{"id":1211333,"date":"2022-09-26T17:44:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/26\/global-citizen-festival-was-one-for-the-books\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T17:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:44:44","slug":"global-citizen-festival-was-one-for-the-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/26\/global-citizen-festival-was-one-for-the-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Citizen Festival was one for the Books \u2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Usher\u00a0was live at the Global Citizen Festival on Saturday, September 24, performing alongside other incredible African acts like\u00a0Tiwa Savage, Gyakie, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Stormzy, SZA, Oxlade, Tems\u00a0and\u00a0Uncle Waffles.<\/p>\n<p>Marking the 65th anniversary of Ghana\u2019s independence and the 20th anniversary of the African Union, the festival took place at Accra\u2019s iconic Black Star Square.<\/p>\n<p>The Global Citizen Festival has been the world\u2019s longest-running global campaign to end extreme poverty. It brings together millions of people, whose voices are amplified by the world\u2019s biggest artists, to demand that world leaders act NOW.<\/p>\n<p>See highlights from the festival below:<\/p>\n<p>Stonebwoy<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ci6L1XRKIGm\/embed\/?cr=1&#038;v=14&#038;wp=810&#038;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bellanaija.com&#038;rp=%2F2022%2F09%2Fglobal-citizen-festival-in-accra-highlights%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1890%2C%22ls%22%3A966.2000000029802%2C%22le%22%3A1482.9000000059605%7D\" height=\"880\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" 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