Ghana / Afrika in Focus

Send us Fan Mail Africa entered the last‑32 knockout round with nine nations, each carrying the hopes of a continent. But knockout football is ruthless, and by the end of the round, only Morocco and Egypt remained standing. The story of how they survived — and how the other seven fell — reveals the evolution of African football: tactical growth, discipline, courage, and the painful margins that se...

Send us Fan Mail The 2026 FIFA World Cup has delivered a group stage unlike anything Afrika has ever witnessed. Nine Afrikan nations have marched into the Round of 32 with South Afrika just being eliminated in their last 32 match by co-hosts Canada — a record‑breaking achievement that signals a continental shift in football power. The world expected Morocco and Senegal. It did not expect Cape Verd...

Send us Fan Mail  Africa’s ten representatives at the 2026 World Cup have now completed two rounds of fixtures, and the landscape has shifted significantly. Some teams have already secured their place in the Last 32, others remain firmly in contention, and a few face elimination. This updated assessment reflects the latest results, including Egypt’s qualification, Cape Verde’s impressive resilienc...

Send us Fan Mail Agro‑processing sits at the centre of Ghana’s economic future. It is the point where farming meets industry, where raw crops become high‑value products, and where Ghana can finally break the cycle of exporting raw materials and importing finished goods. Segments 1–10 outline a complete ecosystem of opportunity — from small‑scale manufacturing to juice production, cassava processin...

Send us Fan Mail Ghana’s transport sector remains one of the most dynamic, high‑demand, and opportunity‑rich spaces in the economy. Movement is constant — people, goods, workers, tourists, and business travellers all rely on a transport system that is fragmented, informal, and often inefficient. And where inefficiency exists, opportunity follows. Across eleven key areas, the transport sector offer...

Send us Fan Mail Africa enters the 2026 World Cup with ten nations — the largest representation in history — but the same structural challenges that have always shaped African football remain firmly in place. This episode breaks down every African team’s chances in the group stage, who can realistically reach the knockouts, and why, despite the talent, no African nation is positioned to win the Wo...

Send us Fan Mail The conversation with Salih Hudayar opens with a clear grounding in who he is and why his voice matters. Hudayar is the Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government‑in‑Exile , a political leader shaped by displacement, war, and the struggle for national survival. Born in Xinjiang—what Uyghurs call East Turkistan —he fled as a child after his family faced persecution under Chine...

Send us Fan Mail Africans in the UK are reaching a breaking point, and the numbers prove it: more than 300,000 people left the UK last year , the highest emigration figure in modern British history. This isn’t panic. It isn’t emotion. It’s a rational response to a country that is visibly deteriorating. For many Africans who arrived in the last 10–15 years, the UK no longer resembles the land of op...

Send us Fan Mail This episode confronts one of the most painful and politically charged crises on the continent: the rise of Afriphobic violence in South Africa. It exposes why some Black South Africans are attacking fellow Africans instead of White people that still control land, capital, and the economic architecture inherited from apartheid. The episode argues that this violence is not random b...

Send us Fan Mail The War on African Women's Hair: History, Identity & the Business of Insecurity exposes how white supremacy systematically targeted African hair as a means of domination, erasure, and long‑term psychological control. The episode argues that the assault on kinky, coily, nappy African hair was never cosmetic — it was a deliberate strategy to break identity, sever lineage, a...

Send us Fan Mail Prince Rogers Nelson stands as the greatest musician of all time — not by myth, but by measurable mastery. A multi‑instrumentalist who played more than 20 instruments at a professional level, a producer who engineered his own sound, and a performer who fused funk, rock, soul, jazz, gospel, new wave, and electronic music into a single, unmistakable identity. Prince wasn’t just an a...

Send us Fan Mail In March 2026, Ghana reshaped global history by leading a landmark United Nations resolution that formally recognised the transatlantic trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity.” This was more than symbolic language — it was a political, legal, and moral rupture in the world’s understanding of African suffering and its ongoi...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Ghana/Afrika In Focus examines the modern Black Church through a historical, economic, and sociological lens — arguing that its current form often functions less as a spiritual institution and more as a powerful business enterprise. Drawing on reporting such as the BBC’s findings that young people feel pressured to give money they do not have, the episode explores...

Send us Fan Mail This week marks a defining moment in modern history as Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, prepares to address the United Nations with a landmark motion: the call for the formal recognition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the greatest crime in human history . For Ghana, Africa, and the entire global African diaspora, this is more than a diplomatic gesture — it is a bold ac...

Send us Fan Mail Ghana stands at an energy and industrial crossroads. The world is rushing toward electric vehicles, but blindly importing EVs would lock Ghana into deeper dependency, higher costs, and a foreign‑controlled future. Our electricity supply is still inconsistent, tariffs remain high, and the national grid cannot support millions of EVs.  Every imported EV drains wealth out of the coun...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Afrika in Focus examines the Iran conflict through a Pan‑African, economic‑historical lens, arguing that the deeper drivers extend far beyond regime‑change narratives. The discussion begins with the petrodollar system , created in the 1970s when global oil was tied to the US dollar, giving America unmatched financial power.  Any nation that threatens to sell oil in...

Send us Fan Mail Ghana celebrates independence every 6th March, yet beneath the flags and speeches lies a harder truth: political freedom was achieved in 1957, but economic freedom never followed.  The commanding heights of the Ghanaian economy—mining, oil, telecoms, banking, retail, construction, manufacturing, and even the cocoa value chain—are dominated by foreign nations and ethnic business gr...

Send us Fan Mail Sixty years after the 1966 overthrow of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president and one of Africa’s most influential Pan‑African thinkers, the echoes of that historic moment still shape the nation’s political identity, economic direction, and continental legacy. This podcast takes listeners on a deep, unflinching exploration of how a single coup d’état reshaped not only Ghana’s...

Send us Fan Mail This week we examine the uproar surrounding a Russian visitor who lured Ghanaian women to his room for sexual exploitation, using the incident to highlight deeper social and security concerns. We question how he knew Ghana was a place he could target, pointing to informal networks and the growing reality of sex tourism in parts of Africa, where some white men travel specifically t...

Send us Fan Mail We argue that Ghana stands at a historic crossroads as global gold prices reach record highs  We outline a bold, multi‑pillar strategy: Reclaiming Value Through Higher Royalties Drawing inspiration from Nkrumah and Acheampong, I propose increasing gold royalty rates—potentially up to 50%—to ensure Ghana captures a fair share of the wealth extracted from its soil. Accelerating Loca...

Send us Fan Mail This special edition does a critical analysis on last wekends NPP's primaries. The Core Issue: Policy, Not Personality  --- my stance is that the NPP’s problem is not the individual leading the party , but the policy legacy the party carries into 2028. Changing the flagbearer does not erase the public memory of the last administration’s outcomes, nor does it address the deepe...

Send us Fan Mail We review the just ended Afrika Cup of Nations: Quality of Football ----- This AFCON delivered some of the best football the continent has showcased in years. The technical level was high, the tactical discipline was clear, and the intensity of knockout matches showed how far African teams have come in terms of game management. Even so‑called “smaller” nations demonstrated structu...

Send us Fan Mail Few modern conflicts are as long, complex, or misunderstood as the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). From independence in 1960 to today’s M23 rebellion, Congo’s story is shaped by global interests, regional rivalries, and the minerals that fuel the modern world. This summary explores the roots and evolution of this war. Born Into Crisis Independence from Belgium in 19...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks edition of Ghana in Focus looks at the hopes and aspirations for 2026 in the wake of the new NDC government's first year in power.  We take a close look at key aspects of life in Ghana that will be key this year. The Economy: We state how key indictors of the economy like inflation, interest rates , the cedi have ALL improved over the past 12 months signalling a re...

Send us Fan Mail The past year across Africa delivered sharp turns in politics, conflict, and economic strategy, challenging easy narratives and forcing a rethink of power and priorities. Tanzania’s election controversy reignited debates about democratic backsliding, as opposition figures were sidelined and protests met force. Kenya’s public anger over living costs swelled into nationwide demonstr...