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WHY DEMOCRACY IS FAILING IN AFRICA

June 6, 2025
by osamensa
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Introduction In January 2025, Capt. Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso attended the inauguration of Ghana’s newly elected president, John Dramani Mahama. For a leader who took power through a military coup, one might expect...

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Kantanka’s Mission to Transform Ghana’s Agricultural Sector

March 14, 2025
by osamensa
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Over the past three decades, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka has been one of the most prominent figures driving innovation in Ghana and Africa as a whole. From using materials such as ant mounds and palm nuts to cast and mold...

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A Hero Gone Too Soon!

March 14, 2025
by osamensa
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Dr. Thomas Owusu Mensah is one of the four scientist who contributed immensely to the development of fiber optics and nanotechnology. He was a chemical engineer and inventor.  His work significantly increased production speed...

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GHANA’S BOYCOTT KING -NII KWABENA BONNE III

October 10, 2024
by osamensa
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Imagine leading a movement so powerful that it shook the foundations of colonial commerce and sparked the flames of independence for an entire nation. Meet the fearless Ghanaian chief who masterminded a historic boycott that...

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Fatally Shot In The Colony

March 29, 2024
by osamensa
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During World War II, African soldiers all over the continent played a key role in the Allied Powers’ victory. They helped defeat the Italians in Ethiopia. Troops from Kenya and the Gold Coast now known as Ghana traveled to...

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Exploring the Largest Palace in West Africa

February 12, 2024
by osamensa
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As you approach from the main highway, you are greeted by an arch with an inscription inviting you to Assin Kushea. Located in Assin North within the Central Region is a community known as Assin Kushea. The town is positioned 12...

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The True Nationalists Who Fought for Ghana’s Independence

January 21, 2024
by osamensa
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Ghana’s struggle to dismantle colonial rule cannot be tied to only the lauded, well-known nationalists but also certain individuals who contributed immensely to pave way for independence. It is vital we honor these individuals...

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They come bearing gifts

January 21, 2024
by osamensa
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IntroductionIn 2013, China announced its Belt and Road Initiative which aims to promote economic development and inter-regional connectivity. One of its major objectives is to increase the infrastructural investments in...

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Innovation Against Corruption: Ashifi Gogo’s Fight for Authentic Medicine

January 13, 2024
by osamensa
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In 2008, 84 children died after being given a poisonous teething formula named My Pikin Baby Teething Mixture. The paracetamol-based syrup, used for treating sore gums, was laced with a toxic chemical that is normally used as an...

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The first African to Publicly Demand the Total Abolition of the Slave Trade

January 13, 2024
by osamensa
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Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, also known as John Stuart, was an abolitionist, political activist, and philosopher from the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) in West Africa. He was born in 1757 in Ajumako, a town in the Central Region of...

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