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The National Commission on Culture (NCC) has engaged the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) to strengthen strategic partnerships and advance cultural diplomacy. A delegation led by Mr Wakefield Ackuaku, Acting Executive Director of the NCC, met Madam Cynthia Prah, National Information Officer at UNIC, under the UN Department of Global Communications, in Accra. Mr Ackuaku outlined the Commission’s mandate and its operational presence across all 16 regions and various districts in Ghana. He highlighted “The Black Star Experience” as the government’s flagship cultural programme. Mr Ackuaku said the year-long initiative was anchored on monthly themes and activities aimed at reconnecting Ghanaians with their cultural identity and her...

Madam Louisa Atta Akpoto, the Chief Executive Officer of Divine Torch Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has called on African women to prioritise showcasing their culture through good African dressing ethics, rather than emulating social media lifestyles. Madam Akpoto said most social media lifestyles were fake and could not be replicated in real-life activities. She said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Ada at the commemoration of International Women's Day (IWD), emphasising that women should not copy what they see on social media, to avoid putting pressure on young girls to live extravagant lifestyles. She stated that wearing shorter, transparent outfits that exposed intimate parts of the body was not an African culture, saying, “the ...

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NCC, UNIC Forge Cultural Partnership

African women urged to portray culture through dressing