
SEVEN STORIES and more...
Azanne Kofi Akainyah
A fascinating set of stories, providing unique insights into life during the transition from the Gold Coast, one of the British Empire's West African gems, to the modern Republic of Ghana, and the extensive interactions with the UK and the rest of the world. They are based on a wealth of well-referenced contemporaneous material. These memoirs chronicle the forces at play in the complex and multi-layered process of self-determination and emerging nationhood, which wrought a dreadful toll on the lives of individuals as cultures and ideologies, egos, and aspirations collided. Refreshingly candid, humorous, and witty in parts, Azanne Akainyah shares recollections of his life, warts and all, laced with provocative and challenging reflections on universal issues. A must-read!”
Christiana Hyde MA (Cantab), Retired Employment Judge,
England and Wales
A must-read book for those interested in “the African story”. It brings to life important aspects of this story from a unique and personal angle that grips the reader from beginning to end. It covers significant events in Ghana before and after the overthrow of Nkrumah and also the unfortunate happenings in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. It portrays how familial, ethnic, and parochial interests have played major roles in these events. Akainyah sets the pace in revealing another side of the African story.
Ivan Addae-Mensah PhD (Cantab.) FGA
(Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Former Vice Chancellor
of the University of Ghana and former General Secretary of the
Peoples National Party under President Dr. Hilla Limann)
Duration - 16h 17m.
Author - Azanne Kofi Akainyah.
Narrator - Ebenezer H Brew Riverson.
Published Date - Friday, 09 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2023 Azanne Kofi Akainyah ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Azanne Kofi Akainyah
Ebenezer H Brew Riverson
AkooBooks Audio Ltd.
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
A fascinating set of stories, providing unique insights into life during the transition from the Gold Coast, one of the British Empire's West African gems, to the modern Republic of Ghana, and the extensive interactions with the UK and the rest of the world. They are based on a wealth of well-referenced contemporaneous material. These memoirs chronicle the forces at play in the complex and multi-layered process of self-determination and emerging nationhood, which wrought a dreadful toll on the lives of individuals as cultures and ideologies, egos, and aspirations collided. Refreshingly candid, humorous, and witty in parts, Azanne Akainyah shares recollections of his life, warts and all, laced with provocative and challenging reflections on universal issues. A must-read!” Christiana Hyde MA (Cantab), Retired Employment Judge, England and Wales A must-read book for those interested in “the African story”. It brings to life important aspects of this story from a unique and personal angle that grips the reader from beginning to end. It covers significant events in Ghana before and after the overthrow of Nkrumah and also the unfortunate happenings in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. It portrays how familial, ethnic, and parochial interests have played major roles in these events. Akainyah sets the pace in revealing another side of the African story. Ivan Addae-Mensah PhD (Cantab.) FGA (Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana and former General Secretary of the Peoples National Party under President Dr. Hilla Limann) Duration - 16h 17m. Author - Azanne Kofi Akainyah. Narrator - Ebenezer H Brew Riverson. Published Date - Friday, 09 January 2026. Copyright - © 2023 Azanne Kofi Akainyah ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:32
00 02 dedication
Duration:00:00:14
00 03 quote
Duration:00:00:22
00 04 prologue
Duration:00:06:37
01 chapter 1 coming home
Duration:00:05:14
01 chapter 2 james fort
Duration:00:05:13
01 story 1 chapter3 paris
Duration:00:11:59
01 chapter 4 aburi
Duration:00:25:16
01 chapter 5 ashanti new town
Duration:00:32:50
02 story 2 chapter 1 arrival
Duration:00:09:18
02 story 2 chapter 2 sharrow
Duration:00:32:11
02 story 2 chapter 3 ardingly college
Duration:00:36:10
02 story 2 chapter 4 my mother
Duration:00:21:58
02 story 2 chapter 5 my father
Duration:00:42:37
03 story 3 chapter 1 djaba
Duration:00:10:51
03 story 3 chapter 2 the coup
Duration:00:37:01
03 story 3 chapter 3 the purge
Duration:00:24:03
03 story 3 chapter 4 ollenu
Duration:00:34:43
03 story 3 chapter 5 azu crabe
Duration:00:05:11
03 story 3 chapter 6 sack akainyah
Duration:00:36:26
03 story 3 chapter 7 apalu lasey and amissah
Duration:00:11:51
03 story 3 chapter 8 petitions
Duration:00:33:47
03 story 3 chapter 9 clara's ordeal
Duration:00:12:09
03 story 3 chapter 10 ridge hospital
Duration:00:09:19
04 story 4 chapter 1 cambridge
Duration:00:18:04
04 story 4 chapter 2 france lise
Duration:00:42:49
04 story 4 chapter 3 moses anafu
Duration:00:39:00
05 Story 5 chapter 1 back home
Duration:00:10:26
05 Story 5 chapter 2 attorney's general dept
Duration:00:17:56
05 Story 5 chapter 3 unigov
Duration:00:16:00
05 Story 5 chapter 4 married life
Duration:00:11:06
05 Story 5 chapter 5 kwaw swanzy
Duration:00:18:13
05 story 5 chapter 6 rawlings
Duration:00:20:13
05 story 5 chapter 7 transitional provisions
Duration:00:18:32
05 story 5 chapter 8 the gambian insurrection
Duration:00:29:19
05 story 5 chapter 9 the killing of judges
Duration:00:05:49
06 story 6 chapter 1 lagos and after
Duration:00:19:56
06 story 6 chapter 2 the anafus
Duration:00:20:24
06 story 6 chapter 3 boakye djan
Duration:00:16:52
06 story 6 chapter 4 west africa magazine
Duration:00:33:35
06 story 6 chapter 5 refugee
Duration:00:16:58
06 story 6 chapter 6 hackney legal
Duration:00:13:35
07 story 7 chapter 1 nimo akainyah and co
Duration:00:15:03
07 story 7 chapter 2 akainyah and co
Duration:00:13:50
07 story 7 chapter 3 foday sankoh
Duration:00:08:28
07 story 7 chapter 4 o sullivah djentuh
Duration:00:07:33
07 story 7 chapter 5 family life 2
Duration:00:12:13
08 epilogue chapter 1 charles taylor libel case
Duration:00:02:40
08 epilogue chapter 2 liberia
Duration:00:18:16
08 epilogue chapter 3 the libel
Duration:00:18:16
08 epilogue chapter 4 the battle commences
Duration:00:15:54
08 epilogue chapter 5 challenging the master
Duration:00:11:50
08 epilogue chapter 6 before the judge
Duration:00:19:57
08 epilogue chapter 7 sierra leone
Duration:00:15:51
08 epilogue chapter 8 closing the circle
Duration:00:01:22
09 Ending Credits
Duration:00:01:18