Accra, Sept 4, 2026 (AFP) - In Ghana, larger-than-life coffins tell the stories of the dead

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2026-09-04

Frederick Teiko Ofori spent a large portion of his life with a guitar in his hands, so when the Ghanaian musician died in a road accident, his family decided that the instrument should accompany him on his final journey. His coffin was built in the shape of an enormous guitar. The coffin stood out at his funeral recently in Adjen Kotoku Amoama, on the outskirts of Accra, among bright red flowers, a portrait of the 40-year-old and the mourners gat......

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