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COLUMNIST: AJOA YEBOAH-AFARI

My Ghana Customs nightmare saga, birthday gift held ‘duty hostage’, and SOS to GRA (2)

Oct 27, 2026 | Feature Article

Summary of Part 1: Early in June, 2026, I had my daughter ( lsquo;D rsquo;) in the UK send me a small ...

Oct 20, 2026 | Feature Article

The recent controversy over the number of non-dutiable mobile phones allowed arriving passengers at the airport, ...

Aug 18, 2026 | Feature Article

I have a nagging concern which I think should be of interest to the Institute of Public Relations, Ghana (IPR), t ...

Jul 28, 2026 | Feature Article

TikToker, 43-year-old single parent Camilla Alhassan made headlines, when on July 16, 2026, an Accra Circuit Court se ...

Jul 14, 2026 | Feature Article

Of all the issues related to the controversial removal from office of Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, Ghana ...

Jun 18, 2026 | Feature Article

It is three weeks since the country witnessed two important incidents related to abuse of the justice delivery system ...

May 21, 2026 | Feature Article

In view of recent alarming disclosures about sex crimes, particularly against children, it appears that it is high ti ...

May 3, 2026 | Feature Article

Dear President John Mahama, As the global media marks World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), observed on May 3, ag ...

Apr 16, 2026 | Feature Article

By no stretch of the imagination could the Artemis II lunar mission be said to have had an April Fool connection, but ...

Mar 17, 2026 | Feature Article

Who would have thought that there would come a time when the universally acknowledged enemy of food hygiene, the comm ...

Mar 5, 2026 | Feature Article

The third month of the year is very special for Akua (and Kwaku) Ghana. lsquo;Akua Ghana rsquo;? Yes, Ghana was lsq ...

Feb 23, 2026 | Feature Article

On reflection, perhaps ldquo;exceptional rdquo; doesn rsquo;t even come close to an appropriate description of Prof. ...

Feb 6, 2026 | Feature Article

To me, the enduring image of Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia rsquo;s stupendous Presidential Primary victory, is not of hi ...

Jan 26, 2026 | Feature Article

Which government department, or official, is in charge of ensuring that online information on Ghana, including geogra ...

Jan 13, 2026 | Feature Article

Doubtless by now, as the New Patriotic Party finalises preparations for the January 31 ultimate party lsquo;job inte ...

Jan 5, 2026 | Feature Article

Not surprisingly, from December 1, 2025, to the day this article is being published, not a single Christmas or New Ye ...

Dec 21, 2025 | Feature Article

In case any person needs some distractions to divert attention from their poverty alleviation stress and endeavours d ...

Ajoa Yeboah-Afari
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.

Trust in Ghana’s Judiciary: Which recent case most influenced your view?

Started: 01-09-2026 | Ends: 30-11-2026