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One slave childthat count alreadywhile it inside my bellytell them that the babyInna Calabash.” (An excerpt from ‘Inna…
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A Mathematical Perplexity:One From Ten Leaves Nought

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If you’re interested in Ghana then you know the word, Akwaaba. Kenneth teaches you a few more words and phrases in Twi.
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