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The Ghana to London Drive : The woman’s story.
Day 1 (22nd /23rd): The Journey Begins
The airy Saturday morning was a combination of excitement and anticipation of the unknown terrain that lay ahead.
Were the cars prepped for the journey? Oh yes!. I will tell you about it later as we get deeper into the story
You all know how plans made in a group hardly moves from the chat to “we dey move” . Well not this one . Wanderlust GHANA was determined to make this happen and they sure did!
Meet up spot, BLAY Apartments(Oyarifa). I met Quincy for the first time . The youngest amongst the lot. His was a 10,000km road-trip to bond with his father , and I thought that was special. Mrs Peprah kept me company whiles the men were being men (lol). The $1 million in the room saga was trending so discussing it with her was a good distraction.
9:30am , took final photos . Husbands said their final goodbyes to wives and children. Time asooooo- time aso!
Let’s go!!!!!
We Drove to Dormaa Ahenkro so we connect to the mid entry point into Ivory . But 453km road that we should do in just a couple of hours, will take us having to stop at Eusbett Hotel and continue next day, SMH.
Eusbett was a lovely place. Food was good . Customer service on point. But they wouldn’t allow me to take pictures of the breakfast buffet which I found odd.
Oh we took some pictures and that’s one of the photos circulating. My white shoes meant I was still in Ghana. It changed colors as we moved from country to country.
In about 2 hours we got to Gonokrom, an exit town into Ivory Coast. Wait….. there was a need to stop and help one of the vehicles with a leak in one of his brake hoses. This one was a “national agenda” because the speed with which they squad got together to help was awesome. It was at that point I knew there was a lot Shecanic could learn from. This was my first introduction to Kwame Peprah. Oh my heart was immediately drawn to him. He got his hand dirty. Saka Homes brought his tool box and quickly went back to exercise ( that’s another story lol).
In just about 45 mins we had diagnosed, fixed the issue and was back on the road .
Gonokrom, Ghana’s border town to Ivory Coast was my first introduction to the concept of no man’s land where there is no law . You can do anything, anything at all and get away with it. I thought that was interesting.
At the border they asked for pass and license of all the vehicles, passports and yellow card. There was a heat sensor device to check our temperature. Not sure the purpose of it but I will give them an A for effort. Did they ask for Ghana card? No it was the passport the needed. Old school style of book keeping. Stamping the passports means there will be fewer pages for international visas . Why can’t the Ghana card be enough?!
After an hour of what should have been a a 10 minute session, we (passengers)were given back our document and was allowed to walk into Ivory Coast.
Did we pay any bribes? Well not at this port. Or if they did I was shielded.
The Journey is the destination!!!!
Writeup by: Shecanic, the only female who joined the trip from Accra to London by road
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned four career diplomats as ambassador-designates to represent Ghana in four countries.
The commissioning ceremony took place on Friday, October 16, 2026.
The new envoys are Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo, Ambassador-Designate to Angola; His Excellency Louis Kwame Obeng, Ambassador-Designate to Qatar; Her Excellency Evelyn Korantemaa Ofosu-Amable, Ambassador-Designate to Israel; and His Excellency Jedidiah Reuben Adogla, Permanent Representative-Designate to Switzerland.
President Mahama charged them to advance Ghana’s national interests through strategic partnerships, economic diplomacy, investment mobilization, and expanded access to international markets.
He said Ghana’s diplomatic engagements must deliver tangible economic benefits, create jobs, and strengthen the country’s standing on the international stage.
The four envoys are career diplomats with over 27 years of experience.
On behalf of her colleagues, Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo thanked the President for the confidence reposed in them and pledged their commitment to emulate his leadership and deliver on the mandate given to them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The professor who spends his days exploring the intricacies of African languages found himself at the centre of a different kind of lesson on Friday, October 2, 2026. 
This time, there were no lecture notes, academic arguments or university classrooms. Instead, there was the weight of tradition, the rhythm of a community celebration and the solemnity of an oath at a royal palace.
Professor Ọbádélé Kambon, a full Professor of African Linguistics at the University of Ghana, was enstooled as Apagyahene and Sunsum Ɔsahene of Akuapem Mampong in the Eastern Region in a ceremony that brought academia and traditional authority together.
For the professor, the occasion was more than a new title. It was a moment that connected his academic interests in African languages and indigenous knowledge with the living traditions of an Akan community.
The day’s events unfolded through a series of customary observances. Kambon was first taken to the compounds of the Ɔkyeamehene and Gyasehene, where the preparations for his installation continued.
Then came the application of hyire, the white kaolin powder associated with traditional rites.
With the customary proceedings underway, the new chief was lifted onto the shoulders of celebrants and carried along the main thoroughfare of Akuapem Mampong.
The procession transformed the streets into a public stage for a ceremony rooted in the community’s traditional institutions.
There was something striking about the image, a university professor, accustomed to the measured language of academic discourse, being carried through the town in a display of traditional recognition.
Yet the celebration was not complete with the procession.
A ram was sacrificed at the Mamponghene’s compound before Kambon was taken to the palace, to swear the oath associated with his new offices.
The ceremony brought him formally into his roles as Apagyahene and Sunsum Ɔsahene.
Beyond the colourful proceedings, the titles themselves carry layers of historical meaning.
Kambon in his research explores the historical connections between Apagya and Akan political and military organisation.
Accounts cited in his work linked Apagya to an asafo, or military company, while historical writing traces an Apagya stool in Asante to the reign of Opoku Ware I in the eighteenth century.
These historical associations offer a glimpse into the institutions that have shaped Akan society over generations, although they do not automatically define the precise responsibilities of the office in Akuapem Mampong.
Kambon’s own professional life reflects a similar interest in preserving and examining African knowledge.
His work encompasses Akan language structure, naming practices across the Black world, proverbs and indigenous intellectual traditions.
Through Abibitumi, the platform he founded, he also promotes language learning, scholarship and cultural engagement.
But tradition was only one part of the story that day.
When the formal ceremony gave way to a reception, the occasion expanded into a celebration of three milestones: Kambon’s enstoolment, his promotion to full professor and his daughter Ama’s admission to the University of Ghana.
The gathering therefore carried a personal significance that went beyond the honours bestowed on one man. 
It celebrated professional advancement, the continuation of family aspirations and a connection to cultural heritage.
For a father, seeing a daughter gain admission to the same university where he holds a distinguished academic position offered another reason to celebrate.
For the professor, the moment placed family achievement alongside his own professional and traditional milestones.
Kambon had already established a place in the traditional life of Akuapem Mampɔn through an earlier installation as Banmuhene Kyidɔmhene, recorded in 2017.
His latest enstoolment adds another chapter to that relationship.
In Akuapem Mampɔn, the day brought together the university, the palace and the family table in one celebration. And for Kambon, the journey from the lecture room to the traditional procession showed how scholarship, cultural responsibility and family achievement could converge in a single memorable occasion.
By Enoch Ntiamoah Siaw
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