A speech by Arc David Kojo Derban Presented at the 27th ICOM General Conference- Dubai It was an honor for me to address the 27th General ICOM Conference held in Dubai last week. My profound gratitude goes to the leaders of ICOM DEMHIST for giving me the opportunity and to ICOM Ghana for their support....
The growing outdoor advertising menace on the streetscapes of Accra
On 25th and 26th September, a two-day National Dialogue for Decentralization and Responsive Governance conference, organized by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, was held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra. The conference brought together government ministers, regional ministers, municipal and district chief executives, local governance experts, and prominent academics, administrators, and...
Photograph by David Kojo Derban 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘀𝘂 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟰 By the year 1840, the town of Osu on the Gold Coast, 3 miles to the east of Jamestown, was a prosperous, quiet town. Although not as busy and vibrant as Jamestown, it was still an important trans-Atlantic trading hub in its own right. From...
Today I visited the almost-ninety-year-old Rex Cinema downtown Accra with Anita Afonu, my ‘twinie’ with whom I share a “passion à préserver.” She is an advocate for the preservation of what’s left of our film and cinema history. Up to 5 decades ago, it was an entertaiment landmark with the Roger Club, Arts Centre theatre,...