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The Cartography of Vanishing

Since my daughter was born I have written more than in any other year of my life. I have also shared less. There is a novel I finished in that no one

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These rape stories are not mine to tell. On #BreakTheSilence and Ghana’s hostility towards victims

2:37 AM Someone somewhere somehow, can very well accuse me of rape or sexual harassment. When I say “rape” above, I do not mean “the violent and aggra

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Today, we launched social media stickers (and GIFs) for a partner. Yes, another first!

Today, we launched social media stickers (and GIFs) for a partner. Yes, another first! Today, we launched Instagram stickers (and GIFs) for a client!

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Using TikTok for a Ghanaian brand: tips, tricks and what we have learned so far about the audience

Using TikTok for marketing a Ghanaian brand, tips and what we have learned so far about the audience Last week or so, my team and I launched a TikTok

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Comedian Waris, Akuma Mama Zimbi, “top journalists” and how fake news spreads in Ghana

We all woke up to the sad news of the “fire” that raged through the top floor of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle office of Ghana Revenue Authority (at least

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hey friend, this birthday letter is 6 days late, and it is about gratitude

hello there, if you know me well, you probably know that I, in general, do not care about my birthday; I’m not particularly happy or I’m not especiall

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Ad Recall Lift and other metrics that should matter with social media advertising

It is Tuesday, 23 July, 00:23GMT and I am awake and at this laptop, not because I want to be but because I am dealing with a client who cares. This cl

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We’re failing as feminists because we’re talking to men

In this patriarchal world, every person, especially women, needs to go through a process of re-education, to identify oppression against women. I have

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How I learnt to not be the kind of boss I detest

…how I learnt to not be the kind of boss I detest For as long as I can remember, I have always believed that leaders (especially those in management)

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Staying true to the ethics of journalism in the realm of content marketing

I have been with the editorial team at Pulse Ghana for almost four years and like every other editor with every other publication, I and my colleagues

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learning to let go of things that don’t want to be held onto

learning to let go of things that don’t want to be held onto the firmer you hold onto a knife, the deeper it cuts into your palm Once in a while, you’

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I was wrong, emotional marketing is completely dead

It is all about the best algorithms, most intuitive bots, Facebook, Google and… a lot of stuff very few people actually care about. Somewhere in 2012,

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you don’t have to make a difference

…you are the difference You don’t have to make a difference, you are the difference. Each atom of your being plays house and home, swapping in and out

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The benefits of living in an underdeveloped country like Ghana for every smart entrepreneur

Ghana being underdeveloped posed a lot of advantages to the upcoming entrepreneur. Last week, in a WhatsApp group, where a couple of my friends and I

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gone!

This is not a poem Every bone, though not broken sticks out sorely. As the angry sun raged through the dusty afternoon I have sat here for long observ

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untitled for Afi

Calm funerary monuments tramples the parched ground of this deserts. The recoiled shadowy boredom submerges this incautious verziere of dreams. Again

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where my demons go

Where Her Demons Go, We Will Follow (Symphonic Black Metal), DivinumX ‘tis the time of night when your love struts With a mixed perfume of musk and ha

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hey friend, a letter on my birthday

hey friend, i hope this missive finds you well and good inside, or pensive, in recovery, or getting better all the time, i just hope this finds you at

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you’re at it again

My skin crawls my face falls my heart shrinks; You’re at it again. Your voice unheard your tales unread the laughs unshared; You’re at it again. Shame

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unreal boys love like men

I’m not a real boy; I am flighty, honest, lacking in manly wiles. But I love like a man. Fiercely, sacrificially, open, fragile. jealously, possessive

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Dear Kojo Yankson, your “khebab” report is fake news, bad journalism and unnecessarily incendiary

Here are the "factual lapses" in Kojo Yankson's report that a "khebab" seller was the cause of the Atomic Junction Gas explosion Dear Kojo Yankson, I

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Patapaa, like Shatta Wale, Kwaw Kese et al, has found the G-spot of the Ghanaian music lover

Anyone who would refer to themselves as a connoisseur when it comes to music or even just Ghanaian music, would probably turn up their nose if they he

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Your favorite mobile money vendor is probably going to try to scam you

Stay woke! People are trying to rob you Unless you have not been paying attention, there is a new form of thievery in town with people using mobile mo

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UvA suggests “fake PhD” holder Sebastian Osumanu gets mental health checked as they squash his “racism” claims

UvA suggests “fake PhD” holder Sebastian Osumanu gets mental health checked as they squash his “racism” claims Sebastian had maintained his claims abo

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How one Ghanaian used Photoshop to create fake PhD awards and fooled almost everyone

“Fraudster” Sebastian Osumanu’s supposed PhD awards are fake But say, you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you most probably know

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6 crucial questions to understanding Kenya’s General Election and why everyone is on the edge

…or why Uhuru vs Odinga is at an all time high On Tuesday, 8th August, there will be a general elections in Kenya. Some 19 million Kenyans are expecte

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China moves to block VPN access, a service used by millions including Africans to connect to social media

China moves to block VPN access, a service used by millions including Africans to connect to social media A report by Bloomberg says the government ha

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New WhatsApp feature will let you recall that embarrassing message you regretted sending

The Facebook-owned messaging platform will giving users the chance to recall messages after they have been sent out. Several online publications have

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I saved the moon

Tonight the moon dances with laziness; As well as beauty On the cushions of many who dream. With its dull light like a distracted hand It caresses the

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Maybe we need to stop praying

…the modern Christian prays too much and acts too little As usual, when I am writing about Christian topics or things that I feel will upset the “deli

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I heard clear silence

Listening to my alter ego I forget my wishes It is not nice When the choking gray blue Of that life sentence Under the yoke of the wind Is not a choic

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In Africa, drones are in the business of precision farming

In its characteristic buzz, the drone starts up its four propellers and takes off. In seconds, it is above the terrain and has already filmed several

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Family of murdered Quantum Oil fuel station attendant bemoans slow judicial system in Ghana

The accused assailant, Osman, has since been granted bail as court proceedings in the court still run The mill of justice has been known to grind slow

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How Joey B has transformed from Tonga to become the leader of the cool kid scene in Ghana

…and how he is yearning to be the Joey Bada$$, Kanye West, Drake, Kid Cudi and more of the hip-hop scene in Ghana. Darryl Paa Kwesi Bannerman-Martin,

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“Smart” Ghanaian drivers find cunning ways to shortchange Uber on its 25% charge

Uber won’t budge on charging drivers 25% on all trips, so the drivers found ways to pay Uber less Uber may be facing a litany of legal (and moral) iss

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Google wants to keep winning Africa with Android Go, here are 6 reasons why it can

The Google I/O event is always an interesting one for me. I am more than just a Google/Android fanatic, I hate Apple OS with a great passion and my fr

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Meet the lady who has been operating a kelewele joint in Accra for 40+ years without fail

This love story begins as most of mine do, I see or hear something and I set out to google it. Somewhere by the roadside in Labone, there is a “kelewe

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To my Nightmare

Everyday, at every night You can’t break me down I won’t surrender In the stillness of the night I hear you all too well But I will not open my eyes I

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The legacy of the goat in the mind of the Ghanaian

…of dead goats, goat serums as cure for HIV and goats as bribes I was doing research for a piece about how goats are very much embedded into the Ghana

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Mr. Eazi is right; Ghana’s influence on Nigeria music cannot be overemphasized

…but a lifelong sibling rivalry won’t make Nigeria admit to it From music to food and also sports, Nigeria and Ghana seems to have it out for each oth

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Maybe…tomorrow

Maybe Tomorrow (FunkyGemini) Maybe…tomorrow My eyes are the dew On the wet grass They see only the hand placed On the page of the rain Where the thinn

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What happens if the president-elect and vice president-elect die before inauguration day?

The constitution has no steps for such a event as it may probably never happen… “What happens if the president-elect should die before inauguration da

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Digital Literature: what we need to promote pan-Africanism

The weapon Africans are yet to harness! A new trend is emerging in the cultural field in Africa. The signs have always been there, visible from Accra

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How wax print makes believe that it is African and stifles the real fabrics of the continent

Wax print, predominantly produced in the Netherlands, dominates the continent’s textile market. Ask anyone if wax print is African, and the most proba

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Calling out John Mahama, Hannah Tetteh and the NDC for their impudence

I’ve seen shrouded stupid decisions during the Kufuor-NPP and Mills-NDC gov’ts and I’ve seen the Mahama-NDC gov’t in power. I need not say more but I

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What Christ should mean this Christmas: a Christmas message

Material gifts are good, but they cannot replace God’s greatest gift to us, salvation in Jesus Christ, which will be with us for eternity. At the holi

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Ghana, like Nigeria, replaces a corrupt leader with an older one; the similarities

But Ghanaians are hoping this is where the similarities end Nigerians and Ghanaians have shared a hate-love relationship for as long as I can remember

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Voter apathy and neutrality might get the wrong person elected President of Ghana

Voter apathy and neutrality might get the wrong person elected President of Ghana We can’t allow that to happen! I don’t vote. Read that well, I didn’

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It’s My Birthday: on new experiences, nostalgia, growing old

Right now, it’s 10:19pm and I am still 20 something years old. It's My Birthday - on new experiences, nostalgia, growing old Right now, it's 11:22pm a

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The Great Awakening in living a thoughtful life

Live life bearing in mind that one day you will leave. Leave life knowing that you are off to live. The train of life might move slow; because that is

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African technopreneurs just need to look around themselves

We can not be born under the same star. Unlike their Western and Asian counterparts, African technopreneurs (technology entrepreneurs) must at all tim

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Last Night

Last Night There’s never been a night I wanted to whisper in your ear more Than I did last night. I wanted to shape the cold breeze, And the pattering

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Who is this Shee Horror everyone is speaking of?

I am writing this post at 10:57PM, 08 Aug. 2016–2 hours away from the Witching Hour. I want to jump in straight and tell you that “Shee Horror” is act

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Worship is not entertainment, why we must know this

The Evolution of Worship, Edgar Winter Worship is not entertainment, why we must know this Worship to God is holy and sacred. There is an erroneous id

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Why a Sarkodie vs Manifest beef is all Ghana music needs right now

Popular opinion has it that Sarkodie is the best rapper in the Ghanaian music industry. But opinion is cheap, everyone owns one. To hell with it, I ev

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The internet is “the largest surveillance network in the world”

It is time to reflect on technical decentralization but also focus mainly on user awareness. With the US-based FBI doing everything possible to be abl

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A buyer’s guide to avoiding bad Waakye

Because BAD Waakye is a SIN!!! (Ferviddy.com) Are you a frequent Waakye consumer like my dear friend Ato Ulzen-Appiah? Do you believe the eternal quot

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Plead. Beg. Threaten.

That thing that men do. M: Can I get some? F: I really don't want to I am not in the mood but I love you! M: I don't give a f! F: Thats rude I was jus

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On morality, laxity and the growing sex tape culture in Ghana

At one time, maybe in the lifetime of some of my readers, entertainment featuring sexual immorality was considered scandalous. Even in Hollywood at th

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XO Senavoe accused of rape and sexual abuse

In a trend that started on Twitter, XO Senavoe was accused of allegedly getting women drunk with the intention of having sex with them in their drunke

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HelloFood Ghana: a particularly bad experience

My first experience with HelloFood showed me the exactly how slapping a fancy name and logo on a shit service can never be and has never been a winnin

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7 reasons why Africa bloggers could become stars

Because of the (very) fast changes to the ecosystem of technology in Africa, I avoid making predictions. But in terms of the online publications, I am

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African developers should produce more mobile applications

There are lots of reasons why African developers should start to develop applications for the various existing Apps Store. Here are 5 that I consider

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Why most African companies are not on the web

Today, a website is very important for a company. This is a factual statement. I don’t even need to back it up with statistics. Many successful busine

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Bishop Dag Heward Mills: ‘Forcing’ young people to marry is wrong

Why is Bishop Dag Heward Mills calling on the young people in his church to get married early so they can have sex? Before I start this post, I’d like

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The standoff is not over between Apple and the FBI.

Apple VS FBI: How did the FBI crack the phone? We need to know The standoff is not over between Apple and the FBI. If the FBI has managed to break the

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Slim shaming; it is a thing and it is equally bad as fat-shaming

Like its ugly cousin fat-shaming, the ultimate goal herein is to make someone feel bad about the body they were born with and to use social pressure t

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Remembering Komla Dumor

Remembering Komla Dumor - an inspiration to many In life and even in death, Dumor was an inspiration to many, a clear example that there is no such th

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On self-absorbed narcissists at their lowest

With the internet, we all know the existence of self-absorbed narcissists is inevitable. Many people prefer not to associate themselves with these kin

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Why Moscow is banking on Africa to counter America’s global dominance

Russia in Africa: Why Moscow is banking on Africa to counter America’s global dominance The setting was the 2007 Munich Security Conference, and Russi

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Ashesi University introduces new programmes

Ashesi to introduce new programmes at inauguration of Engineering building Ashesi University is one of the academic institutions in Ghana that is pois

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Not Just A Good Filmmaker, Leila Djansi Gets Her Nude Scenes Perfect

Leila Djansi happens to be one of the most revered producers/director in the movie industry in Ghana. In her own words, she is “a filmmaker… I make mo

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Why I kept my website ad-free

Every nook of our lives is filled with advertising these days. It’s so pervasive that we have come to accept it as a fact of life, and it cannot help

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Happy Moments

The Fountain is dancing to the beat and I watch it cheerfully. It sways to the left, right, and into my shallow hilarity. I never laughed that way to

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A little about the person behind the inbox

Media, technology, writing. Based in Accra, Ghana.

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adesa+

Streaming for the Media General group

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Cedi Sense Conference 2026

Building Wealth in the Digital Age

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Corruption isn't our moral failure - it's our systems begging to be gamed

Blame the architecture, not just the actors.

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Election Command Centre 2024

3News's election results platform

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Ghana's AI crossroads

On what it will actually take for Ghana to matter in the AI decade.

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mgPass

Identity for Media General's products

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mgRewards

Media General's loyalty programme

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mgTix

Event ticketing at mgtix.africa

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PMXtra

Ghana's first 24/7 reality streaming format

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PRISM

A modular workplace operations platform for African organisations

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WMS Africa

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Sena Quashie

I’m Sena Quashie, a writer and builder based in Accra, Ghana.

The work

I’m GM Digital and an Executive Committee member at Media General, and co-founder and MD of WMS Africa. Our studio builds PRISM, a modular workplace operations platform for African organisations.

My career began with Flash Mob Ghana in 2009, followed by journalism at OMGGhana in 2011. I went on to work at Pulse, YEN, and Ringier Africa Digital before joining Media General in June 2022.

I also serve on the board of Digital Foundation and write for 3Voices at 3News.

The words

I’ve been writing poems since at least 2007. There are essays here too, and two novels behind the scenes: Something Real: The Quietest Man in Lagos, which is in revision, and The Uncoiling, which is still in progress.

Get in touch

For a conversation about the work, an idea, or something you’ve read here, write to sena@wms.africa.

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