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COLUMNIST: AJOA YEBOAH-AFARI

SOS for child victims, and others: why Ghana needs a sex offender register now!

SOS for child victims, and others: why Ghana needs a sex offender register now!

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 ...

Dec 1, 2025 | Feature Article

Monday December 1, 2025 is sure to be recorded as a historic day for the state broadcaster, the Ghana Broadcasting Co ...

Nov 25, 2025 | Feature Article

A constant refrain heard is that Ghanaians don rsquo;t like paying tax, the reason why revenue for the Government rsq ...

Nov 20, 2025 | Feature Article

Undoubtedly, Ghana is a country full of surprising developments, especially in the political arena. But was it my ima ...

Nov 12, 2025 | Feature Article

On October 28, 2025, Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Alban Bagbin, informed the members that the LGBTQ Bill wa ...

Oct 22, 2025 | Feature Article

Recently, Ghana rsquo;s quintessential ldquo;national treasure rdquo;, the Kente cloth, made international headl ...

Oct 15, 2025 | Feature Article

In my part of Ghana, an out-of-town visitor enquiring about a local rsquo;s health would likely hear the amusing resp ...

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.

Do you support or oppose Parliament’s passage of the Anti‑LGBTQ+ Bill 2026?

Started: 30-05-2026 | Ends: 31-08-2026