From 1968-1970, Armah studied at Columbia University, obtaining his MFA in creative writing. In 1964, Armah returned to Ghana, where he was a scriptwriter for Ghana Television and later taught English at the Navrongo School.īetween 19, he was editor of Jeune Afrique magazine in Paris.
Armah then moved to Algeria and worked as a translator for the magazine Révolution Africaine. After graduating, he entered Harvard University, receiving a degree in sociology. Born to Fante-speaking parents, with his father's side Armah descending from a royal family in the Ga tribe in the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, Armah, having attended the renowned Achimota School, left Ghana in 1959 to attend Groton School in Groton, MA.
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