Also known as: Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah · President Kwame Nkrumah · Dr. Kwame Nkrumah · Dr Kwame Nkrumah · President Nkrumah · Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah · Dr Nkrumah
Ghana's first President whose 1963 vision for a borderless Africa is cited in contemporary discussions of continental integration and xenophobia.
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Joy Online
… It rides through official channels into Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana. It sails into Tema on ships, it clears customs and pays import taxes with TIN numbers and Ghana cards. …
Tony Asare Writes: The cost of silenceJoy Online
… Kwame Nkrumah and Ghana’s immense sacrifices during the anti-apartheid struggle, noting that South Africa’s current freedom was built on the backs of African solidarity. …
S.A. xenophobic attacks: Ablakwa warns against retaliatory attacks in GhanaDaily Guide
… Maraby linked the initiative to a broader historical vision, drawing inspiration from Ghana’s founding president, Kwame Nkrumah, who saw football as a powerful tool for projecting national identity and influence across Africa and beyond. …
GFA Targets Global Brand StatusLegal scholar and governance expert Professor Kwaku Asare will deliver a keynote address at a Solidaire Ghana forum on June 30, 2026, examining how Ghanaian political parties—particularly the NPP and NDC—have departed from the founding ideologies and visions of their founders.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
Legal scholar and governance expert Professor Kwaku Asare will deliver a keynote address at a Solidaire Ghana forum on June 30, 2026, examining how Ghanaian political parties—particularly the NPP and NDC—have departed from the founding ideologies and visions of their founders.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
A Daily Guide opinion piece critiques xenophobic violence against African migrants in South Africa, arguing that colonial-imposed borders have created artificial divisions that contradict Africa's pre-colonial history of movement and trade across cultural spaces rather than rigid territorial lines.
23 hours ago · Daily Guide →
A Joy Online opinion piece argues that xenophobic violence in South Africa—where vigilante groups have set June 30 ultimatums for Africans to leave—exposes the artificial nature of colonial borders and risks entrenching the continental fragmentation imposed during colonialism rather than enabling the unity Africans seek.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations has endorsed the Ghana Education Service's decision to ban extravagant graduation ceremonies for Kindergarten and Primary Six pupils, arguing that schools should focus on learning and character development rather than commercialisation and excessive display.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Food and Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku says Ghana requires GH¢1.5 billion to address a growing food glut, noting that the GH¢100 million initially budgeted for 2025 proved inadequate. The minister cited insufficient funding and limited storage infrastructure as obstacles to supporting farmers with excess produce.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Residents of Kaiser Flats in Tema Community 4 are opposing plans to demolish six blocks of the historic post-independence housing complex, which authorities say are structurally unsafe with visible cracks and deterioration. The Greater Accra Regional NADMO Director warns the structures pose significant collapse risk, but residents argue the reinforced concrete buildings remain habitable.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama launched the Ghana National Research Fund to provide sustainable financing for research and bridge financial gaps, framing it as part of the government's "resetting agenda" and drive toward industrialisation and economic transformation. He emphasized that science, technology, and research must become central engines of economic growth and national competitiveness.
18 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Namibia's High Commission in Ghana hosted an inaugural Cultural Night in Accra to promote economic, cultural and diplomatic relations, with Namibia's High Commissioner identifying opportunities for collaboration in tourism, agribusiness, infrastructure, education and the creative industries, while highlighting the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama has unveiled the Ghana National Research Fund to accelerate Ghana's development as a knowledge-driven, innovation-led economy, with an initial GH¢100 million seed fund for 2026 to support competitive research grants, doctoral and postdoctoral programmes, and strategic innovation initiatives aligned with national priorities.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama launched the Ghana National Research Fund on Tuesday, attributing the vision to late former President Atta Mills and crediting ACT 1056 of 2020 with providing the sustainable financing architecture to support it. He also acknowledged the previous NPP administration for piloting the legislation through parliament.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Across Africa, government officials and policymakers regularly gather at conferences and summits that generate powerful speeches and ambitious declarations, but citizens—especially young people—question what measurable change actually results from these events.
12 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
A former development planning director says the current floods affecting Accra and surrounding areas need not have happened, and damage would have been less severe if recommendations from a 2017 national development plan had been implemented to prevent or minimize flood impacts.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP national chairman aspirant Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) argued that ongoing or past court cases should not bar individuals from contesting political office, stating that legal challenges are normal in public life and that he presents himself to court when required.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ace Ankomah, a prominent Ghanaian lawyer, called on African countries to become active creators of artificial intelligence rather than passive consumers, warning that the continent risks being left behind without deliberate investment in innovation and technological self-determination.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister announced the government has initiated legal and diplomatic processes to secure compensation for Ghanaians who lost businesses, properties, and investments during xenophobic attacks in South Africa, and is conducting documentation to support claims. President Mahama directed efforts to protect affected citizens' interests beyond evacuation, with returnees asked to provide detailed information on lost assets.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyer and public intellectual Ace Ankomah told SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College graduates that young Africans must combine technological excellence with ethical values as artificial intelligence reshapes economies and politics, and that Africa should lead rather than follow in this global revolution.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece warns that growing xenophobic sentiments and social media divisions among Africans threaten continental progress, arguing that Africans should instead unite around shared development challenges rather than turn against one another.
7 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has renewed calls for Africa to become a borderless continent, arguing that removing colonial-era borders and increasing integration would help curb xenophobic attacks and strengthen continental unity, in line with a 1963 vision set by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
6 June 2026 · Joy Online →
More than six decades after independence, Ghana continues to import many products it has the resources, talent, and market to produce, despite achievements in education, democracy, and infrastructure. The article argues Ghana should build productive capacity rather than rely primarily on consuming imported goods from China, Turkey, India, Europe, and the Middle East.
5 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
President John Dramani Mahama addressed the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty in Accra, urging African parliamentarians to uphold family values and strengthen sovereignty in their countries. He emphasized that Africa's future depends on building societies rooted in identity and the ability to chart their own destiny, and called on delegates from 20 African countries to consolidate parliamentary consensus to advance the African Charter on Family Values and Sovereignty.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former NPP vice-presidential candidate Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said comments he made about Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah during the 2024 campaign were deliberately distorted by political opponents and media for partisan advantage. Speaking at the University of Ghana, he maintained his remarks were straightforward and rejected suggestions that he is arrogant, describing that perception as a political label created by critics.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama has urged African parliamentarians to uphold family values and strengthen their countries' sovereignty, stressing that Africa's future depends on building societies rooted in identity and capable of charting their own destiny. Speaking through his Chief of Staff at the opening of the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty in Accra, which brought together delegates from 20 African countries, Mahama emphasised the importance of consolidating parliamentary consensus to advance the African Charter on Family Values and Sovereignty.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliamentary leaders from across Africa are cautioning against external influence on family values and social policies at a conference in Accra, insisting that African nations must define their own cultural and moral frameworks without pressure from external actors.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Speaking at the 12th Africa Debate in London, President Mahama urged global investors to recognise Africa as the next major frontier for growth, describing the continent as actively innovating and transforming rather than waiting for external solutions. He highlighted Africa's growing population, rapid urbanisation, expanding consumer markets, and untapped productive capacity as positioning it to drive the next phase of global economic growth, and described Ghana as a dependable gateway for investment and regional trade.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Africans Rising and allied groups have called on Ghana and other African states to fully remove visa requirements for African citizens and ratify the African Union Protocol on Free Movement of Persons. The campaigners welcomed Ghana's recent decision to eliminate the $200 visa-on-arrival fee for some African travellers, citing regional examples including Burkina Faso, Togo, and the Republic of Congo adopting visa-free policies.
3 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
A political activist and lawyer have petitioned the Ghana Football Association to lead efforts reviewing whether CAF President Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe should remain in office, citing a conflict between CAF's message of African unity and recurring xenophobic violence against foreign Africans in South Africa.
3 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has defended the government's quick intervention to protect Ghanaians in South Africa's xenophobic attacks, saying critics who accused it of overreacting should now appreciate the decision following reports of fatalities. The Mozambican government confirmed five of its citizens have died in the violence.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Political activist Solomon Owusu and lawyer Andrew Appiah-Danquah have petitioned the Ghana Football Association to initiate a continental review of CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe's suitability, citing concerns about the contradiction between CAF's commitment to African unity and its leadership's association with South Africa, which they characterize as linked to recurring xenophobic hostility toward Africans.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An analysis argues that while technology has transformed human civilization over three centuries, management structures have remained resistant to meaningful change, with many organizations still operating on First Industrial Revolution assumptions. The piece explores how excessive concentration of organizational authority mirrors historical dangers of absolute political power and argues modern organizations must move away from centralized control.
1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana officially launched an e-visa system on 25 May 2026 to modernize visa administration and simplify travel, with the government announcing that African passport holders will not be required to pay visa fees when using the platform.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →