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AUTHOR: EMMANUEL SARPONG OWUSU

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Belief in Witchcraft as a Partial Defence to Homicide in Anglophone Africa

Mar 11, 2024 | Feature Article

Witchcraft-related murders are not uncommon in many contemporary African communities. A recent study shows that people c ...

Nov 14, 2023 | Feature Article

This article offers a partial response to the article lsquo;Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is not a King rsquo;, published on Gha ...

Sep 25, 2023 | Feature Article

Witchcraft beliefs and the fear of bewitchment have been the cause of some of the most vicious crimes against vulnerable ...

Aug 9, 2021 | Feature Article

There is no question that the phrase, lsquo;one good turn deserves another rsquo;, is a popular universal aphorism. I r ...

Jul 26, 2021 | Feature Article

On Saturday the 2nd of January 2021, one of my brothers, Martin Akwasi Appiah, passed away. He was a baptised Cathol ...

Apr 25, 2020 | Feature Article

In From the Hut to Oxford, Archbishop Emeritus, Peter Kwasi Sarpong, a highly accomplished Ghanaian theologian an ...

Dec 16, 2019 | Feature Article

In those days, when the roots of Christianity were yet to fully develop in Ghana and Africa in general, SOME selfless Gh ...

Mar 21, 2014 | Feature Article

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tol ...

Mar 8, 2014 | Feature Article

It is gathered that over 50 school children, fainted at the Independence Day parade in some parts of Greater Accra regio ...

Mar 1, 2014 | Feature Article

In his masterpiece, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born , the internationally acclaimed novelist and educator, Professo ...

Mar 1, 2014 | Feature Article

In his masterpiece, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born , the internationally acclaimed novelist and educator, Professo ...

Nov 11, 2013 | Feature Article

Just last month, electricity, water and other utility tariffs were increased by up to 78.9% despite the fact that the sa ...

Nov 9, 2013 | Feature Article

I have been significantly inactive on this forum for quite some time now; and the plan was to remain in hibernation till ...

Sep 2, 2013 | Feature Article

I have, on numerous occasions, heard people refer to Mr Tsikata as a legal and academic luminary. Some have even gone to ...

Aug 19, 2013 | Feature Article

For the first time in human history, Ghana is witnessing what I prefer to call a 'juridicus coup d'état' - i.e. a coup d ...

Aug 18, 2013 | Feature Article

I had a considerable amount of respect for and an abundant faith in the Ghanaian legal system until two reckless politic ...

Jun 24, 2013 | Feature Article

A quick survey recently carried out by a team of two Ghanaian researchers has revealed that most contemporary Ghanaians, ...

Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu
Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu

This Author has 76 publications here on modernghana.com