The African Festival is a social and behavioral change project, carried out via theatre, arts and culture. It is backboned by Africa’s Biggest Theatrical Venture, THE SECOND COMING OF NKRUMAH which will celebrate Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah W.E.B. Du Bois, Haille Selassie, Nelson Mandela and King Mohammed V among other iconic Pan-African Freedom Fighters. There […]

Funeral tourism is a unique and increasingly popular form of tourism that allows individuals from different cultures and backgrounds to immerse themselves in the rich and diverse traditions associated with funerals around the world. Ghanaian funerals are not only solemn occasions for bidding farewell to loved ones but also colorful celebrations that reflect the culture, […]

Wa in the Upper West Region to host World Tourism Day 2022

Accra, Ghana: Tuesday 16th July 2022– Ghana Tourism Authority and They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO) has announced “The Pre-Emancipation Day Festival” dubbed Hands Across Africa scheduled to take place Saturday 23rd July 2022 at the National Theatre, Accra. Hands Across Africa is an initiative by the Ghana registered foundation; They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO) of [...]

The Hands Across Africa team paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Mark Okraku-Mantey on 28th June, 2022, at the Ministry. The Goodwill Ambassador of St. Lucia, Taj Weekes who led the delegation stated that one of the major goals of this agenda is to look at the [...]

The Ghana Tourism Authority’s Senior Staff Association begins its maiden edition of ‘SSA WEEK’ celebrations from 1st to 5th July, 2022. The week-long programme which is in consonance with the Authority’s mandate in promoting domestic tourism in Ghana is under the theme, ‘DOMESTIC TOURISM – A PANACEA FOR GHANA’S TOURISM DEVELOPMENT’. The ‘SSA WEEK’ celebration begins on the [...]

Ghana and Malta have expressed their commitment to deepen relations in the fields of tourism and culture as well as trade and investment. To this end, the two countries would establish special committees to work out the modalities for the attainment of this objective. This was the outcome of a meeting between the President of [...]

On Friday, 10th June, 2022 the renovated National Museum was re-opened by the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This Museum which happens to be the oldest and largest in Ghana was intially opened in 1957, but closed to the public in 2015 for renovation. The rehabilitated Museum now has additional exhibits and artefacts, [...]

On 1st June, 2022, the Executive body of the Pan African Heritage Museum (PAHM) led by its Executive Vice Chairman, Ladi Nylander paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Awal to discuss issues of interest to the sector in respect of the Pan African Heritage Museum [...]

The Mayor of New York, Mr. Eric Adams has expressed his determination to support Ghana’s tourism drive aimed at making the country the tourism hub of Africa. In this regard, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) and the office of the New York Mayor will work out joint strategies to achieve the desired [...]