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Remembering #IfAfricaWasABar

April 17, 2016by Admin Leave a comment

  One of the best hashtags ever! Remember?   The hashtag grabbed the attentions of millions of people. I was certainly one of them. It all started in July 2015. […]

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Culture, Innovation, People, Society, Young People

Annual Voodoo Day Celebration

January 12, 2016by Admin Leave a comment

Ritual dances, goat slaughtering and gin: Thousands gather for voodoo religious festival in tiny African country of Benin COTONOU Jan 10 (Reuters) – The national voodoo holiday in the West […]

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Culture, Religion, Spirituality

Study finds growth not helping Africa’s poor

October 2, 2013by Admin 1 Comment

Survey says African countries have failed to reduce poverty despite economic growth experienced over the past decade. Improved economic growth over the past decade in Africa has failed to reduce […]

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Development, Poverty

Krobo People Of Ghana: Beads And Initiation Rites

June 25, 2013by Admin 2 Comments

The Krobo people  are grouped as part of Ga-Dangme ethnolinguistic group and they are also the largest group of the seven Dangbe ethnic groups of Southeastern Ghana.  They are farming […]

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People, Society, Spirituality

The Way You Make Me Feel: My Ode To Highlife

January 5, 2013by Admin 4 Comments

He came close, like danger. And nearly stole my heart, nearly snatched it out of its pulsating cavity. But he didn’t use his hands. He used the lazy groans of […]

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Art, Culture, Music, Personal

Obama Never Saved Africa

November 4, 2012by Admin 1 Comment

Three years after Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009, many Africans have fallen out of love with the […]

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Politics
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Straight Talk And Free Food At Ghana’s Pastor School

October 19, 2012by Admin Leave a comment

Religious stories always catch my eye, especially when they relate to Africa or the African diaspora. So when my gaze caught the headline “Straight talk and free food at Ghana’s […]

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Spirituality

Kate Menson, a Ghanaian beauty

January 25, 2011by Admin 2 Comments

Behold the beauty of Kate Menson (I’ve also seen her last name spelled as “Mensah”) — my favorite African model right now. This fierce, angular-faced art of a woman is […]

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I'm a journalist, capturing the stories and experiences of Africans. Journalism, anthropology, Africa, these passions keep me alive. Afrocentric Confessions is a space for me to share some of what I find interesting: spirituality, governance, culture, art, activism, social trends and history. And, some of my observations and rantings on where I've been and where I am and where I'm going. I like receiving email. chika.oduah@gmail.com Peace. Chika Oduah

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