ACCRA – Professor Akua Opokua Britwum, a respected Associate Professor at the Department of Labour and Human Resource Studies at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has been elected as the new Chairperson of the National Media Commission (NMC). Her appointment, announced by the NMC in Accra on May 29, 2025, is for a three-year term, marking a significant leadership transition for the body responsible for regulating and promoting media freedom in Ghana.
Professor Britwum brings a wealth of academic and advocacy experience to her new role. She holds a doctorate from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Ghana, Legon, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from UCC. Her secondary education was completed at the esteemed Aburi Girls’ Secondary School.
Throughout her distinguished career, Professor Britwum has held several prominent positions. She previously served as the Director of the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy, and Documentation at UCC, where she championed gender equality and human rights. Internationally, she held the prestigious Ela Bhatt Guest Professorship at the University of Kassel, Germany, and was an associate fellow of the Global Labour University, demonstrating her commitment to global labor issues.
Her dedication to activism is evident in her past role as Convenor of the Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana. Academically, she is a prolific contributor to scholarly discourse, serving as a reviewer for numerous academic journals and as a member of the editorial board for the Global Labour Journal.
Professor Britwum also lends her expertise to the advisory boards of Feminist Africa and the International Review of Social History. Her extensive academic work primarily focuses on critical areas such as gender and labour studies, development theory, union democracy, and the nuanced challenges faced by women in the informal economy.
Her election as NMC Chair is anticipated to bring a robust academic and rights-based perspective to the regulation and development of Ghana’s media landscape.
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