Atitso Akpalu
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 16
- Latest publication
- Jul 20, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Modern Ghana
- Top 100K sites
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- Jul 6, 2026
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The Cold War’s Hidden West African Front: How Spies, Mercenaries, and the 1985–1986 Security Crisis Forged the Modern Ghanaian State (opens the original)
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As Ghana’s Trade Representativ8e stationed in New York, Cabiri's sudden recall to Accra in July 1986—and his subsequent year-long detention and torture under the supervision of Kojo Tsikata's national security apparatus—perfectly encapsulates how the state turned on its own loyal external officers in the wake of the Nobistor plot. His family's subsequent eviction standoff in New York later became a landmark international lawsuit (Cabiri v. Government of the Republic of Ghana). Between 1985 and 1
BEYOND IMF METRICS: Why the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review Must Prioritize Citizens' Relief Over Austerity (opens the original)
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Executive SummaryGhana’s upcoming 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review presents a critical choice: maintain rigid fiscal austerity or deliver immediate economic relief to a severely strained population. While macroeconomic indicators show paper stability, the daily reality for Ghanaians is defined by an annual headline inflation rate of 5.3%, a producer price inflation of 5.8%, and a cedi that has depreciated 9.91% over the past year to trade at GH¢11.52 per US Dollar [GSS, BoG]. Grounded in Ibn Khaldun’
The Sovereignty of Accountability: Deconstructing Institutional Leaks, Campaign Opacity, and State-Owned Enterprise Vulnerabilities in Ghana (opens the original)
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The durability of Ghana’s constitutional democracy depends entirely on an unyielding, unbroken relationship between public trust and fiscal integrity. When that bond fractures under the compounding weight of systemic administrative and procurement misconduct, the electorate faces an existential mandate to re-evaluate the ultimate fitness of its political leadership class. In contemporary Ghana, as political actors aggressively position themselves for high executive offices, parliamentary seats,
Beyond the Noise of 'Witch-Hunting': Why Ghana’s Institutions Must Be Allowed to Work (opens the original)
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The dramatic arrest of Dennis Miracles Aboagye at the Kotoka International Airport on Sunday, July 12, 2026, has sent shockwaves through the political landscape. Detained by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) upon his arrival from the United Kingdom, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) frontrunner faces intense scrutiny over an alleged GH¢55 million procurement and financial irregularity probe stemming from his tenure as CEO of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisati
The Anatomy of Political Hypocrisy: How the NPP’s Double Standards Cripple Ghana’s Rule of Law (opens the original)
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Ghana's democracy is being systematically strangled, not by a lack of laws, but by an abundance of political duplicity. The New Patriotic Party (NPP), which historically prided itself on being the champion of property rights, intellectual discourse, and the rule of law, has undergone a worrying transformation. Within 48 hours, the nation has witnessed two startling examples of institutional subversion from the highest echelons of the party down to its grassroots. At the top, we see party leaders
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