Culture

An announcement by Foreign Affairs Ministry that government intends to employ French as a second language, has unsettled a few quills. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says the choice to acquire French as a second language is a noteworthy worry of the Government of Ghana, in accordance with national priorities. She further reiterated that plans by government to incorporate the advancement of the learning of French in fundamental schools and over every other dimension of learning, as a component of a general change of Ghana's educational sector.

After being named Best Actor at the 2019 Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Rami Malek spoke with emotion: “I am the son of immigrants from Egypt—a first-generation American, and part of my story is being written right now. ... I could not be more grateful to each and every one of you, and everyone who believed in me for this moment.”

They say the best things in life are free. Well, how about taking a dip in the ocean? If you visit the Gulf of Guinea which lies on the west coast of Southern Africa, a quick swim won’t cost you a penny and beaches are scattered along a 540km coastline.

Nollywood is the second-largest film industry in terms of output and the third largest in terms of overall revenues generated since 2013. The history and development of the Nigerian movie industry is sometimes generally classified in four main eras: the Colonial era, Golden Age, Video film era and, the emerging New Nigerian Cinema.

Boris Kodjoe, a Hollywood actor of Ghanaian descent, afforded his closest friends a once in a lifetime experience when he took them to Ghana's inaugural Full Circle Festival this past December.