Funerals are a big deal in Ghana and it is not uncommon, in some parts, for a ceremony to last up to seven days, drawing thousands of crowds adorned in flowing red and black robes and gold jewelry.

It’s hard to miss the coffin shaped like an old Nokia brick phone at the entrance of the sunlit workshop on the outskirts of Accra. Here, on a busy road next to Ghana’s Atlantic coastline, Eric Kpakpo ...

In Ghana, death takes on a vivid new form through “fantasy coffins” — elaborate wooden caskets shaped like planes, fish, and Coca-Cola bottles. Born from royal tradition and reimagined by craftsman ...

ACCRA, Ghana — A giant pink fish, a colorful peacock, an airplane painted with the national flag. These are just some of Ghana's fantasy coffins, known as Abebuo, which translates to “proverb.” Each ...

When I was four years old, I turned up to school in uniform on a day I wasn’t supposed to. I went to the school’s front desk and asked to call my dad to have him bring me my favorite outfit, a can of ...