Letter from Africa: The woman bucking the trend in Ghana to embrace her grey hair

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In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to buck a beauty trend.

I recently took a major decision about my looks.

No, I haven’t gone under the plastic surgeon’s knife to tighten up the wrinkles, nor have I attempted a Botox treatment.

Instead, I am walking around with my grey – more like white – hairs exposed.

At 76, it is not exactly news that

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