West Africa stands at a defining moment in its development journey. The region is richly endowed with mineral resources, a youthful population, and growing industrial ambition. At the same time, it faces rising energy demand, climate vulnerability, infrastructure deficits, and increasing expectations for inclusive growth. In this context, responsible mining […]
Opinions
GHANA AT THE BRINK AND BACK, Ato Forson’s London Truth‑Bomb Exposes the Cost of Economic Recklessness
An Op‑Ed by Daniel Nii Okine | for Sankofaonline At the town hall meeting in London, the hall was polite, but the message was not. When Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson took the microphone at the London Town Hall meeting, he did not massage egos or offer diplomatic half‑truths. He detonated […]
COMSDEP’s New Abirem Milestone Shows What Responsible Mining Can and Must Look Like
OP‑ED:By Daniel Nii Okine for Sankofaonline Ghana’s small‑scale mining sector has long stood at the crossroads of opportunity and crisis. For years, communities have carried the burden of environmental degradation, unsafe mining practices, and the economic shocks that accompany enforcement operations such as Operation Halt II. Yet in the midst […]
THE COLONIAL MISRULE THAT TRIED TO BREAK AFRICA — AND FAILED
By James Kiprop for Sankofaonline The so‑called Excessive Dancing Permit,a relic of colonial arrogance, captures in one absurd sheet of paper the entire philosophy of European rule in Africa: control the body, control the land, control the mind, and call it “civilization.” A people’s joy was regulated. Their drums were […]
A STRONG RESPONSE TO THE HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR THE INTERIOR ON THE ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF OVER 100 ILLEGAL ENTRY ROUTES IN THE VOLTA REGION
Source: HRM Togbui Adzonugaga Amenya Fiti V The recent statement by the Honourable Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, claiming that over one hundred illegal entry routes have been discovered in the Volta Region is both troubling and disappointing. It is a statement that demonstrates a lack of appreciation […]







