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Africa’s AI moment: They say data is the new gold. But who is drilling it?
It compared the adoption curves of some of the most consequential technologies in modern history; the railway, electricity, the internet and now artificial intelligence.
Demand for civic space holds strong across Africa as supply of freedoms wanes – Afrobarometer
Africans broadly express support for their right to join any organisation and for the media’s freedom from censorship and its responsibility to report on government mistakes, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile shows. Yet their experience of these freedoms is highly uneven and, in many contexts, eroding, increa...
Enimil Ashon: The Mosquito has started biting
I don’t know about others, but I am one of those Ghanaians who think the NDC’s Thank You tours are getting one too many.
Africa’s youth are looking for jobs: The food system may hold the answer
Every year on August 12, the world pauses to recognise the energy, creativity and potential of young people through International Youth Day.
Our energy progress requires unity, not politics – Energy Analyst, Kwegyir Essel
Recent power outages across parts of Ghana have once again brought the country’s energy sector into sharp focus. While such disruptions are often linked to routine maintenance and technical adjustments, the growing tendency to frame them within political narratives, including allegations of sabotage, risks distracting...
The 6th March Mirage: Why Ghana’s independence remains a fiction
There is something about the 6th of March that unsettles me. Not the celebration itself- I love the parade, the colours, the pride in people’s eyes, the school bands marching slightly off-beat but with their chests out like they are leading an army. I love the memory of what our grandparents did. What Nkrumah did. […]
Beyond Independence: Why March 6 should be celebrated as “Ghana’s Day”
Every year on March 6, drums roll, boots strike the pavement, and thousands of schoolchildren and security personnel march past a decorated dais. Flags wave. Speeches are delivered. Cameras flash. But when the music fades, and the crowd disperses, a troubling question remains: “What exactly are we celebrating, our inde...
From detection to creation: Why education must move beyond AI plagiarism
The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in education has triggered a predictable institutional response. Universities are tightening rules.
Beyond Competence: How capacity shapes professional access and influence
Early in my career, within my first year on the job, my boss invited me on a business trip. Not because I was the most experienced.Not because I was the most technically brilliant. But because of how I carried myself. My manners. My awareness. My communication. The way I understood how to show up. She […]
Rethinking intelligence in the age of Artificial Intelligence
What we are witnessing is not necessarily a collapse in cognitive ability, but a profound transformation in how intelligence is expressed, developed, and applied in a rapidly evolving technological environment.
Xenophobia and the African Condition: A Call for Sobriety
Scenes of violent attacks on Africans in South Africa have horrified many of the continent’s daughters and sons. I share that sense of overwhelming revulsion. Xenophobia, in all its forms, is an affront to our common humanity. Yet revulsion, on its own, is not analysis. And Africa’s crises demand analysis, not sentimen...
Part 20: The question Adisa asked – the currency of conscience
Setting: Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana Date: 9 September 2018 Adisa had only been in senior high school for a few days. She was still getting used to the uniform, the early mornings and what she considered the worst part of school: Homework. But that morning, she was sitting beside Uncle Martey, staring at a photo...