When Death Becomes a Marketplace: A call to reclaim dignity in Ghanaian funerals

When a wealthy Ghanaian passes away abroad, the family head back home often swears by fire and water that the body must be flown to Ghana for burial. Lavish plans are drawn, airline tickets purchased, committees formed, and grand announcements made, all in the name of “respecting tradition.” But when the deceased dies poor, there […]

By Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie