In Ghana today, funerals are no longer just solemn farewells to the departed. They have become grand spectacles stages where wealth is paraded, status is displayed, and grief is dressed in splendour.

Rituals around death are cultural expressions that occasionally collide with an individual's feelings. A supportive environment provides understanding within societal structures.

Rows of coffins line a university classroom in the South Korean port city of Busan, ready for use in training the funeral directors of the future in a rapidly ageing country. Students at the Busan ...

A TikTok video shows a BMW hearse transporting a coffin at a funeral processions. South Africans were split over the ...

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President John Dramani Mahama has announced Government’s decision to honour former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, ...

Explore the fascinating tradition of fantasy coffins in Ghana, where unique caskets symbolize the deceased's identity, ...

Raila belonged to that now-tiny tribe of politicians who still spoke about justice and redistribution to the masses.

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Amid the emotion lay the coffin of a man who never wore the ultimate political ... Odinga's ethnic group is known for its ...

Ruth Odinga took the opportunity at her brother Raila Odinga's burial to introduce her Ghanaian husband, Nana Busia and two ...