Beads have a long history in Ghana. They were once the king's currency, according to E.B.T. Sikapa, an organizer for the first Ghana International Beads Festival.

Waist beads marked the goalposts on a girl’s evolution from maiden to matriarch. Made of stones, bone, coral, or crystals, ...

Ghanaian scientists have designed beads to educate mothers to accurately monitor children’s respiratory rates and diagnose signs of pneumonia. According to the WHO, in 2015 pneumonia accounted ...

Score the plantains lengthwise and peel the skin. Roughly dice them. Transfer to a bowl and mash with a potato masher until a very smooth paste forms.

KUCHING: Powder glass beads from Ghana will be among the items showcased at the Third Borneo International Bead Conference 2013. A talk on these beads will be conducted by Akwele Suma Glory, a ...

Ghana: Beads Production Skills Underway. 1 March 2005. ... Mr. James K.N.Ogunlade, the founder of the Oguns Beads Museum told news men that the programme which is under the theme, ...

Talented and influential Ghanaian actress, Lydia Forson, has grabbed a sponsorship deal to model for top Ghanaian bead jewellery company Kyme Bevass. The company, which specializes in custom-made ...

In Rwanda, the name Dr. Thomas Muyombo resonates beyond hospital walls. Known to many by his stage name Tom Close, he is a ...

The Centre for National Culture in collaboration with the European Union and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) said the first ever International Beads Festival would be celebrated at Odumase Krobo ...

Ghana’s coral reefs have been described as unique; it is about 1.4 kilometers long and 70 meters high. The discovery was announced at a seminar to outdoor the Marine Environmental Baseline and ...

A tiny amount of oxybenzone, a UV-blocking chemical that’s commonly found in sunscreen, can stunt and deform the growth of coral reefs, sometimes killing the coral. In Hawaii, lawmakers are ...

A new generation of Ghanaians are rediscovering their heritage -- and rediscovering the appeal of traditional beads. Many Ghanaians used to associate beads with an old-fashioned coming-of-age ...