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On this edition of the Street parliament, we are in Accra, Ghana where intermittent power supply has citizens uncomfortable and demanding answers. Though electricity producers and transmitters have given varied explanations, including blaming shortfalls from Nigeria, many are convinced that…
Chocolate giants reap huge profits as promises to improve farmers’ incomes “ring hollow” A new report by Oxfam says Ghanaian cocoa farmers’ paltry incomes fell on average by 16 percent since the start of the pandemic —while the confectionary profits…
Elon Musk and the Twitter Drama! Reactions are still trailing the commercialization of Twitter’s verified status – the blue tick? Now Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s second-wealthiest person who purchased Twitter in October last year when he was the…
Marriage Expectations among Men and Women In many parts of West Africa, marriage is considered the highlight of an adult’s life, especially for women – some believe the wedding day is the happiest day of a woman’s life and the…
Let’s talk about one of West Africa’s finest movie stars…Liberia’s Artus Frank. Born on May 4, 1979, in Montserrado County, Artus abandoned his passion for electrical engineering to venture into the movie industry. He started in many Nollywood movies to…
In recent times, Anonymity on the internet has gotten a bad rap lately, and for good reason. Others argue for the removal of anonymity has the potential to foster accountability and trust. But are there economic gains marketplaces gain from…
This episode focuses on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Arthritis. FAS is a condition that causes brain damage and growth problems in children. The problems caused by fetal alcohol syndrome vary from child to child, but defects caused by fetal alcohol…
Today on 50/50 we are marking press freedom day by conversing with women journalists who are they, how did they start, what were their obstacles, and how has gender helped or hurt their success? Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson is joined by Rosemary Ukoko-Tega,…
PRESS FREEDOM – A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIA According to RSF, disinformation keeps on spreading in sub-Saharan Africa. In countries plagued by conflicts and security threats, governments treat the media as propaganda tools. It also noted that the military governments…
Still on Press freedom,there are many of its facets in Africa, ranging from the abundance of media outlets in Senegal and South Africa to the deafening silence of privately owned media in Eritrea and Djibouti. Despite a wave of liberalization…
STREET PARLIAMENT – Ghanaians speak on Press Freedom
Darlington Porkpa in Monrovia in this Discovery series takes us to the coastline where 13 senior government officials were executed for alleged acts of corruption in 1980 by the military junta following a coup. The 1980 Liberian coup d’état happened…
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