The dusty harmattan winds from the Sahara greeted me upon my return to Ghana after the holidays. After a month of cold in the eastern US and Western Europe, I admit the warm weather in Accra felt inviting.
“Akwabaa to Ghana” was the first thing I saw when I landed at the Accra Kotoka International Airport. A mandatory temperature screening followed – Ghana’s first line of defense against Ebola that is ravaging some of its West African neighbors.