In the wake of this year’s rainy season, Accra, Ghana’s capital city, is experiencing severe flooding. This is not an exaggeration. The slightest rainfall now turns the national capital into a disaster zone. For houses built on and along waterways, the least said about them the better. Their residents wake […]
The Carnage on Ghana Roads; ‘Na Who Cause Am’? Final Submission
Part VIII explored some of the latest braking systems in articulator trucks. This closing submission will offer some advice on safe and defensive driving, the effect of diesel spillage on our roads, a call for the introduction of functioning speed cameras and the roll out of an air ambulance service. […]
Climate Change Is Already Here
By Yvette Ahenkorah Climate change is not merely an environmental concern reserved for policy rooms, international conferences, or scientific reports. It is an everyday reality. It is slowly, and often quietly, becoming part of the lived experience of our communities, cities, households, and livelihoods. Many of the climate realities we […]
The Galamsey Children: The Human Cost of Ghana’s Illegal Mining Boom
In many parts of Ghana, the discovery of mineral-rich land triggers more than just economic activity, it sparks a human migration. When illegal artisanal miners, popularly known as galamsey operators, hear of newly discovered gold-bearing rock, they move swiftly and en masse. Word spreads rapidly across towns and villages, crossing […]
Evacuation & Integration Records of Akufo-Addo/Bawumia’s Government: 106 Ghanaian Medical Students Evacuated from Ukraine were Integrated into Ghanaian Medical Schools under the Chairmanship of Dr. Nsiah Asare
Evacuation & Integration Records of Akufo-Addo/Bawumia’s Government: 106 Ghanaian Medical Students Evacuated from Ukraine were Integrated into Ghanaian Medical Schools under the Chairmanship of Dr. Nsiah Asare The government of Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in 2022 set up a 13-member Inter-ministerial Committee under the chairmanship & leadership of […]
“Rivers Of Gold, Rivers Of Ruin: Inside Ghana’s New Frontline War Against Illegal Mining”
Story By: Nii Okpoti Odamtten &Mohammed Faisal Mustapha…. Deep within Ghana’s Western Region, where dense forests once sheltered thriving ecosystems and crystal clear rivers sustained generations of farming and fishing communities, a different landscape now emerges. Vast craters scar the earth, rivers run brown with sediment, and entire stretches of […]
Evacuation of Ghanaians and Foreign Policy Achievements of Akufo-Addo’s Government
1. Successfully evacuated over 80 Ghanaian citizens (mostly students) from Sudan to safety in Ethiopia and Egypt in 2023 following the outbreak of the deadly conflict in Khartoum. Akufo-Addo’s government ultimately brought the evacuees home to the Kotoka International Airport (now known as Accra International Airport). 2. Successfully evacuated over […]
Afterthought Leadership of Kodua Must Give Way: When Corrections Become the Culture of a Secretariat
Every serious institution must make peace with the reality of human error. Governance whether political or corporate, demands flexibility, and good leadership often means knowing when to reverse course. The problem is not the correction. The problem is when correction becomes the default mode of operation. When reversals, amendments, clarifications, […]










