Nook and Cranny

A view of one of Accra slums (Sodom and Gomorrah) from the Korle Lagoon bridge.

A view from Tema station, overlooking the remains of a building razed by inferno about two years ago. If you live in Accra you will know what building this is.

After a wet, tiring day, sunset indicates the end of the day and drives relentless fishermen to the shore of the Korle Lagoon.

Kwame Nkrumah @ 100

Monday September 21 was the centenary birthday of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's founding president and a great voice in the call for African unity. He was celebrated at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra. In the middle of this photo is Dr. Julius Garvey, son of Marcus Garvey, one of the earliest people to call for the unity of Africa, leading a group of pan-Africanists in a procession with the Nkrumah statue in the background.

Apples everywhere

I have observed that it is easier these days to find apples on the streets of Accra than it is to find oranges to buy. Apples are not grown in Ghana, they're imported but it baffles me to find that there are more apple sellers than there are orange sellers. A matter of economics I think, apples cost more and returns on investment must surely play a part in traders' decisions.