Op-Ed By Fuvi Kloku. Following the intense 0-0 stalemate between Ghana and England at Boston Stadium on June 23, 2026, England captain Harry Kane stood before the cameras and offered an assessment that exposed far more than just post-match frustration. When asked about the Black Stars’ resilient defensive performance, Kane remarked: “Yeah, I think whenever […]
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 up every morning fearing the […]
The decision by the National Democratic Congress to name its national headquarters the Jerry John Rawlings House is more than an act of remembrance. It is a profound statement of identity, gratitude, continuity, and unity. It is a symbolic return to the moral origins of a party whose birth was shaped not only by political […]
Sociologist urges decolonial rethink of community loyalty at TTTSD webinar, warns against weaponization of ethnic identity The solution to Africa’s development crisis may lie in how the continent channels its deepest social bonds. That was the position of Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu, sociologist and Regional Director, West Africa for The Ford Foundation, during Thursday’s Think Tank […]
In the work of advocating for development in Ghana’s Upper East Region, some names keep coming up — not for self-promotion, but for consistent, tireless action. One of those names is Gabriel Agambila. Though we have not met in person, my communication with Gabriel has shown me the kind of leader he is. He shows […]
By Steven Odarteifio My brothers and sisters of South Africa, Today, June 16, 2026, marks exactly fifty years since the Soweto Uprising. Fifty years ago, thousands of black South African schoolchildren walked into the streets of Soweto carrying no weapons. They carried only courage. They marched because they refused to accept a system that sought […]
Author: Yvette Ahenkorah Climate Change Is Already Here 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 […]
Early this month, I received a letter from an organisation styling itself as the “Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Honours.” The letter informed me that I had been adjudged “Best CEO of the Year” and invited me to receive the award at an event scheduled to take place at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. […]
There is an uncomfortable truth about banking in Ghana that few people discuss openly, perhaps because it appears too ordinary to deserve national attention. Yet sometimes, the true measure of institutional respect for citizens is revealed not in glossy annual reports, billion-cedi balance sheets, or polished corporate social responsibility campaigns, but in the small, practical […]
In recent days, the presence of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Ghana, collaborating with local authorities to facilitate the extradition of Ghanaian citizens implicated in romance scams, money laundering, and related crimes, has sparked debate. Some Ghanaians question whether the United States has the legal right or jurisdiction to pursue arrests […]
When it comes to what subjects I write on in my column, it is often as the spirit moves me, always with the understanding that I am not the type of person to write on Ian Smith and Rhodesia on the day that three former heads of state are executed in Ghana. Sometimes I do […]
THE WAVE OF LOVE Days begin with whirlwinds With clouds of thoughts Dazed minds bow to emotions Like butterfly wings, eyelashes Flap and flop to gliding torrents of relief While throbs aroused by Cupid’s arrow Turn to musical notes of drumming And sobs sing vocals of a caged heart. I am enigma I […]
