema connects continents through trade, it now connects cultures through cinema," says film director and founder of Anibok Studios Kobina de Graft-Johnson. "KING OF TEMA is proof that our stories born in the heart of Ghana, can resonate globally."
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September 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Just as Tema connects continents through trade, it now connects cultures through cinema," says film director and founder of Anibok Studios Kobina de Graft-Johnson. "KING OF TEMA is proof that our stories born in the heart of Ghana, can resonate globally."
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September 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
We went to see the heart-warming film ‘The Fisherman’, written and directed by Zoey Martinson and featuring an all-star Ghanaian cast including Adwoa Akoto.
This 120-minute film is refreshing, humorous and explores the role of tradition in modern Ghanaian society. www.instagram.com/p/DOE4xQ3DHX...
This 120-minute film is refreshing, humorous and explores the role of tradition in modern Ghanaian society. www.instagram.com/p/DOE4xQ3DHX...
September 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We went to see the heart-warming film ‘The Fisherman’, written and directed by Zoey Martinson and featuring an all-star Ghanaian cast including Adwoa Akoto.
This 120-minute film is refreshing, humorous and explores the role of tradition in modern Ghanaian society. www.instagram.com/p/DOE4xQ3DHX...
This 120-minute film is refreshing, humorous and explores the role of tradition in modern Ghanaian society. www.instagram.com/p/DOE4xQ3DHX...
September events in Accra 2025 in the month that Dr Kwame Nkrumah was born! We bring you a snapshot of events happening in Accra over September. Check them out and tell us what events we have missed in your area.
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September events in Accra 2025
We bring you a snapshot of events happening in Accra over September. Check them out and tell us what events we have missed in your area.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
September events in Accra 2025 in the month that Dr Kwame Nkrumah was born! We bring you a snapshot of events happening in Accra over September. Check them out and tell us what events we have missed in your area.
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What's happening this September in London? Check out some forthcoming events.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What's happening this September in London? Check out some forthcoming events.
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81-year-old Hannah Dankwa has lived in the UK for 60 years and has been receiving treatment for cancer.
4months ago, she took a short visit to Ghana but has been denied entry back into the UK due to what had been described as an ‘irregularity’ over her date of birth.
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4months ago, she took a short visit to Ghana but has been denied entry back into the UK due to what had been described as an ‘irregularity’ over her date of birth.
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81-year-old British citizen with cancer stuck in Ghana
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August 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
81-year-old Hannah Dankwa has lived in the UK for 60 years and has been receiving treatment for cancer.
4months ago, she took a short visit to Ghana but has been denied entry back into the UK due to what had been described as an ‘irregularity’ over her date of birth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6W5...
4months ago, she took a short visit to Ghana but has been denied entry back into the UK due to what had been described as an ‘irregularity’ over her date of birth.
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Hear from Julie Baidoe-Ansah, founder of Efata by Juba, Charlotte Akwaah-Adjei, founder of Lotte Empire, and Edna Darkwaa , founder of fashion brand Ometsey, who showcased their designs at Africa Fashion Week London.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hear from Julie Baidoe-Ansah, founder of Efata by Juba, Charlotte Akwaah-Adjei, founder of Lotte Empire, and Edna Darkwaa , founder of fashion brand Ometsey, who showcased their designs at Africa Fashion Week London.
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What have iconic broadcaster Moira Stuart, award-winning author Margaret Busby and lawyer and politician George James Christian got in common with each other and Ghana?
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Moira Stuart | Season 1 Episode 6 | Full Episode | Who Do You Think You Are
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August 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What have iconic broadcaster Moira Stuart, award-winning author Margaret Busby and lawyer and politician George James Christian got in common with each other and Ghana?
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Detroit Swindle meet legendary Ghanaian singer Pat Thomas, aka ‘the Golden Voice of Africa’ combining their love of electronic music, disco and world grooves of a soulful Afro-disco groove based around bubbling synth bass, choppy percussion and lush chords.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Detroit Swindle meet legendary Ghanaian singer Pat Thomas, aka ‘the Golden Voice of Africa’ combining their love of electronic music, disco and world grooves of a soulful Afro-disco groove based around bubbling synth bass, choppy percussion and lush chords.
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We share our impromptu interview on the eve of the event with three Ghanaian designers who had travelled from their homes in Accra, Ghana to Space House in London to exhibit at Africa Fashion Week London 2025.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We share our impromptu interview on the eve of the event with three Ghanaian designers who had travelled from their homes in Accra, Ghana to Space House in London to exhibit at Africa Fashion Week London 2025.
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We are back with another thrilling AKADi Mag Book Club session.
📅 Date: Saturday 30 August
🌍 What: AKADi Mag Book Review of 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi
🎟️ Fee: free
📍 Where: lnkd.in/eX74d8EV
🗓 4pm Ghana
📅 Date: Saturday 30 August
🌍 What: AKADi Mag Book Review of 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi
🎟️ Fee: free
📍 Where: lnkd.in/eX74d8EV
🗓 4pm Ghana
August 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We are back with another thrilling AKADi Mag Book Club session.
📅 Date: Saturday 30 August
🌍 What: AKADi Mag Book Review of 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi
🎟️ Fee: free
📍 Where: lnkd.in/eX74d8EV
🗓 4pm Ghana
📅 Date: Saturday 30 August
🌍 What: AKADi Mag Book Review of 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi
🎟️ Fee: free
📍 Where: lnkd.in/eX74d8EV
🗓 4pm Ghana
Who are we?
I wrote a piece for 44Words.Art, founded by Annabel Boachie, which explores what it means to be Ghanaian. I explored this view of identity through literature written by British-Ghanaian authors.
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I wrote a piece for 44Words.Art, founded by Annabel Boachie, which explores what it means to be Ghanaian. I explored this view of identity through literature written by British-Ghanaian authors.
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The Lens British-Ghanaian Writers — Forty-Four Words
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August 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Who are we?
I wrote a piece for 44Words.Art, founded by Annabel Boachie, which explores what it means to be Ghanaian. I explored this view of identity through literature written by British-Ghanaian authors.
www.44words.art/writings/kir...
I wrote a piece for 44Words.Art, founded by Annabel Boachie, which explores what it means to be Ghanaian. I explored this view of identity through literature written by British-Ghanaian authors.
www.44words.art/writings/kir...
Africa Fashion Week London kicks off at noon today (9 August), we caught up with three Ghanaian fashion designers ahead of the official launch.
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August 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Africa Fashion Week London kicks off at noon today (9 August), we caught up with three Ghanaian fashion designers ahead of the official launch.
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Check out which Ghanaian designers will be at this year's Africa Fashion Week London showcase.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Check out which Ghanaian designers will be at this year's Africa Fashion Week London showcase.
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A brave local community resist a powerful alliance of government and international investors to save one of Ghana's environmental gems. Watch the docufilm ATEWA on 6 August at Accra Indie Filmfest.
#atewa
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#atewa
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August 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A brave local community resist a powerful alliance of government and international investors to save one of Ghana's environmental gems. Watch the docufilm ATEWA on 6 August at Accra Indie Filmfest.
#atewa
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#atewa
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Did you know that contemporary Ghanaian womenswear brand Ometsey is one of 10 Pan-African designers exhibiting at Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) next weekend (9 & 10 August 2025)? See Ometsey on 9August at Space House, 1 Kemble Street, London, WC2B 4AN.
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July 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Did you know that contemporary Ghanaian womenswear brand Ometsey is one of 10 Pan-African designers exhibiting at Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) next weekend (9 & 10 August 2025)? See Ometsey on 9August at Space House, 1 Kemble Street, London, WC2B 4AN.
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Next weekend - 9 and 10 August is Africa Fashion Week London. Will you be there. Check out what will be on this year.
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July 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Next weekend - 9 and 10 August is Africa Fashion Week London. Will you be there. Check out what will be on this year.
akadimagazine.substack.com/p/amplifying...
akadimagazine.substack.com/p/amplifying...
"Agyemang’s surname translates to 'saviour of a nation' in the Ghanaian Akan language," writes journalist @morgankofori.bsky.social
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Michelle Agyemang burnishes her credentials as the ‘savio...
The 19-year-old Arsenal forward’s crucial equalisers have marked her out as a bright hope for the future
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July 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Agyemang’s surname translates to 'saviour of a nation' in the Ghanaian Akan language," writes journalist @morgankofori.bsky.social
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What: Who is Lucy!?! African Wo|Mxn Native|Other
Created by: by Dr Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann van Rhyn
When: July 23-29
Time: 10am to 6pm
Where: Exhibition space on the ground floor of the FZA building at the Bayreuth University Germany
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Created by: by Dr Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann van Rhyn
When: July 23-29
Time: 10am to 6pm
Where: Exhibition space on the ground floor of the FZA building at the Bayreuth University Germany
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July 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What: Who is Lucy!?! African Wo|Mxn Native|Other
Created by: by Dr Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann van Rhyn
When: July 23-29
Time: 10am to 6pm
Where: Exhibition space on the ground floor of the FZA building at the Bayreuth University Germany
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Created by: by Dr Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann van Rhyn
When: July 23-29
Time: 10am to 6pm
Where: Exhibition space on the ground floor of the FZA building at the Bayreuth University Germany
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Stuck on what to do in August? Check out our snapshot and tell us what events happening in your area that we may have missed.
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August Events in London and Luton
We bring you a snapshot of events happening in the UK over August. Check them out and tell us what events we have missed in your area.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Stuck on what to do in August? Check out our snapshot and tell us what events happening in your area that we may have missed.
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Last month, @niiayikwei.bsky.social kindly took up our invitation to join our book club to discuss his first novel 'Tail of the Blue Bird'. We share our two-part discussion that includes a review of Nii Ayikwei Parkes' book by book club member Delali.
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My thoughts on Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Ayikwei Parkes
by Delali
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July 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Last month, @niiayikwei.bsky.social kindly took up our invitation to join our book club to discuss his first novel 'Tail of the Blue Bird'. We share our two-part discussion that includes a review of Nii Ayikwei Parkes' book by book club member Delali.
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akadimagazine.substack.com/p/my-thought...
Who remembers reading the #Noughts&Crosses book series or the TV adaptation where the racial status of Black and white people are reversed? Well a theatre play of this Malorie Blackman book is showing at #RegentsParkOpenAir until 26 July & we watched it.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Who remembers reading the #Noughts&Crosses book series or the TV adaptation where the racial status of Black and white people are reversed? Well a theatre play of this Malorie Blackman book is showing at #RegentsParkOpenAir until 26 July & we watched it.
akadimagazine.substack.com/p/review-nou...
akadimagazine.substack.com/p/review-nou...