A three-day protest in Accra, Ghana, in late September addressed the economic strife faced by Ghanaians. Demonstrators were met with large numbers of arrests and push back from police.
In today’s episode, – the launch of season 8! – our graduate podcast fellow Ami Tamakloe speaks with three guests who were involved with the protests: Antoinette Boama, Barbara Ntumy, and Benjamin Darko.
- Antoinette Boama is a private legal practitioner in Accra, Ghana.
- Barbara Ntumy is a Ghanaian political activist whose work spans across socialism, Pan-Africanism, feminism, reproductive justice and anti-racism. In 2022, she set up the community organization Women’s Health Initiative Ghana to address the sexual and reproductive health needs of women and girls in Ghana.
- Benjamin Darko is a Ghanaian student who is passionate about reforms and constitutional changes. He’s a convener with #FixTheCountry, a movement that plays a critical role in non-partisan mobilization towards demanding true change for Ghana. He also doubles as the Director for Democracy Hub, a sister organization of #FixTheCountry that provides legal support for activists in Ghana, this cements his commitment towards building true change within Ghana’s political landscape.
Books, Links, and Articles
- Occupy Julorbi’s Facebook
- Occupy Julorbi House
- Twitter of OccupyJulorbi
- MTN Mobile Money-0599001645
- Vodafone Cash-0506905097
- CashApp of FixTheCountry
- CashApp of FixTheCountry-Pounds
- Paypal of FixtheCountry
- X Account of Ghfixthecountry
- Facebook of GhfixThecountry
- TikTok of Ghfixthecountry
- WhatsApp of FixTheCountry
- Political Protest in Contemporary Africa by Lisa Mueller
- Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change by Adam Branch and Zachariah Cherian Mampilly
- “Ghana arrests demonstrators protesting against the country’s economic crisis.”