This piece is devoted to the memory of a great African revolutionary, Major Boakye Djan. Djan came into fame at a time the Ghanaians were immersed in poverty, and hopelessness, and were a laughing stock in West Africa. He moved on to Kings College, University of London, to research ‘Ghana at War in the Second World War’ as a doctoral programme. Djan, a former journalist with the Ghanaian Times, before he enlisted in the Ghanaian Armed Forces, was a bibliophile. We exchanged visits in Nigeria and Ghana after he was given amnesty by the government of John Kufuor.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2024 15:47 UTC