Lagos to Accra by bicycle

Gideon Adeyeni, a development worker and activist during the Christmas break, travelled to Accra, Ghana on his bicycle. He narrates his experience in this short travelogue I wrote a greater part of this piece sitting under a tree on my way to Tema from Aflao, Ghana. Between 23rd and 28th December 2023, I rode my […]


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