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From ‘face the wall’ to ‘white fufu’ …Folklore board, GTA to rebrand local dishes
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The National Folklore Board (NFB) in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) is set to rename some Ghanaian local foods associated with derogatory names to enhance their appeal to both foreign and local consumers.
Prof. Gabriel Eshun, Technical Advisor of the Ghana Tourism Development Project indicated that the move was a strategy to change the narrative and boost the tourism subsectors of the country.
He disclosed this to The Spectator on the sidelines of a workshop on tourism, arts and culture for selected Journalists towards the tourism promotion agenda in the country.
He said it was wrong for local healthy foods such as konkonte, a meal prepared with cassava flour to be called ‘face the wall’ or ‘Chris Brown’, and ‘Kofi broke man’ for roasted plantain among others, saying that as a nation, it was important to be innovative and creative when it came to names given to local foods.
According to him, such derogatory names connote poverty and must not be allowed to persist, explaining that, all manner of people including the rich and affluent in society enjoy eating such foods.
The board he said, would soon come up with suitable names for local dishes, disclosing for example that, konkonte could be renamed as ‘white fufu’.
The training was the second in a series by the Ministry for Tourism, Arts and Culture to build capacity and encourage the media to give much attention to the promotion of the tourism subsectors of Ghana.
The journalists were selected from Bono, Bono
East, and Ahafo regions, representing the middle zone of the country.
They updated their knowledge on issues such as who a tourist is, what goes into tourism data, revenue landscape as well as better telling the tourism story among others.
The tourism ministry is aiming to generate $6 billion from 1.2 million tourism visitors annually.
The ministry sought to create more employment, for which various innovative and creative strategies were being developed to boost the sector.
From Daniel Dzirasah, Kumasi
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
