Also known as: Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah · President Kwame Nkrumah · Dr. Kwame Nkrumah · Dr Kwame Nkrumah · President Nkrumah · Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah · Dr Nkrumah · the late President Kwame Nkrumah · Osagyefo
Ghana's first President whose vision encompassed Pan-Africanism, economic independence, and political unity, commemorated annually at NkrumahFest.
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The Ghanaian Times
… Addressing the first Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade, Serbia, on September 1, 2026, President Mahama recalled the words of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, at the movement’s founding conference in 1961. …
Prez Mahama calls for renewed, action-oriented Non-Aligned MovementThe Chronicle
… Kwame Nkrumah, but had ceased functioning. Its collapse, he said, had deprived farmers of the opportunity to undertake all-year-round farming. …
Kwahu South MCE begs government to construct Adawso–Nketepa roadJoy Online
President John Mahama has lauded the pioneering role of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, towards the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to steer an independent path during the Cold War era. …
Mahama lauds Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s pioneering role towards NAM formationJoy Online
President John Dramani Mahama has lauded the pioneering role of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, towards the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to steer an independent path during the Cold War era. …
Mahama honours Nkrumah’s role in founding Non-Aligned MovementJoy Online
… Ghana has a significant place in the history of the Non-Aligned Movement, with its first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, among the prominent leaders who championed the principles of non-alignment during the Cold War. …
Mahama heads to Serbia for 65th anniversary of Non-Aligned MovementJoy Online
… Its philosophy draws directly from the Pan-Africanist legacy of Dr Kwame Nkrumah — above all, the conviction that Africa’s political and economic unity is not optional, but essential to its sovereignty. …
Youth Forum “Africa’s Freedom Is In Our Hands” in Accra to examine debt, colonial extraction and Africa’s futureJoy Online
… Mr Mohammed-Mubarak acknowledged the longstanding relationship between Ghana and Russia, which dates back to the administration of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. …
Ghana’s democracy remains strong despite its challenges – Interior Minister assures Russian envoyJoy Online
… What have we added to the very religions that our founding fathers left behind that is better than them?” Nkrumah’s integration model Alhaji Bin Salih praised Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, for policies that promoted national integration, particularly the establishmen …
‘The future of Ghana is in our hands; if Ghana fails, we have failed’ – Ameer tells Ahmadiyya eldersThe Ghanaian Times
… Ghana’s Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah had a significant influence on Dom Mintoff, a leading Maltese political figure who would later serve as Prime Minister. …
Ghana-Malta Relationship: Building a partnership for the futureJoy Online
… He said President Mahama will serve as Special Guest of Honour, largely because Ghana’s founder, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, was among the founding fathers of the Non-Aligned Movement. …
Mahama invited for 65th anniversary of Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade – AblakwaAn opinion piece reflecting on Ghana's Founder's Day, questioning whether the nation is meaningfully progressing toward the vision Kwame Nkrumah set with his declaration "We face neither East nor West; we face forward," and arguing that celebrating the day requires honest examination of what Ghana has done with the freedom and possibilities handed to it.
3 hours ago · Joy Online →
An opinion piece reflecting on Ghana's Founder's Day, questioning whether the nation is meaningfully progressing toward the vision Kwame Nkrumah set with his declaration "We face neither East nor West; we face forward," and arguing that celebrating the day requires honest examination of what Ghana has done with the freedom and possibilities handed to it.
3 hours ago · Joy Online →
On March 6, 1957, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana's independence but tied it to the total liberation of the African continent, establishing a foreign policy agenda centered on decolonization, structural integration, and non-alignment. Nkrumah viewed Ghana's political independence as a strategic foundation from which the rest of Africa would be liberated, transforming Accra into a center of anti-colonial resistance across the continent.
5 hours ago · Joy Online →
Hassan Ayariga, founder of the All People's Congress, has called for stronger protection of Ghana's strategic national assets and greater Ghanaian participation in major foreign investment partnerships, cautioning against arrangements that could give foreign investors excessive control over strategic assets.
5 hours ago · Joy Online →
Member of Parliament for Evalue Ajomoro Gwira Kofi Arko Nokoe commissioned the "Long Live Nkrumah's Freedom Arch" at Ayisakro, Axim Junction, on September 21 as part of activities marking Ghana's first President's 117th birthday anniversary. The MP plans broader heritage preservation efforts in Axim, including renovating Dr Nkrumah's former residence, preserving historical sites related to Paa Grant and philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, and developing a heritage-tourism circuit to attract visitors and create jobs.
8 hours ago · Joy Online →
The declaration "Nkrumah Never Dies" affirms that the ideas, institutions, and possibilities Nkrumah generated continue beyond his physical death. Ghana's independence in 1957, achieved under Nkrumah's leadership, demonstrated that African self-governance was possible and became a precedent and inheritance for other African nations.
8 hours ago · Joy Online →
Ecobank Ghana and Joy Business are hosting a financial dialogue on September 22 to explore how green finance can support sustainable and inclusive growth in Ghana's agriculture sector, bringing together agricultural SMEs, entrepreneurs, regulators, and stakeholders.
9 hours ago · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to draw inspiration from Dr Kwame Nkrumah's vision and legacy on Founder's Day, saying Nkrumah's commitment to liberty, Pan-African unity and self-reliance established Ghana as a global beacon of hope and remain relevant to Ghana's national identity today.
9 hours ago · Joy Online →
An opinion piece reflects on Kwame Nkrumah's enduring impact: though he died physically, his ideas, institutions, and example—particularly Ghana's 1957 independence—continue to shape Ghana and Africa. His achievement transformed colonial freedom from aspiration to precedent, enabling other African nations to begin from a stronger psychological starting point.
9 hours ago · Daily Guide →
The Convention People's Party has called for the protection, revival and proper management of Ghana's state-owned enterprises, citing Dr Kwame Nkrumah's commitment to nationalism and state-led development. The party opposes the government's proposed private-sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana, describing it as an attempt to privatise the utility, though the government maintains ownership would remain with the state.
9 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Director of African Studies at the University of Ghana has called for critical examination of Dr Kwame Nkrumah's policies on economic independence, resource extraction, education, urbanisation, agriculture and energy to address contemporary development challenges, arguing that Nkrumah's commemoration should extend beyond ceremony to practical application of his ideas.
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Veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt has urged Ghana to draw lessons from Dr Kwame Nkrumah's Seven-Year Development Plan (1963–1970), which invested in infrastructure, education, energy, industry and social services. Pratt argued the plan represented one of the most comprehensive post-independence attempts to transform Ghana's colonial economic structure, built around state-led industrialisation, economic diversification, agricultural modernisation, infrastructure development, human capacity and African economic purpose.
13 hours ago · Joy Online →
National Democratic Congress Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has criticized past attempts to denigrate the name and legacy of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, calling it shameful when the world honours him as African of the Century. He commended the Nkrumah Fest initiative by Ellembelle MP Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah as an effort to restore Ghana's image regarding its founding president.
20 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, National Chairman of the NDC, says Dr Kwame Nkrumah played a unique role in bringing together separate political and administrative entities—including the Gold Coast colony, Ashanti Kingdom, Northern Territories, and Trans-Volta Togoland—to form modern Ghana, and that no other nationalist can be compared to him.
20 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Speaking at the 2026 NkrumahFest in Ellembelle, Samia Yaba Nkrumah rejected accounts that Ghanaians universally welcomed her father's 1966 overthrow, characterizing such narratives as negative propaganda and pointing to recent monument unveilings as evidence of renewed interest in Nkrumah's legacy.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Nkrumah's daughter Samia Yaba Nkrumah and family members attended the 2026 NkrumahFest in Nkroful, Western Region, apologizing for their prolonged absence and pledging to contribute to Ghana's development and unity. Samia attributed the family's long stay away to trauma from experiences surrounding her father's political life, including assassination attempts.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia attributed his education and current position to former President Kwame Nkrumah's free compulsory universal basic education policy, which he said gave him the opportunity to attend school rather than remain with relatives who wanted him to inherit family responsibilities and a cocoa farm. Speaking at NkrumahFest 2026 in Nkroful, he said the policy's impact on his life made him an "unrepentant Nkrumahist" committed to preserving Nkrumah's legacy.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
National Democratic Congress Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia has questioned why Ghanaians are not giving Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah the same level of recognition he has received across Africa and the world, arguing that Nkrumah's leadership brought together the separate territories that now constitute Ghana.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Samia Yaaba Nkrumah, daughter of Ghana's first President, asked Ghanaians to forgive the Nkrumah family for staying away, attributing their prolonged absence to trauma from assassination attempts on their father and political upheavals that forced him from office. She said the family is now ready to reconnect with Ghana and contribute to the country's progress.
19 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
Prof. P.L.O. Lumumba, speaking at NkrumahFest 2026 in Nkroful, warned that Africa's continued reliance on foreign powers for medicines, food, technology and narrative represents an unfinished chapter of Dr Kwame Nkrumah's Pan-African vision. Lumumba said the most meaningful way to honour Nkrumah was to confront the challenges preventing African countries from becoming genuinely self-reliant.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
At the 2026 NkrumahFest, Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah urged Ghanaians and Africans to move beyond ceremonial remembrance of Ghana's first President and translate his ideals of self-determination, Pan-Africanism, and self-reliance into substantive action, assessing his legacy through enduring institutions and infrastructure rather than monuments alone.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has questioned aspects of Ghana's 2018 Defence Cooperation Agreement with the United States, arguing that provisions regarding compensation claims for property damage and free use of national frequencies by US soldiers raise concerns about Ghana's sovereignty and national interests.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
At Ghana's 117th NkrumahFest commemoration in Nkroful, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah called on Ghanaians and Africans to recommit to Nkrumah's ideals of self-determination, Pan-Africanism, and self-reliance, arguing the legacy should be measured by enduring institutions rather than monuments alone.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Energy Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh said at Nkrumah's 117th birthday commemoration that all Africans should learn from Ghana's first President's inspiration and legacy despite political differences. He argued that while Ghanaians may disagree on governance and economic policy, Nkrumah's fundamental contributions to nation-building and Pan-Africanism should rise above partisan politics.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has expressed concern over deliberate attempts to diminish the legacy of Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah, arguing that his contributions went beyond political independence to transforming ordinary Ghanaians' lives through policies such as free compulsory education.
19 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's 2026 Nkrumahfest drew political leaders, government officials, and Pan-African advocates to commemorate Ghana's first President and discuss his vision for African unity, economic independence, and industrialisation. The event featured speakers including Prof. P.L.O. Lumumba, Samia Nkrumah (the late leader's daughter), and officials from both ruling and opposition parties.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Convention People's Party General Secretary Harold Stephen Ato Eshun has called on Ghanaians to renew commitment to Dr Kwame Nkrumah's vision of economic independence, industrialisation and African unity, noting that persistent challenges including unemployment, corruption and abandoned projects should prompt examination of how Ghana controls its resources. He said Nkrumah's vision extended beyond colonial independence to the political and economic emancipation of Africa.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The University of Cape Coast has conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters on veteran journalist and Pan-Africanist Kwesi Pratt Jnr in recognition of his decades of contribution to journalism, public discourse, democracy, and African emancipation. The Chancellor said the honour recognised Pratt's commitment to independent journalism, holding power accountable, and promoting social justice and Pan-Africanism.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chancellor of UCC, Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, has linked Kwame Nkrumah's Pan-Africanist ideas to Ghana's role in securing UN General Assembly Resolution 80/250 on March 25, 2026, which declared the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans the "gravest crime against humanity." The resolution, spearheaded by Ghana, received 123 votes in favour, with three against and 52 abstaining.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast called for contextual assessment of Kwame Nkrumah's Preventive Detention Act, arguing that the 1958 law should be understood in light of political bombings, secessionist agitation, and assassination attempts the young state faced. Jonah drew parallels with security measures adopted by Britain, the US, and other nations during crises.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
UCC Chancellor Sir Sam Jonah argues that Ghanaian students have limited exposure to Kwame Nkrumah's intellectual contributions despite his works being studied in American universities, noting that American students encounter Nkrumah as a thinker while many Ghanaian students know him only as a statue.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →