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Beyond the Tap

Africa & Society

Beyond the Tap

A mason's solution on a building site — harvesting rainwater into an underground block tank — opened a window into Ghana's water crisis and the many solutions already waiting to be scaled.

Caleb Quaye · May 2026

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Gratitude Is an Action, Not an Emotion

Africa & Society

Gratitude Is an Action, Not an Emotion

We often confuse feeling grateful with being grateful — but feelings don't reach the people who helped you. Actions do.

Elijah Collins-Hespelt · June 2026

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Presence Has a Voice

Leadership

Presence Has a Voice

A parable of three trials in the village of Besopo teaches what true leadership has always known — your presence is speaking in every room, long before your mouth ever opens.

Chelsea Elinam Aku Akakpo · June 2026

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Mastery in the Mess

Leadership

Mastery in the Mess

True breakthroughs do not come from eliminating obstacles — they come from leaning directly into them and discovering that limitations are often the catalyst for brand-new horizons.

Caleb Obeng · July 2026

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Closer on Paper, Farther in Reality

Africa & Society

Closer on Paper, Farther in Reality

Africa is globally connected yet intra-African trade sits at barely 15% of total trade — when it is easier to trade with China than a neighbour three hundred kilometres away, something deeper than infrastructure is broken.

Beatrice Keneh · July 2026

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A Christian's Quest: The Choices That Shape Us

Faith & Work

A Christian's Quest: The Choices That Shape Us

The Christian life is not defined by one great decision but by many daily ones — every choice either draws us closer to God or pulls us further away.

Alexander Dzakah Jnr · June 2026

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The Real Size of Africa

Africa & Society

The Real Size of Africa

Most world maps distort the true size of Africa. When you see the real scale, everything changes — including how we think about African leadership and potential.

Akua Kakra Agyepong · March 26, 2024

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Nurturing Faith in the Workplace

Faith & Work

Nurturing Faith in the Workplace

How do you keep your faith alive in a secular workplace? Practical wisdom for Christians navigating the tension between faith and professional life.

Josephine Awaafo · March 26, 2024

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A Candle in the Dark

Faith & Work

A Candle in the Dark

In a world filled with darkness, one candle can make all the difference. This is the story of what happens when ordinary people choose to shine.

Keron Yeboah · March 26, 2024

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The African Leadership Narrative: The Rise of Africa's Cheetah Generation

Africa & Society

The African Leadership Narrative: The Rise of Africa's Cheetah Generation

Africa's future belongs to the Cheetah Generation — young, dynamic, and determined to build a new Africa on their own terms.

Richard Kobby Gavor · March 26, 2024

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Navigating the Digital World with Grace

Faith & Work

Navigating the Digital World with Grace

Social media and digital technology have transformed how we connect, communicate, and create. But how do we navigate this new world without losing our values?

Sylvia Emefa Seamegbe · March 26, 2024

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Breaking the Shackles of Our Mind

Leadership

Breaking the Shackles of Our Mind

The greatest prison is the one we build in our own minds. True freedom begins when we challenge the limiting beliefs that hold us back.

Yaw Owusu-Broni · March 26, 2024

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Reclaiming Our Greatness: Lessons from Ancient African Civilizations

Africa & Society

Reclaiming Our Greatness: Lessons from Ancient African Civilizations

Before slavery and colonization, Africa was home to powerful kingdoms that shaped world history.

Sarah Yarborley Abbey · March 26, 2024

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The Ambition Humility Paradox

Leadership

The Ambition Humility Paradox

Ambition and humility may seem like opposing forces, but the most transformational leaders know how to hold both.

Samuel Bright Appiah · March 26, 2024

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Confronting The "Racism" Within Our Tribes

Africa & Society

Confronting The "Racism" Within Our Tribes

While Africans have bravely fought racism from outsiders, a destructive bias persists within — tribalism.

Benedicta Adwoa Hayford · March 26, 2024

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Becoming Light

Faith & Work

Becoming Light

As a young Christian navigating workplace integrity, I discovered that light shines best in darkness.

Erica Abini · March 15, 2024

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We Are the Problem!

Faith & Work

We Are the Problem!

When believers retreat from the seven pillars of society, the world fills the vacuum and sets the standards.

Yaa Afriyie Amankwah · March 26, 2024

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Falling In Love With My Own Mind

Leadership

Falling In Love With My Own Mind

Thinking Is a Process, Not an Accident. A mental process of understanding a situation, analyzing information, solving problems, making decisions, generating options.

Beatrice Darling Ansah · August 2026

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The Rear-View Mirror and the Road Ahead

Leadership

The Rear-View Mirror and the Road Ahead

Reflection is only problematic when it becomes a destination rather than a tool for moving forward. Sometimes, we convince ourselves that because an explanation feels right, it must be true. Before we know it, reflection becomes overthinking, and we remain stuck in the past while believing we are working on ourselves.

Emerald Eyram Akorli · September 2026

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Faith-Refining Scars

Faith & Work

Faith-Refining Scars

Permit me to engage you in the story of a woman who began her journey on a very unlucky note wanting nothing to do with a God who seemed to have allowed far too much pain into her life. One of the things I have carried with me long after embracing this story is the beauty of finding purpose in pain not as a cliché stitched onto a difficult season to make it more bearable, but as something Jesus Himself modelled.

Emmanuel Nkrumah · September 2026

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The Scars That Have Shaped Me: What I Learned From Vaneetha’s Story

Faith & Work

The Scars That Have Shaped Me: What I Learned From Vaneetha’s Story

“This is the most precious answer God can give us: wait. It makes us cling to him rather than to an outcome. God knows what I need; I do not. He sees the future; I cannot. His perspective is eternal; mine is not. He will give me what is best for me when it is best for me.” — Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me

Ernestina Asare Bediako · September 2026

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THE DEVIL IS AT THE DOOR

Faith & Work

THE DEVIL IS AT THE DOOR

It is easy to read something like this and wonder, “What kind of person drinks blood?” But it is not all doom and gloom. Becky, Amber and Kristine shared something else that points us toward the answer to our own vulnerabilities: they turned to Christ.

Griffin Adjei-Brown · September 2026

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