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When the rains come, let us not count the dead again
Yesterday’s heavy downpour across parts of Ghana left behind a trail of sorrow, destruction, and heartbreak. Families have lost loved ones, many have been displaced from their homes, properties have been destroyed, and livelihoods have been disrupted.
Building a Law Firm from Scratch: Prof Elikem Nutifafa Kuenyehia’s reflections on Oxford & Beaumont @20
Twenty years ago today, with a total investment of five thousand dollars ($5,000), I started #Oxford & Beaumont Solicitors (now #ENSafrica Ghana) in a room measuring 323 square feet (30 square meters). I never anticipated that in a hierarchical and saturated market, dominated by a handful of older, established lawyers,...
When Legacy Speaks, The Nation Listens: Reflections on Mfantsipim@150 launch
There are moments that stay with you long after the event is over. Moments that make you feel proud, emotional, and deeply connected to something bigger than yourself. The launch of the Mfantsipim@150 celebrations was one of those moments. For 150 years, Mfantsipim School has stood for one thing above all else. Excelle...
Hope at last for Yendi Constituency of the NPP: Party faithfuls see lawyer Wunzooma Amadu as pure unifier
There appears to be fresh winds of hope sweeping across the Yendi constituency of the NPP as many party delegates, youth groups and sympathisers appear to be signaling their preference for one Lawyer Issifu Wunzooma Amadu, son of a revered Islamic cleric and a UP stalwart, the late Zohe Limam Amadu as the party’s parli...
The Insurance question-Part I: Competition or coordination? SIGA, SIC, and Ghana’s Insurance market shift
There is a quiet reordering happening inside Ghana’s insurance market. It is not being debated publicly. It is not being legislated in Parliament. It is not being announced as a reform. But it is happening. And like many structural shifts, it is easiest to see not in speeches, but in documents. On 11th December 2025, t...
Fact Check: Did Kojo Oppong Nkrumah urge Ghanaians to “Pray for Iran” to harm government?
Until a full, unedited recording or credible primary source emerges, the viral quote should be treated with caution. In an era where fragments of speech travel faster than facts, the line between what was said—and what is said to have been said—can easily blur. And in politics, that difference can be the distance betwe...
Juliet Asante reflects on Ghana’s missed World Cup branding opportunity
Filmmaker and former Executive Secretary of Ghana’s National Film Authority, Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante, has written about Ghana’s apparent failure to leverage the global spotlight of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to promote tourism, arts and culture.
The painful truth about the latest floods
The floods that are currently ravaging parts of the country, especially Accra, the national capital, and its environs, fill me with sorrow. And rage. Rage because they didn’t have to happen. And if they did, the damage to property and harm to human lives would have been far less and more manageable than they are now if...
Sweety Aborchie Writes: Women, Power, Politics, Issue 3: Silence is not consent
Between 1993 and 2000, thirty-four women were strangled, raped and abandoned across Accra. Most were night traders and food sellers. Women on the margins.
Big Push: Nkusukum Traditional Council denies bribery allegations, invokes deities over Mankessim road diversion row
The ongoing debate over the Winneba–Mankessim road under the government’s “Big Push” programme has taken a new turn, with traditional authorities in the area openly disagreeing over the proposed road alignment. While the Mankessim Traditional Council has previously raised concerns and called for further engagement with...
Reinventing political campaigns in Ghana: Strategy, technology, and the grassroots
As Ghana prepares for the next election cycle, the way political campaigns are run can no longer depend on old routines. The electorate is younger, more connected and less willing to accept recycled promises. To win the trust of voters in 2028 and beyond, parties and candidates must rethink their approach to strategy,...
Cancellation of Zoomlion contract worsens Accra flooding
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.