| La Scala plays Beethoven in Accra: The world famous Milanese orchestra, La Scala, played to a packed house at the National Theatre in Accra on Monday as part of the activities marking Ghana's Golden Jubilee celebrations. BBC's report on the show says the audience applauded at the wrong places (a sign of ignorance) but the conductor was fully satisfied at the behaviour of the audience who came in their 'brightly coloured dresses'. The concert, the first of its kind in Ghana and the first visit of Teatro alla Scala to Africa, cost tens of thousands of dollars and was organised in collaboration with the Municipality of Milan. The idea, hatched by Kofi Annan, was made possible thanks to the support of Eni, the Province of Milan and the Chamber of Commerce. It was broadcast live on television and those ordinary Ghanaians who, against all odds, did watch it, would have recognised Beethoven's 9th Symphony and, perhaps, the solo parts of the "Hymn to Joy", which is also the European Union's official hymn. |
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| Ghana Union supports LAFA's work on AIDS prevention: Ghana Union |
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in Stockholm has, over the past several years, supported LAFA ( Landstingen förebygger aids) which is the Stockholm County Aids Prevention Program, in its work of Aids prevention, especially in the African community in the Stockholm area. This has taken the form of Aids information and condom distribution at Ghana Union functions, home parties where the message is disseminated and condom use demonstrated as well as visits to those Africans who are known to have contracted the virus. Officials from LAFA have also addressed Ghana union functions and members of the union have taken part in various seminars and workshops organised on HIV/AIDS topics. Much of the support for the union in its AIDS prevention work has come from AFRIS, the African council in Sweden of which Ghana Union is an active member. |
| Olle Waller and Niklas Lindau of the LAFA office |
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