Send us Fan Mail 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 myasthenia gravis, the impact on her career choices and why we should all have more compassion when it comes to hidden disabilities. This episode was recorded in February 2026 and edited by KAmo. Learn more about Myasthenia Gravis https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/myasthenia-gravis/ Han...

Send us Fan Mail In February 2026, Michael Kwadwo Donkor joined our book club and left us inspired as we discussed Hold – a coming-of-age book that explores the role of women, attitudes to sexuality, mental health and the tension between culture and identity. The book follows three teenage girls. Two live in a town near Kumasi, Ghana's Asante Region and are housemaids for a well-to-do family. The third teenager we meet later in the book is from South London. During the cours...

Send us Fan Mail Edward Ofosu, a self-taught, mixed media artist based in Accra, who, in September and October 2025 staged his first solo in Accra, entitled ‘Rhythm of The Soul’ at the La Foundation For The Arts in Accra, Ghana. Edward has had two solo exhibitions in Ghana and four solo exhibition internationally. Edward employs a variety of artistic styles and uses a range of tools, including everyday objects found in Ghana, to create his work. You find that his art includes traditional po...

Send us Fan Mail Happy International Mother Language Day! Hear Maame Serwaa Piese who shares her regret at not teaching her children her Mother Tongue. She shares her reflections in Twi followed by an English translation. You’ll also hear from her niece Mirekua Ansah, who provides her perspective on why she has actively invested in ensuring her four children are fluent in their Mother Tongue. She shares her reflections in Twi followed by an English translation. Find out more on our Substack. ...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to AKADi Magazine’s Connecting Communities Podcast where we explore stories through a Ghanaian lens and dive into conversations with Ghanaians on topics including culture, the arts and history, which hopefully will leave you with some food for thought. My name is Kofi Amo, editor of AKADi Magazine, and listen to my conversation with Richard Yeboah, a lifelong Hackney resident and historian. Richard is also the author of 'From Hackney with Love: An Intimate...

Send us Fan Mail Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago 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 on the request of Asantehene Kwaku Dua I, Kwasi’s father and Kwame’s uncle. Boachi and Poku’s stories are both fascinating and tragic and hopefully will inspire a film one day. What I found most compelling was seeing the paral...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year to all our esteemed followers and welcome to our first episode of 2026. Kofi and I (Abena) thought we would use this opportunity to thank you for your support in 2025, reflect back on our podcasts from last year and look forward to some that you'll hear this year. We also shout out to some of our listeners. You may hear you name mentioned. Cheers! The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and ...

Send us Fan Mail ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ is a powerful docufilm about preserving Ghana’s film heritage. Told primarily through 93-year-old cinematographer Reverend Chris Hesse, this story is one of hope, cultural preservation and is a call to action to us all. Reverend Hesse was Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s personal videographer, during his presidency and captured hundreds of hours of little-seen footage. We went to see the film in October 2025, and got to speak to two of the docufilm producers...

Send us Fan Mail Claudia George, an artist who creates under the name Claudia Zinski and works with batik, silks and canvas. In this episode, Claudia explains how her exhibition in Accra, entitled: The Meridian Love Affair Exhibition (13-18 November), will act as the foundation for greater research into exploring the origins of mas or masquerade in Ghana, and Trinidad, and its connection to UK carnival. Find more details here: https://www.instagram.com/claudia.george_official/ https://www...

Send us Fan Mail Claudia George is an artist who creates under the name Claudia Zinski and works with batik, silks and canvas. In this episode, she talks about how art helped her to deal with the loss of her sibling and how she plans to showcase new work in Accra this month entitled: The Meridian Love Affair Exhibition (13-18 November). Find more details here: https://www.instagram.com/claudia.george_official/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10167030762978682&set=a.10152393942763...