Explainers
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AI Fakes Flood TikTok: How Ghana Faces New Era of Digital Disinformation
Introduction AI continues to evolve and improve by the day, with both positive and negative implications. Social media, particularly TikTok,…
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How scammers impersonate celebrities on TikTok to steal from Ghanaian users
According to Meltwater & We Are Social, TikTok has overtaken Facebook to become the second most dominant social media platform…
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Love, lies and wire transfers: FBI tracks romance scam trail to Ghana
Introduction U.S. federal authorities have dismantled a major transnational romance and cyber fraud ring operated by Ghanaian nationals. The Federal…
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Two lives, one broken system, as June 25 tipping point protest looms in Kenya
Introduction Kenya is once again in the spotlight over state violence following two high-profile incidents and mounting evidence of systemic…
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Explainer: Why extradition of Ghanaians does not undermine the country’s sovereignty
Four Ghanaian nationals—Isaac Oduro Boateng, Inusah Ahmed, Derrick Van Yeboah, and Patrick Kwame Asare—are facing extradition to the United States…
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Outdated government websites leave Ghanaians with stale information six months into Mahama’s administration
When President John Dramani Mahama was sworn into office on January 7, 2025, he promised a responsive, accountable, and progressive…
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Ghana on edge amid Middle East conflict: From fuel fears to evacuation despair
Introduction Ghana is grappling with global tremors, from President Mahama’s warning of surging fuel prices to public debate over whether…
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Understanding the Attorney General’s investigation of the GH¢548m NSA ghost payroll scandal
Introduction A scandal has rocked Ghana’s public service machinery, exposing what authorities now describe as a sprawling criminal enterprise within…
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From Deportation to Vindication: Understanding New Force’s Shalimar Abbiusi’s Legal Triumph and Return to Ghana
Introduction Social media is abuzz following the reappearance of Shalimar Abbiusi, the Belgian media personality who rose to prominence in…
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Exposing clickbait Facebook ads luring Ghanaians with ‘free online courses’
Full Text Several Facebook posts are advertising free online courses, purportedly funded by the government of Ghana. Some of the…
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