COLUMNIST: FUSEINI ABDULAI BRAIMAH

Honouring Mothers without Erasing Fathers: Rethinking Faith, Culture and the Forgotten Sacrifices of Fathers

Jun 25, 2026 | Feature Article

Across many Muslim communities in Ghana, especially in the northern regions, one religious statement has become deepl ...

When Party Colours Become a Shield: Africa’s Dangerous Culture of Political Impu...

Jun 24, 2026 | Feature Article

The debate about political impunity in Africa is not a problem confined to one country, one political party, or one gene ...

When Party Colours Become a Shield: Africa’s Dangerous Culture of Political Impu...

Jun 24, 2026 | Feature Article

Africa rsquo;s democratic journey over the past three decades has produced significant achievements. Military interventi ...

THE SURPLUS PARADOX: Why SSNIT’s "Financial Soundness" is a Mirage for the Ghana...

Jun 23, 2026 | Feature Article

On July 1, 2026, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission rsquo;s (PURC) upward tariff adjustment, hiking electrici ...

Tamale Chronicles: Is Islamic Dawah in Ghana Delivering the Transformation Socie...

Jun 23, 2026 | Feature Article

Across many Muslim communities in Ghana, including Tamale, a quiet conversation is emerging among educated and though ...

Ghana’s Corruption Battle: Are We Fighting the Canker or Managing It?

Jun 17, 2026 | Feature Article

The release of the latest Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report should not be treated ...

Beyond the Fire: Why Clerics Must Preach Allah’s Infinite Mercy in an Unforgivin...

Jun 14, 2026 | Feature Article

In the bustling streets of our towns and cities, a familiar sound echoes every morning and evening: the loud, piercin ...

Tamale Chronicles: The Danger of Partisan Clerical Leadership in Tamale's Muslim...

Jun 14, 2026 | Feature Article

In every democratic society, citizens have the right to associate with political parties, express opinions, and parti ...

When Democracy Loses Its Moral Authority: What Africa Must Learn from South Kore...

Jun 14, 2026 | Feature Article

Recent developments in South Korea have once again reminded the world of a fundamental principle of democratic govern ...

The Accra Deluge: Indiscipline, Engineering Failure, or a Capital in Need of Rel...

Jun 13, 2026 | Feature Article

Every year, the skies open over Ghana, and like clockwork, a predictable tragedy unfolds. This year, the floods did n ...

Moral Duties, Taxpayer Equity, and Fiscal Realities of State-led Evacuations

Jun 10, 2026 | Feature Article

The recent emergency evacuation of over a thousand Ghanaian nationals from South Africa amidst a volatile wave of ant ...

Strong Scheme, Weak Relief? The Real Pension Debate Ghana Must Have

Jun 10, 2026 | Feature Article

The recent assurance by the Director-General of SSNIT, Mr. Kwesi Afreh Biney, that Ghana rsquo;s pension scheme remai ...

Pensions Registry Clean-up: Why Must SSNIT Wait a Year to Flush out Ghosts?

Jun 9, 2026 | Feature Article

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) recently embarked on a massive certificate renewal and certi ...

Telehealth Alone Cannot Heal the Pensioner’s Pain

Jun 8, 2026 | Feature Article

My writing on pension issues is fueled by a steady stream of questions from pensioners themselves. Their lived experi ...

Pension Reforms Must Go Beyond COLA: The Question of Fairness in Pension Computa...

Jun 7, 2026 | Feature Article

One question pensioners frequently ask in discussions about pension reforms is both simple and profound: ldquo;If my ...

SSNIT’s Housing Ambition and the Pensioners Left Behind

Jun 7, 2026 | Feature Article

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) recently unveiled new housing units and promised strong retu ...

The Pension Paradox: Bailing Out Cocobod while Starving Pensioners?

Jun 6, 2026 | Feature Article

There is a troubling silence echoing through the halls of the National Pensioners Association (NPA). While the leader ...

Fuseini Abdulai Braimah

Ghanaian essayist and information provider whose writings weave research, history and lived experience into thought-provoking commentary. . More Fuseini Abdulai Braimah, popularly known to everyone as Fussie (or Fuzzy). Born in April 1955, I completed Tamale Secondary School in 1974. Started work as a pupil teacher, worked with Social Security & National Insurance Trust in Yendi, Social Security Bank in Tamale and Tarkwa (brief stint), Northern Regional Development Corporation (NRDC), and University for Development Studies Library in Tamale. I also worked briefly with the British Council Outreach Programme in Tamale. Studied "Application of ICT in Libraries" with the Millennium College, London. Was privileged to be sponsored by the NICHE Project of the Dutch Government to undergo training in Information Literacy Skills at ITHOCA, Centurion, South Africa, after which I undertook an educational tour of some libraries in The Netherlands, which took me to Maastricht, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Leiden. I have a passion for teaching and writing. In the past, I wrote for the Northern Advocate, the Statesman and BBC Focus on Africa Magazine. Now retired, I proofread Undergrad and Graduate theses and articles for refereed journals, as well as assist researchers find material for literature reviews. My specialty is Citations Management.