A MOTHER’S SUN The bright yellow luminary star of earth begins its ascension from the east in the north of Ghana. It shines bright and the sweat pores of Auntie Fati yields to the immense heat of the sun. It is barely 8am and temperatures are already soaring in their…

With every swing of an axe, every jarring sound of a chainsaw machine manned by indifferent lumberjacks, a tree dies — the forests shrink and so does the lifespan of the planet. Although the reduction of forests is bound to happen at the expense of industrialization and urbanization, the unchecked…