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COLUMNIST: KWEKU AMPONG

Are Elected Party Leaders First Among Equals or Institutional Monarchs?

Are Elected Party Leaders First Among Equals or Institutional Monarchs?

Jul 21, 2026 | Feature Article

Over the past week, I came across an interview on Channel One TV in which Umaru Sanda engaged Mustapha Gbande, the Deput ...

Flooding in Ghana: A Human-Made Tragedy, Not a Natural Disaster

Flooding in Ghana: A Human-Made Tragedy, Not a Natural Disaster

Jun 30, 2026 | Feature Article

Whenever heavy rains leave communities submerged, lives are lost, homes destroyed, and businesses crippled, the immediat ...

Asante Is Not A Tribe: Correcting A Historical And Anthropological Distortion

Asante Is Not A Tribe: Correcting A Historical And Anthropological Distortion

Jun 29, 2026 | Feature Article

I recently came across a post by Nii Dzanie TV ridiculing Asantes with the image of a dwarf-like traditional priest in ...

The Forgotten Pillars: How Caretakers Are Too Often Ignored After a Lifetime of Sacrifice

The Forgotten Pillars: How "Caretakers" Are Too Often Ignored After a Lifetime o...

Jun 29, 2026 | Feature Article

During my formative years in Sekondi, I came to know an elderly man whose story has never left me. He had spent virtu ...

Kweku Ampong
Kweku Ampong

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