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
‘All the world’s a stage’ – the celebrated line by William Shakespeare from As You Like It – is the title of the new solo exhibition by Ghanaian artist Ishmael Armarh by Black Liquid Art Gallery, in Rome, Italy. The exhibition opens 21 February - 11 April.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
‘All the world’s a stage’ – the celebrated line by William Shakespeare from As You Like It – is the title of the new solo exhibition by Ghanaian artist Ishmael Armarh by Black Liquid Art Gallery, in Rome, Italy. The exhibition opens 21 February - 11 April.
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AKADi Magazine started out as an online publication. In our fourth issue called 'Green Ghana' we explored some of the ways that Ghanaians are preserving the environment through activism, and entrepreneurship.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
AKADi Magazine started out as an online publication. In our fourth issue called 'Green Ghana' we explored some of the ways that Ghanaians are preserving the environment through activism, and entrepreneurship.
www.akadimagazine.co.uk/issue4/
www.akadimagazine.co.uk/issue4/
Six Ghanaian students on overseas government scholarships to study at a leading UK university risk deportation later this month if their outstanding fees are not paid.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Six Ghanaian students on overseas government scholarships to study at a leading UK university risk deportation later this month if their outstanding fees are not paid.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Andrea-Vicky A. takes us through her research journey of uncovering the remarkable stories of two 19th century Asante princes. Cousin brothers: Kwasi Boachi and Kwame Poku were both 10 years old when they migrated to the Netherlands in 1837.
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S8Ep5| A TALE OF TWO 19th CENTURY ASANTE PRINCES: a conversation with Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago
Podcast Episode · AKADi Magazine · 03/01/2026 · 1h 6m
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January 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Andrea-Vicky A. takes us through her research journey of uncovering the remarkable stories of two 19th century Asante princes. Cousin brothers: Kwasi Boachi and Kwame Poku were both 10 years old when they migrated to the Netherlands in 1837.
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2025 was a busy time for us at AKADi Magazine. Your stories kept us busy on our podcast, educated and inspired us.
Here's a snapshot of the year and some highlights of what you can expect from 2026 with us.
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Here's a snapshot of the year and some highlights of what you can expect from 2026 with us.
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January 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
2025 was a busy time for us at AKADi Magazine. Your stories kept us busy on our podcast, educated and inspired us.
Here's a snapshot of the year and some highlights of what you can expect from 2026 with us.
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Here's a snapshot of the year and some highlights of what you can expect from 2026 with us.
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Influential British Ghanaians were among more than 1,000 recipients of King Charles’ New Year Honours List 2026.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Influential British Ghanaians were among more than 1,000 recipients of King Charles’ New Year Honours List 2026.
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We share some of our highlights from 2025. Part1 is below:
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December 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We share some of our highlights from 2025. Part1 is below:
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Listen to the experiences of people in your community.
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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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6W5...
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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