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
What does it mean to be a Black male teacher in the UK? Jeffery Boakye’s book ‘I Heard What You Said’ analyses his experience and our editor KAmo shares his verdict.
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August 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
What does it mean to be a Black male teacher in the UK? Jeffery Boakye’s book ‘I Heard What You Said’ analyses his experience and our editor KAmo shares his verdict.
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How do you navigate relationships as a ‘people pleaser’ without jeopardising your own wellbeing? Jennifer Amankwa explores this question in her review of Dorothy Koomson’s novel The Cupid Effect. Review out on 30 August.
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August 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
How do you navigate relationships as a ‘people pleaser’ without jeopardising your own wellbeing? Jennifer Amankwa explores this question in her review of Dorothy Koomson’s novel The Cupid Effect. Review out on 30 August.
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Described by CNN African Voices as a "wizard of the guitar", Kyekyeku has spent his musical career amplifying Ghana's Palmwine and Highlife music genres. He talks to us about having living guitar legend Agya Koo Nimo as his mentor while studying at university. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
S8 EP11| HIGHLIFE MUSIC IN FOCUS - in conversation with guitar wizard Kyekyeku
Podcast Episode · AKADi Magazine · 20 July · 1hr 6min
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July 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Described by CNN African Voices as a "wizard of the guitar", Kyekyeku has spent his musical career amplifying Ghana's Palmwine and Highlife music genres. He talks to us about having living guitar legend Agya Koo Nimo as his mentor while studying at university. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
An award-winning Danish-Ghanaian journalist whose work earned her the Radio Personality of the Year for leading the fight against racism in Denmark, has published her debut novel which explores themes around migration. Check out our review.
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July 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
An award-winning Danish-Ghanaian journalist whose work earned her the Radio Personality of the Year for leading the fight against racism in Denmark, has published her debut novel which explores themes around migration. Check out our review.
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We have identified a goalkeeper, four defenders, two midfielders and seven forwards making a ‘starting XI’ and three subs of Ghanaian Diaspora heritage. Who would you pick to make your final squad of 26?
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June 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM
We have identified a goalkeeper, four defenders, two midfielders and seven forwards making a ‘starting XI’ and three subs of Ghanaian Diaspora heritage. Who would you pick to make your final squad of 26?
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Can you name these five British Ghanaians who have been honoured in the King's 2026 Birthday Honours List?
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June 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Can you name these five British Ghanaians who have been honoured in the King's 2026 Birthday Honours List?
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June Book Club: Elvin, Owen and me...
Join our June book club where we celebrate friendships, birds and books - all during Pride Month!
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Join our June book club where we celebrate friendships, birds and books - all during Pride Month!
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June Book Club: Elvin, Owen and me...
Join our June book club where we celebrate friendships, birds and books - all during Pride Month!
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June 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
June Book Club: Elvin, Owen and me...
Join our June book club where we celebrate friendships, birds and books - all during Pride Month!
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Join our June book club where we celebrate friendships, birds and books - all during Pride Month!
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Dr Hannah Brew is a portfolio GP who was diagnosed with the rare condition that causes muscle weakness, not long after starting work in the UK. She tells us how she navigated life with it and, the impact on her career choices.
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June 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Dr Hannah Brew is a portfolio GP who was diagnosed with the rare condition that causes muscle weakness, not long after starting work in the UK. She tells us how she navigated life with it and, the impact on her career choices.
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The Sareeta Domingo Prize was launched on 4 June at a special reception at Hachette, Carmelite House in London has been launched to support unpublished writers from Black and Global Majority backgrounds.
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June 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The Sareeta Domingo Prize was launched on 4 June at a special reception at Hachette, Carmelite House in London has been launched to support unpublished writers from Black and Global Majority backgrounds.
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Ghana, in partnership with GUBA Enterprise, invites Ghana’s Finance Minister, Hon. Dr Cassiel Ato Forson MP to outline the government’s economic reset programme and investment agenda on Thursday 4 June 2026.
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Ghana’s Finance Minister to speak at UK Parliamentary event
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Ghana, in partnership with GUBA Enterprise, is bringing Ghana’s economic leadership directly to Westminster to make the case for investment, partnership an...
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June 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Ghana, in partnership with GUBA Enterprise, invites Ghana’s Finance Minister, Hon. Dr Cassiel Ato Forson MP to outline the government’s economic reset programme and investment agenda on Thursday 4 June 2026.
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Ghanaians in the diaspora holding dual passports could, in the future, participate in Ghanaian politics at a “parliamentary or ministerial level”, the President of the 4th Republic said at this year’s Ghana Diaspora Townhall Meeting in London on 31 May.
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Politics, partnership and protest: highlights from the Ghana Diaspora Townhall Meeting
Ghanaians in the diaspora holding dual passports could, in the future, participate in Ghanaian politics at a “parliamentary or ministerial level”, the President of the 4th Republic said during this ye...
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June 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Ghanaians in the diaspora holding dual passports could, in the future, participate in Ghanaian politics at a “parliamentary or ministerial level”, the President of the 4th Republic said at this year’s Ghana Diaspora Townhall Meeting in London on 31 May.
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"Ekow Eshun nnwoma a w’atwerɔ a ɛtɔ so mmienu nie, nwoma yi mu nsɛm titiriw fa abibifoɔ nnúm a, wɔn mmerɛ so no, na gyidie a ɛne sɛ nnipa bi a wɔn honam kɔkɔɔ bi ho hia senee afoforɔ nyinaa mpo akyi no, saa akunini nnúm yi de animia ne mmɔdemmɔ gyaá ....."
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May 30, 2026 at 9:57 AM
"Ekow Eshun nnwoma a w’atwerɔ a ɛtɔ so mmienu nie, nwoma yi mu nsɛm titiriw fa abibifoɔ nnúm a, wɔn mmerɛ so no, na gyidie a ɛne sɛ nnipa bi a wɔn honam kɔkɔɔ bi ho hia senee afoforɔ nyinaa mpo akyi no, saa akunini nnúm yi de animia ne mmɔdemmɔ gyaá ....."
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Almost a third (29%) of the British-Ghanaians that stood in the English local elections were successful on 7 May 2026.
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Councillor numbers up for British Ghanaians in English local elections
by Abena Sɛwaa and KAmo
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May 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Almost a third (29%) of the British-Ghanaians that stood in the English local elections were successful on 7 May 2026.
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"In London, Kweku did not have the opportunity to share his story but in Ghana and through the love of his friends and family, he has been able to rebuild a new life, which on the surface appears to be at polar opposite to his old life. But is it?"
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April 25, 2026 at 12:49 AM
"In London, Kweku did not have the opportunity to share his story but in Ghana and through the love of his friends and family, he has been able to rebuild a new life, which on the surface appears to be at polar opposite to his old life. But is it?"
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World's Biggest Polaroid Meets Ibrahim Mahama | 20x24
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World’s Biggest Polaroid Meets Ibrahim Mahama | 20x24 Project
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March 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
World's Biggest Polaroid Meets Ibrahim Mahama | 20x24
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We've picked a book from our AKADi Magazine library and are giving away our copy of Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu. To be in with a chance of winning this untouched copy, check out the details below. And check out our interview with Nadia Owusu. www.akadimagazine.co.uk/Issue7Identi...
March 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
We've picked a book from our AKADi Magazine library and are giving away our copy of Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu. To be in with a chance of winning this untouched copy, check out the details below. And check out our interview with Nadia Owusu. www.akadimagazine.co.uk/Issue7Identi...
Happy Independence Day Ghanafuo.
If you want to keep up-to-date with what is happening in your community, check out our podcast episodes, our Substack, read our past digital magazine issues and join our FindGhana WhatsApp page where we meet at events in Ghana and the UK.
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If you want to keep up-to-date with what is happening in your community, check out our podcast episodes, our Substack, read our past digital magazine issues and join our FindGhana WhatsApp page where we meet at events in Ghana and the UK.
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March 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Happy Independence Day Ghanafuo.
If you want to keep up-to-date with what is happening in your community, check out our podcast episodes, our Substack, read our past digital magazine issues and join our FindGhana WhatsApp page where we meet at events in Ghana and the UK.
linktr.ee/AKADiMag
If you want to keep up-to-date with what is happening in your community, check out our podcast episodes, our Substack, read our past digital magazine issues and join our FindGhana WhatsApp page where we meet at events in Ghana and the UK.
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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