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Saturday, August 11, 2012fashionlifeandstyle

Weekender: Kweku Fleming, 40-something businessman

I'm carrying fliers on my head for a play at the Arcola Theatre in east London. It's called Pandora's Box and was written by my friend Ade Solanke. I used to be an "imagineer" for Disney – that's where I met Ade. Imagineers are the people behind the theme parks. It was a unique office – cutting-edge and very secretive. I was looking at how to make rides more accessible, and part of that was travelling to parks all over the US in a wheelchair. I now live in Ghana. My auntie studied there and sent lots of pictures. I became hooked. My family aren't certain about our African heritage, but when I first visited Ghana, I felt at home. The way people treat each other and the pattern of life remind me of my old relatives in Macon, Georgia . I've invested in an organic farm . We're growing moringa – aka the tree of life. It's considered the most nutrient-rich plant on Earth. It's already feeding people in Africa; I want to get people eating it in the west. Ghana is booming. So many people from the diaspora are returning – such as the Ghanaian British couple who run Star Bites cafe in Accra, where I go to watch my favourite singers, Toni "Jazz" Manieson and Kojo Osew . Accra is becoming a beautiful melting pot of influences and energy. • Are you a Weekender? Email a photo and a brief description of how you spend your weekends to [email protected] .

Source: The Guardian ↗

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