Global celebrity IShowSpeed is working on a major project about Ghana, further highlighting his love for the West African country.

The popular American streamer is involved in a documentary about Ghana's history, seen by many as one of the clearest signs yet of his bond with a country that has already given him a new passport and a traditional name.

The 21-year-old streamer, whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr., announced on a 15 October livestream his role as producer on The Eyes of Ghana with former US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama.

The film follows 93-year-old Ghanaian cinematographer Chris Hesse as he races against failing eyesight to preserve over 1,000 reels documenting Ghana's independence and the broader African liberation movement.

Hesse, once personal cameraman to Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah, secretly moved copies of his work to the UK after the 1966 coup that deposed Nkrumah.

The project caps IShowSpeed's relationship with Ghana.

Earlier this year, he landed in Accra during the final leg of his "Speed Does Africa" tour, a 28-day, 20-country odyssey reaching over 100 million followers.

The tour took him to Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Rwanda, among others.

IShowSpeed shows great love for the entire continent, but his admiration for Ghana feels deeply personal.

During his livestreams, he told viewers his mother is of Ghanaian Asante descent, stating: "I'm back home, and there's no better feeling."

Chiefs and elders gave him the name Barima Kofi Akuffo during a traditional ceremony adopting him into a local lineage.

Hours after his departure, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the ministry had approved a Ghanaian passport for IShowSpeed, citing his "irrefutable ties."

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For IShowSpeed, the recognition cemented a sense of belonging.

Speaking about the documentary, the Ohio-born celebrity hailed Hesse's work, saying it "deepened" his understanding of Africa, particularly Ghana.

He added that the partnership with Barack and Michelle Obama, the documentary's executive producers, will combine youth digital culture with historical storytelling, using his massive audience to introduce younger generations to a vital piece of African history.

Barack Obama himself also has African heritage, with his father and paternal grandparents from Kenya.