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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A traditional priest and fisherman was buried inside a giant blue teapot in Ghana’s Central Region in 2009. - Regula Tschumi It ...

From elaborate keeping dead bodies in the morgue for so long, expensive caskets and designer funeral cloths to multiple ceremonies, live bands and lavish feeding, funerals have evolved into major ...

Ghanaian soldiers carry the coffin of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, wrapped in the flag of Ghana, to a hearse upon arrival at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana Monday, Sept ...

Attending a Ghanaian funeral requires sensitivity and respect for cultural practices. By avoiding these common mistakes—asking about the dress code, bringing a contribution, staying for the entire ...

The bereaved family of late Ghanaian-born actress Beverly Afaglo have released the date and venue for her final funeral rites ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana's president was among hundreds of mourners Friday who paid their last respects at the funeral of Christian Atsu, the soccer player who died last month in the Turkey ...

It was a funeral two years in the making. The deceased had laid in a morgue in Greater Accra, Ghana, biding his time in icy torpor as plans were made for his final journey. There was financing to be ...