Ghana as we know it x James Mercer - S2 Ep.4 (Part 1)

Visit https://www.thesoundofaccra.com/james for the show notes and more James is a Ghanaian born in the UK (South London to be exact), where he lived all my life apart from five years. Four years in Keele University with Adrian and one in Ghana. He went to school in Cape Coast in a school named Mfantsipim which boasts an alumni of Kofi Annan, Kofi Busia, Arthur Wharton, William Ofori-Atta, Tsatsu Tsikata, J.E Casely-Hayford, Majid Michel and Obour! He is enthused by politics (UK and Ghanaian), business and development in Ghana and a huge interest in helping other Ghanaians make the move back home. He is the founder of a group called the Ghana Collective that aims to help with this. In this episode, we cover: James experience of life and School in Ghana Why James resonates so much with Ghana and is passionate about his country and its development Key figures and ideas worth considering surrounding Ghana KEY LINKS AND RESOURCES Adisadel college Mfantsipim School Morning star school Holy child Ghana School James dads cousin was Mugabe’s first wife Ghana Elections Nzima language Different types of Twi Free Podcast Course Ghana Collective *BOOK - The Big eat the Small, The Fast Eat the Slow Ernest Aryeetey - James Uncle Ekwow Spio-Garbah - James Uncle Andrew Egyapa Mercer- James Uncle James Mercer (Diplomat) - James Grandad Nana Assiama Guahyia Ababio, the Edubiasehene – James Maternal Grandfather * We may earn a small kickback at no cost to you if you follow through on the link to purchase the book on Amazon Visit https://www.thesoundofaccra.com/james for the show notes and more Connect with The Sound of Accra Podcast Check out our new YouTube Channel Tweet #thesoundofaccrapodcast, tag us on Instagram @thesoundofaccra and mention us on Linkedin  Support the showLISTEN TO MORE EPISODES BELOW https://thesoundofaccrapodcast.buzzsprout.com/ ALL OF OUR OTHER LINKS https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod