AUTHOR: AJOA YEBOAH-AFARI

Ghana, a country of surprises: reflections on the new passport fees wahala

Apr 11, 2024 | Feature Article

My brother from another mother, Ken Bediako, tells an anecdote about a would-be first time traveller to Europe who wh ...

Mrs Mercy Adebi Busia, founder of SOS Children's Villages Ghana

As SOS Ghana marks jubilee, recalling role of founder Mercy Adebi Busia

Mar 28, 2024 | Feature Article

Recently SOS Children rsquo;s Villages Ghana has been in the news because they are celebrating their Golden Jubilee. ...

Dear men, and STC, in this matter, one design doesn’t fit both sexes!

Mar 19, 2024 | Feature Article

One question has been on my mind for ages, which I believe should also engage the attention of other women, notably r ...

Retelling my Copenhagen story: saved by a shop window sign

Mar 12, 2024 | Feature Article

Tuesday, March 12, is being observed as the 2024 World Glaucoma Day, the centrepiece of the annual World Glaucoma Wee ...

Of a baffling Police news release, ‘half- orphan’ communication and other issues

Feb 27, 2024 | Feature Article

News releases and press releases are a regular, important feature of the media space everywhere, including Ghana, but ...

Some observations on Vice-President Bawumia’s signature vision and bold solution...

Feb 15, 2024 | Feature Article

There rsquo;s an anecdote that a colleague in the tourism industry told me years ago, which always makes me laugh nd ...

New taxes, Dansoman roads: in a communication glut, why the information scarcity...

Feb 7, 2024 | Feature Article

To my mind, if a government introduces new taxes in an election year, it must be because there is an urgent need for ...

Nana Owusu-Ansah Kokroko II, a.k.a. Rex Owusu-Ansah, the late Krontihene, and former clerk of Parliament of Ghana

Remembering Nana Rex Owusu-Ansah of Ghana Parliament, Wenchi – and a columnist

Jan 24, 2024 | Feature Article

General concern continues to be discussed about the persistent low representation of women in Ghana rsquo;s decision- ...

Salute to Ghana Post, Constitution Day 2024 and flying our national flag!

Jan 8, 2024 | Feature Article

As Ghanaians enjoy the 2024 Constitution Day holiday on Monday, January 8, reflecting on its significance, I was remi ...

A Christmas 2023 miscellany in a country of curious happenings!

Dec 25, 2023 | Feature Article

I think I can say that Ghana is a curious country ndash; or maybe, rather, it rsquo;s a country where curious things ...

A Christmas 2023 miscellany in a country of curious happenings!

Dec 25, 2023 | Feature Article

I think I can say that Ghana is a curious country ndash; or maybe, rather, it rsquo;s a country where curious things ...

District Elections: I’m ready and willing, but do they want my vote?

Dec 16, 2023 | Feature Article

As the long awaited District Assembly Elections in Ghana take place next Tuesday, December 19, in recent weeks t ...

Thank you, Cardinal Turkson, for the Christian compassion and leadership

Dec 13, 2023 | Feature Article

Parliament has started the Consideration stage of the anti-LGBTQ Bill, coincidentally at the time when we re mournin ...

National Farmers Day 2023: again, Bomaa Paradise Choir too deserves recognition!

Nov 29, 2023 | Feature Article

As I rsquo;ve been doing annually, I rsquo;m reminding the Ministry of Agriculture, and indeed the Government, t ...

Why the ‘Sankara Circle’ mystery, and monumental negligence of Ghana’s iconic mo...

Nov 23, 2023 | Feature Article

Where in Accra can one find lsquo;Sankara Circle? Anyway, in case you rsquo;re an Accra dweller, don rsquo;t bot ...

Showdown, tweaa, skirt and blouse voting and more: let’s celebrate Ghanaian poli...

Nov 16, 2023 | Feature Article

Reference is often made to the commendable Ghanaian sense of humour, and probably our proverbial resilience a word ...

My random musings: if I were an NPP delegate for November 4…

Nov 1, 2023 | Feature Article

There rsquo;s a fuel station on the outskirts of Kumasi where we often stop to refuel when I have the use of a privat ...

Ajoa Yeboah-Afari

BBC correspondent ('Focus on Africa' programme, 1984 – 1996); President, Ghana Journalists Association (October, 2003 – May, 2006); first Public Affairs Officer, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, (January, 1997 – September, 2002); Editor, Ghanaian Times (January, 2004 – November, 2008); and former 'Thoughts of a Native Daughter' columnist of The Mirror.