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Beyond Borders: Ghana’s Arrests of Undocumented Migrants and the Unfinished Dream of African Unity
By Moses Desire Kouyo When uniformed officers from the Ghana Immigration Service swept through Kaneshie, Abossey Okai, and Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the early hours of Friday, May 16, rounding up street vendors, beggars, and undocumented migrants, they...
A History of Leadership at the AfDB, What Does It Tell Us?
By Moses Desire Kouyo Since its inception in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has been a crucial institution in Africa’s journey toward economic independence and regional integration. Yet, a look at its presidential history reveals more than...
A New Era or Business as Usual? Sidi Ould Tah and the Future of the African Development Bank
By Moses Desire Kouyo Sidi Ould Tah’s election as the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group comes at a crossroads for both the institution and the continent it was created to serve. On paper, his credentials...
“The Language of Freedom: A Memoir for Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o”
By Moses Desire Kouyo I was not there when he wrote his first sentence in Gikuyu. I did not sit beside him in Kamĩrĩĩthũ as villagers turned theatre into a weapon. I was not there when the prison...
UTAG Condemns Murder of Ghanaian Professor Found Buried at Home, Calls for Justice Across Academic Spaces
The academic community across the nation of Ghana is in shock following the tragic killing of Professor Mawuadem Koku Amedeker, a respected lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in Ghana. His body was discovered and exhumed...
Ugandan Activist Alleges Rape and Torture in Tanzanian Detention
Kampala, Uganda — Ugandan activist and journalist Agather Atuhaire has alleged that she was raped and tortured while in detention in Tanzania after she was arrested alongside Kenyan photojournalist Boniface Mwangi. The two had traveled to Tanzania in...
The Green Mirage: How Foreign Climate Agendas Are Displacing Africans in the Name of Conservation
By Moses Desire Kouyo It began with satellite images, climate reports, and pledges made in distant cities—New York, Paris, Oslo. Leaders of the Global North, freshly adorned with green credentials, vowed to fight climate change by protecting forests,...
Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang Returns to Ghana After Medical Treatment in UK
Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has returned to Ghana after undergoing extensive medical treatment in the United Kingdom. Her return marks the end of a medical leave that began with an initial consultation at the University of...
Dynastic Influence: Ghana’s Political Powerhouses and the Legacy They Built
By Moses Desire Kouyo In Ghanaian politics, the ballot box may speak every four years, but between the lines of manifestos and campaign slogans lie deeper truths of legacy, lineage, and the quiet, enduring power of political bloodlines....
Heavy Rains, Thunderstorms Expected Across Ghana Tonight – GMet Issues Urgent Warning (May 20, 2025)
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has renewed its warning of severe thunderstorms, gusty winds, and possible flash floods across multiple regions of the country tonight. The alert follows a developing rainstorm system tracked from Benin and Togo, now...