Ghana

[ad_1] Dozens of people converged on the Modern City hotel in Tamale yesterday to applaud the Guinness World Record (GWR) contender, Failatu Abdul-Razak, as she ended her 227 hours cooking marathon. She turned off her stove at 10:00 a.m. having prepared 156 local and continental dishes which were distributed to spectators, street children and homeless people in Tamale. The marathon also caught the attention of prominent personalities across the country including the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, musicians, military men, […]

[ad_1] Initially it looked like a publicity stunt, but Ghanaian daredevil Afua Asantewaa Aduonum continued to sing for almost 127 hours. But did she break the 2012 record held by an Indian singer? A whole country is optimistic. Afua Asantewaa Aduonum looked exhausted as her singing marathon came to an end -- unsure after days of vocal acrobatics what day of the week it was. "At one point I kept asking which day it was, and I finally got to […]