Beyond Independence: Why March 6 should be celebrated as “Ghana’s Day”

Every year on March 6, drums roll, boots strike the pavement, and thousands of schoolchildren and security personnel march past a decorated dais. Flags wave. Speeches are delivered. Cameras flash. But when the music fades, and the crowd disperses, a troubling question remains: “What exactly are we celebrating, our independence, or a memory of it?” […]

By Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie