Ghana’s plan to adopt local languages aims to honour its linguistic diversity and preserve the country’s rich cultural heritage while enhancing citizen engagement in the legislative process. English ...

At the Kumasi Centre for National Culture, the rhythm rises into the air, steady and measured. To the unfamiliar ear, it is ...

In recent years I have observed something deeply troubling in Ghanaian homes and communities. I have seen children under the age of ten who cannot understand or speak their own local language. A child ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ghana is partnering with Google to develop AI-powered education tools in local languages, starting with Twi, Ewe, Dagbani, and ...

The NYPD added a new language Thursday to its growing lexicon: Ewe, pronounced just like “away.” Two of the 650 recruits that joined the NYPD Police Academy Thursday speak the primary language of ...

The history of language and education in Africa cannot be separated from the colonial project. British colonial education was never intended to create independent thinkers; it was designed to produce ...

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak, has reaffirmed that English and French will remain integral to Ghana's education system. He said English will become the principal language of ...

A historian at the University of Ghana says language is central to the survival of culture and knowledge, warning that Ghana risks losing critical aspects of its identity if indigenous languages ...

The School of Languages at the University of Ghana has called for urgent and coordinated action to safeguard Ghana's indigenous languages from decline. According to the School, rapid technological ...

By Nicholas ARTHUR-BAIDOO Jnr, Elsie Edinam AVEVOR, Mustapha BELLO, and Francis Kwesku ESSEL A language waiting to be heardIn ...