Reflections of a Maverick Citizen...
Discipline Without Violence…
In the span of a few weeks, Ghana’s public discourse was forced into a difficult reckoning about authority, discipline, and
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Watching Courage Grow Quiet
I was listening to the World Service last Tuesday when news of The Gambia’s case at the International Court of
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Reflections of a Maverick Citizen...
We’ll Be Fine…
Picture courtesy: Caroline Koomson. One of the wigs on sale… The world quietened around me. In that strange hour before
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LOVE IN THE DARK
I remember standing at the gate of that famous house along the banks of the great river. Dusk was falling
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REFLECTIONS OF A MISERABILIST…
I visited my hometown over the last weekend to attend the funeral of a very good friend of mine who
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SEEING PLACES FROM A DISTANCE
It was just after 2a.m. on a Wednesday dawn in April and I was driving from Tema to the Amansie
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TRAVELING BROKEN AND ALONE…
Sharing the happiness and optimism of the day from Alley Bar, I felt things might eventually be okay, even if
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A GIRL WHO WOULD NOT SQUASH HER QUESTIONS OF THE WORLD WITH AMENs…
The birth of a child is a momentous occasion, one that brings joy and hope not just to the parents,
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Young and Politically Angry in Ghana…
I must make a confession before I embark on this journey. I don’t know what I’m going to end up
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The Assault on the Public School System in Ghana…
Thirty years ago, one could be fairly certain that products from the public basic school system were in a position
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Reflections of a Maverick Citizen...
Of urban spaces in Ghana’s rapid urbanisation drive…
Tema, Ghana’s port city is in so many ways reflective of the growth trajectory of this West African state. With
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UNCERTAIN ALLEGIANCE…
A couple of weeks ago I found myself one evening in a coffee shop with a young graduate of the
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EMPIRE OF PAIN…
#WAEC #BECE #TeenagePregnancy #SocialCare
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IS THERE HOPE…?
As the rains intensified on that wet Thursday morning, I knew I had to be swift lest I miss my
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AT LAST, A SERIOUS EFFORT…
“Industrialisation equals development: that was the base of Nkrumah’s economic strategy” – Tony Killick The idea of an industrialised Ghana
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