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#Ghana60YearsOn: #MightyAfrican stories, thoughts and hopes

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We called it the GhanaThink Foundation because we thought (and would continue to think) about Ghana. It's been more than 12 years since GhanaThink was born. It's also been a while since I did a blog post, or even wrote a piece for this #mightyafrican blog . Today is a great day to break that duck. Ghana is 60 years old ! We are celebrating, marking, reminiscing, criticizing, strategizing, thinking and doing.  I love #Ghana so much. It's great to mark #Ghana60YearsOn . #Morevim 4 all that we do. #GhanaAt60 : Less talk, more action. More vim to that. pic.twitter.com/oy793QMr8X — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) March 6, 2017 To be frank, I am not as excited about Ghana, mostly because of our growth pace, development we can fell in around us and in our pockets and the politics and antics I've seen that are hurting Ghana and don't seem to be abating. However, I have always been excited about Ghana. More than 10 years ago, I decided to stop bothering and focusi...
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Chalo! My "Telangana Epiphany": Navigating Innovation, Culture, and the Vibrant Soul of Hyderabad

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While the WSA Congress provided the professional framework for my trip to India, my true "Telangana Epiphany" happened on the streets, conversations with new friends, strangers, and over plates of spicy biryani. I discovered a Hyderabad that thrives on a unique blend of ancient hospitality and futuristic energy. I had a few ideas of how India would be, some were confirmed and I learnt a few things as well.  "Chalo!"—Navigating the Streets My journey began at the International Airport in Accra, where a contact in security helped me pull up my visa details. As a newbie traveling to India with a visa , I thought I had everything figured out. This guy came through in the knick of time. After a long haul through Addis Ababa and Delhi , I finally landed in the City of Pearls on April 6. My driver, Mr. Majhar Khan , immediately made me feel at home with his conversational style, driving at the left ( not the right ) side of the road. He told me a lot about Hyderabad and ...
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The Top Zimbabwean Songs of All-Time - Starting Eleven

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  I asked some friends to name their top 5 songs ever, from Zimbabwe . I do not have a Zimbabwean alter-ego, yet. I used what I have learnt around Museke . I also asked Google Gemini & other AI bots. You know AI is my friend these days right? I also contributed my top 5. I have never been to Zimbabwe . I learnt about Zimbabwean music from some friends, around my time at MIT and then later at Stanford . Google helped during the Museke days too. I wanted to make a list of the top 5, but there are too many songs. So I have aggregated 11 , to represent Zimbabwe in the World Cup of #MusicWeDeyFeel . The starting eleven . Drop your opinions, props, suggestions in the comments section . Here we go, in no particular order, you can suggest who plays centre forward, sweeper, maestro, left wing back or goalkeeper in the comments. Chitekete - Leonard Dembo (1991)  This is one of Zimbabwe's most beloved tracks of all time. It won the poll too. He brought this out with The ...
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