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Unlocking Africa’s energy potential
The bustling city of Accra is the scene of a quiet but remarkable transformation. The air, once thick with exhaust fumes and the hum of diesel generators, is gradually being infused with a new sense of vitality.
As quality of democracy declines, press freedom declines – A presentation
World Press Freedom Day was celebrated around the world on May 3, 2023. But the US Embassy in Accra stretched the celebration for a week, culminating in a media seminar in collaboration with the University of Cape Coast and the Ghana…
Gold Mafia: Ghana, and the galamsey curse
Gold has been one of the core sources of foreign exchange for Ghana for a very long time, especially after independence when Ghanaians took over the political administration of the country. But available undeniable evidence strongly…
Gold Mafia 2: Africa is a country
The Al Jazeera Investigative Unit has released the second episode of its four-part investigation, Gold Mafia, and the scenes and characters in the undercover investigation give a troubling indication of what might possibly be happening…
Dark clouds over investigative journalism in Togo
Yesterday March 15, 2023 would go down in history as one of the darkest days for investigative journalism in Togo. A court verdict in the neighbouring country gives indications of judicial strangulation of independent journalism, in no…
The Africa we want: A roadmap out of poly-crises for policymakers
The confluence of shocks – the cascading impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and severe natural disasters – have eroded Africa’s development gains, resulting in a staggering 149 million previously non-poor Africans now…
Embracing equity for national development: The University of Ghana example
Elizabeth Frances Sey, the first female to obtain a degree from the University of Ghana, graduated in 1953 - just five years after the establishment of the university. But it took 70 years to get a woman to lead the same university which…
Women’s rights are vanishing before our eyes – Guteres
Around the world, progress on women’s rights is vanishing before our eyes. The latest forecasts estimate that on our current track, it will take another 300 years to reach full gender equality.
BRICS: The obvious opponent of Western global influence
Brazil, Russia, India and China originally formed the bloc in 2009 after a series of meetings and understandings. The first BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia on June 16 of the same year, where the Heads of State in question…
Will Fitzgibbon moves from ICIJ to The Examination – Reflections on a career and friendship
Anyone who is familiar with the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, West Africa Leaks and other global investigative journalism collaborations, would know the name Will Fitzgibbon.