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WACSI and Change the Game Academy – Leading Civil Society Beyond Aid
Civil society in Ghana remains a key constituency in ensuring the advancement and consolidation of democratic governance. Increasingly, civil society in Ghana has begun to reflect on its sustainability due to dwindling donor funding and…
The AU, fighting corruption and investigative journalism in Africa
It is common knowledge that Africa is not poor. The continent holds the largest share of the world’s precious metals, and while barely half of its arable land has been cultivated, it is the leading producer of cocoa in the world. Indeed,…
Open letter to the IGP of Ghana: I’m a journalist, I don’t feel safe
Dear Mr. Inspector General of Police,
I am a journalist living and working in Accra, and I have been for many years now through some of the difficult times in this country’s political systems. But in 2018, 25 years since Ghana…
25 ways to reduce crime in Ghana
Since last year Ghana has been witnessing some horrendous criminal activities. There was the torturous murder of Military Peacekeeper, Major Maxwell Mahama, followed by unanimous national reaction, but the situation has not abated in 2018.…
Open letter: Seventh African human resource leaders conference must do due diligence
We write to urge you to withdraw “Dr.” Mrs. Bernice Anowa Welbeck as guest speaker at your upcoming African leadership conference slated for April 25-27 2018. Our request is informed by the following:
The title ascribed to Mrs.…
The irony of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’
In “Dead Aid”, Dambisa Moyo made headlines by calling for a freeze of donor assistance to African governments in the next five to ten years claiming that aid has not worked because it has propped up dictators, fostered corruption,…
Tax injustice has the face of a woman
The women’s organizations in the developing world can be proud of themselves. Thanks to their struggles, there has been significant progress in adopting legal frameworks improving gender equality. These days, women have greater access to…
The Marine Drive Project – A Planning Challenge
On Friday December 15, 2017, the President Nana Akufo Addo cut sod for the commencement of work on the Marine Drive Project in Accra, at a ceremony attended by chiefs, political leaders and the business community. The project, which…
African Renaissance: A long dream turning into reality?
The concept of African Renaissance has been on the lips of progressive Africans for decades as a renewal of the way of doing things to overcome Africa’s challenges and advance the well-being of the African people. In 1946,…
Listen to Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s 1967 assertion that the moral arc of the universe is long, but bends toward justice may be his most well-known quote about the nature of time.
Drawing on the words of nineteenth-century Massachusetts…