Serving The Ghanaian Chicago Community
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
By Alhajie C.Habib In the face of adversity, there comes a defining moment for every individual or community—a moment when we must decide whether to be silenced by fear or to rise with courage. Today, we make that choice clear: we will not be cowed into hiding. The narrative around […]
President John Dramani Mahama, radiating the sun-kissed optimism of a ripe mango, launched the Nkoko Nketenkete Programme in Techiman last week. The air vibrated with clucking anticipation, not just from the potential poultry beneficiaries, but from the assembled dignitaries, each sporting a bespoke kente cloth woven with subliminal messages of […]
Sankofaonline’s article, Chicago’s Summer Symphony: A Celebration of Culture, is straight to the point! For over thirty-five years since the Ghana-fest was started, this August community event we fondly call “The Ghanafest” had never been canceled, not even in the year 1989. Around the spring of that year, it was […]
The Ghana National Council’s (GNC) cancellation of Ghanafest this year has left Chicago’s Ghanaian community feeling not only disheartened but deeply let down. Immigration concerns were cited as the primary factor, but a glaring omission persists—the festival’s substantial cost. Yet no budget analysis or alternative proposals have been disclosed to […]
The Bawku crisis is one of Ghana’s longest-running conflicts—an ethnic, chieftaincy, and political struggle that has spanned more than a century. At the heart of it is a fundamental question: Who failed Ghana? After decades of politicization, bloodshed, and state intervention, why has peace remained elusive? How have our institutions—meant […]
