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Kumasi

Welcome to Kumasi. Have a Nice Day!

An obruni turns to an obibini in the men’s room and says, “Excuse me, I couldn’t help but notice…” No, wait! Wrong joke. Okay. So the Kumasi airport was shut down with no warning on Saturday and after six days officials cannot say when it will reopen. The sound bytes in the news stories these […]

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Food Kumasi

Let Sleeping Dogs Die

Sometimes reality hits you in the face whether you’re ready for it or not. I didn’t take a picture and that’s probably a good thing. I’ll cut to the chase and then flesh out the detail. People eat animals. Sometimes those animals might be what we would consider to be pets. Here’s what happened. I […]

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Community Kumasi

Different Kinds of Poverty

Yesterday Bob, Jeremy and  I explored the territory behind our neighborhood in what is left of the Kumasi Forest Preserve. The area is divided by a concrete ditch flowing with dirty water. The ditch is at least 30 feet across and probably 15 to 20 feet deep. The sides are steep concrete inlaid with large rocks. […]

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Kumasi

Questions and a Few Answers

So many questions and a few answers! Who put the ho in Ahodwo? – No Idea Why do I hear chain saws at night? How come the Muslims broadcast their prayers at random times of the day and night? Answer from Todd Miller in Cairo: Broadcasting is the call to prayer, sermons are usually only […]