delali adogla-bessa
@delalibessa.bsky.social
Ghanaian | Journalist | Merc with a pen
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In Ghana, Israeli efforts to whitewash genocide fall flat
An Israeli film festival accused of being ‘propaganda’ was marred by protest, prompting one sponsor to pull out
www.opendemocracy.net
There was an Israeli film festival in Ghana last month. It was met with resistance from a small group of protestors and citizens displaying the kind of moral fortitude on the Gaza genocide we can all learn from. Wrote about the event for @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
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This nurse from Maryland was on one of the recent flights to Ghana transferring third country nationals— under a still undisclosed agreement with the U.S.
Certainly, she is not “worst of the worst.” Certainly her treatment in Ghana does not reflect solidarity and concern with fellow West Africans.
Certainly, she is not “worst of the worst.” Certainly her treatment in Ghana does not reflect solidarity and concern with fellow West Africans.
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This nurse from Maryland was on one of the recent flights to Ghana transferring third country nationals— under a still undisclosed agreement with the U.S.
Certainly, she is not “worst of the worst.” Certainly her treatment in Ghana does not reflect solidarity and concern with fellow West Africans.
Certainly, she is not “worst of the worst.” Certainly her treatment in Ghana does not reflect solidarity and concern with fellow West Africans.
I'm in this week's issue of @thecontinent.org with some reporting from Tarkwa, among others.
The Goldbod is making its mark but until we get rigorous traceability, there will be questions about the environmental price we pay for its economic gains. Full issue here: www.thecontinent.org
The Goldbod is making its mark but until we get rigorous traceability, there will be questions about the environmental price we pay for its economic gains. Full issue here: www.thecontinent.org
The Continent | Africa
The Continent is an award-winning African newspaper, designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp.
www.thecontinent.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I'm in this week's issue of @thecontinent.org with some reporting from Tarkwa, among others.
The Goldbod is making its mark but until we get rigorous traceability, there will be questions about the environmental price we pay for its economic gains. Full issue here: www.thecontinent.org
The Goldbod is making its mark but until we get rigorous traceability, there will be questions about the environmental price we pay for its economic gains. Full issue here: www.thecontinent.org
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There was an Israeli film festival in Ghana last month. It was met with resistance from a small group of protestors and citizens displaying the kind of moral fortitude on the Gaza genocide we can all learn from. Wrote about the event for @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
In Ghana, Israeli efforts to whitewash genocide fall flat
An Israeli film festival accused of being ‘propaganda’ was marred by protest, prompting one sponsor to pull out
www.opendemocracy.net
October 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
There was an Israeli film festival in Ghana last month. It was met with resistance from a small group of protestors and citizens displaying the kind of moral fortitude on the Gaza genocide we can all learn from. Wrote about the event for @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
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When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
There was an Israeli film festival in Ghana last month. It was met with resistance from a small group of protestors and citizens displaying the kind of moral fortitude on the Gaza genocide we can all learn from. Wrote about the event for @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
In Ghana, Israeli efforts to whitewash genocide fall flat
An Israeli film festival accused of being ‘propaganda’ was marred by protest, prompting one sponsor to pull out
www.opendemocracy.net
October 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
There was an Israeli film festival in Ghana last month. It was met with resistance from a small group of protestors and citizens displaying the kind of moral fortitude on the Gaza genocide we can all learn from. Wrote about the event for @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
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Enjoyed spending time with a network of health workers and stroke survivors working to improve awareness and care of cardiovascular diseases. Wrote about them for @bbcstoryworks.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/storyworks/b...
www.bbc.com/storyworks/b...
#Ad feature presented by World Heart Federation. The foundation going above and beyond for stroke survivors in Ghana
#Ad feature presented by World Heart Federation. The Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana is aiming to reduce treatment delays and improve education among Ghana's population
www.bbc.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Enjoyed spending time with a network of health workers and stroke survivors working to improve awareness and care of cardiovascular diseases. Wrote about them for @bbcstoryworks.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/storyworks/b...
www.bbc.com/storyworks/b...
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For Persons With Disabilities in Ghana, Accessibility in Urban Transportation is an Afterthought
“Immediately they see you with physical challenges or visual impairment, they find ways and means just to stop you from boarding their vehicles.”
labarijournal.com/for-persons-...
“Immediately they see you with physical challenges or visual impairment, they find ways and means just to stop you from boarding their vehicles.”
labarijournal.com/for-persons-...
For Persons With Disabilities in Ghana, Accessibility in Urban Transportion is an Afterthought - The Labari Journal
Persons with disability in Ghana face constant discrimination and lack of accessibility infrastructure to commute in Ghana
labarijournal.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
For Persons With Disabilities in Ghana, Accessibility in Urban Transportation is an Afterthought
“Immediately they see you with physical challenges or visual impairment, they find ways and means just to stop you from boarding their vehicles.”
labarijournal.com/for-persons-...
“Immediately they see you with physical challenges or visual impairment, they find ways and means just to stop you from boarding their vehicles.”
labarijournal.com/for-persons-...
Enjoyed spending time with a network of health workers and stroke survivors working to improve awareness and care of cardiovascular diseases. Wrote about them for @bbcstoryworks.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/storyworks/b...
www.bbc.com/storyworks/b...
#Ad feature presented by World Heart Federation. The foundation going above and beyond for stroke survivors in Ghana
#Ad feature presented by World Heart Federation. The Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana is aiming to reduce treatment delays and improve education among Ghana's population
www.bbc.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Enjoyed spending time with a network of health workers and stroke survivors working to improve awareness and care of cardiovascular diseases. Wrote about them for @bbcstoryworks.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/storyworks/b...
www.bbc.com/storyworks/b...
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Lots of new signings - not many goals. It's quite tough to get cohesion between new attackers at this stage of the season, and watching some really quite bad Premier League games so far underlines that.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
Lots of signings, not many goals: Why most Premier League sides are yet to click
The quality of attacking football this season has been way down on previous campaigns, but new players need to time to settle
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Lots of new signings - not many goals. It's quite tough to get cohesion between new attackers at this stage of the season, and watching some really quite bad Premier League games so far underlines that.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
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Looked back on the nasty fiasco that devolved from what should have been a simple election rerun.
While Ghana saw the continuation of its election nightmare, it will soon have a good opportunity to prove that this is a nightmare we can wake up from.
labarijournal.com/ghana-remain...
While Ghana saw the continuation of its election nightmare, it will soon have a good opportunity to prove that this is a nightmare we can wake up from.
labarijournal.com/ghana-remain...
Ghana Remains Trapped in the Worsening Clientelism Nightmare of Elections - The Labari Journal
Delali Adogla-Bessa writes about how the recent Ablekuma North elections in Ghana show that partisan politics encourages "Clientelism" in local elections
labarijournal.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Looked back on the nasty fiasco that devolved from what should have been a simple election rerun.
While Ghana saw the continuation of its election nightmare, it will soon have a good opportunity to prove that this is a nightmare we can wake up from.
labarijournal.com/ghana-remain...
While Ghana saw the continuation of its election nightmare, it will soon have a good opportunity to prove that this is a nightmare we can wake up from.
labarijournal.com/ghana-remain...
For Persons With Disabilities in Ghana, Accessibility in Urban Transportation is an Afterthought
“Immediately they see you with physical challenges or visual impairment, they find ways and means just to stop you from boarding their vehicles.”
labarijournal.com/for-persons-...
“Immediately they see you with physical challenges or visual impairment, they find ways and means just to stop you from boarding their vehicles.”
labarijournal.com/for-persons-...
For Persons With Disabilities in Ghana, Accessibility in Urban Transportion is an Afterthought - The Labari Journal
Persons with disability in Ghana face constant discrimination and lack of accessibility infrastructure to commute in Ghana
labarijournal.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
For Persons With Disabilities in Ghana, Accessibility in Urban Transportation is an Afterthought
“Immediately they see you with physical challenges or visual impairment, they find ways and means just to stop you from boarding their vehicles.”
labarijournal.com/for-persons-...
“Immediately they see you with physical challenges or visual impairment, they find ways and means just to stop you from boarding their vehicles.”
labarijournal.com/for-persons-...
Real humbling news from Ghana today.
Ghana says eight people including two ministers die in helicopter crash reut.rs/3ULXajQ
Ghana says eight people including two ministers die in helicopter crash
Ghana's defence and environment ministers died in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday in the southern Ashanti region along with three other officials and three airforce crew, the government said.
reut.rs
August 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Real humbling news from Ghana today.
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Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west's help | Owen Jones
Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west's help | Owen Jones
The current hand-wringing by Keir Starmer and other western politicians is empty bluster. They knew what was happening all along, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west's help | Owen Jones
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rejigged some earlier concerns about the foundations of John Mahama's reset for ZAM Magazine.
As we work to rebuild, let's remember that it can all come tumbling down... again.
As we work to rebuild, let's remember that it can all come tumbling down... again.
Ghana | Recurring fires
ZAM is an international multi-media platform celebrating African creativity and new thinking. Committed to giving an edgy and contemporary viewpoint on Africa, ZAM’s content is free of clichés, platit...
www.zammagazine.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Rejigged some earlier concerns about the foundations of John Mahama's reset for ZAM Magazine.
As we work to rebuild, let's remember that it can all come tumbling down... again.
As we work to rebuild, let's remember that it can all come tumbling down... again.
Looked back on the nasty fiasco that devolved from what should have been a simple election rerun.
While Ghana saw the continuation of its election nightmare, it will soon have a good opportunity to prove that this is a nightmare we can wake up from.
labarijournal.com/ghana-remain...
While Ghana saw the continuation of its election nightmare, it will soon have a good opportunity to prove that this is a nightmare we can wake up from.
labarijournal.com/ghana-remain...
Ghana Remains Trapped in the Worsening Clientelism Nightmare of Elections - The Labari Journal
Delali Adogla-Bessa writes about how the recent Ablekuma North elections in Ghana show that partisan politics encourages "Clientelism" in local elections
labarijournal.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Looked back on the nasty fiasco that devolved from what should have been a simple election rerun.
While Ghana saw the continuation of its election nightmare, it will soon have a good opportunity to prove that this is a nightmare we can wake up from.
labarijournal.com/ghana-remain...
While Ghana saw the continuation of its election nightmare, it will soon have a good opportunity to prove that this is a nightmare we can wake up from.
labarijournal.com/ghana-remain...
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Zone of Interest
June 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Zone of Interest
This has got me thinking of the numerous spam emails I get pushing experts in various fields.
Exclusive: Telegraph was deceived by source in case of "faked" story about £345k per year banking couple who had to cut down on Waitrose shops to fund school fees pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.
pressgazette.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This has got me thinking of the numerous spam emails I get pushing experts in various fields.
Sigh
Researchers recently caught Meta using tactics that one expert called similar to those of digital crooks to secretly compile logs of people’s web browsing on Android devices.
Here are a few ways to safeguard your digital privacy:
Here are a few ways to safeguard your digital privacy:
Meta found a new way to violate your privacy. Here’s what you can do.
Even hardened digital privacy veterans said they were surprised by Meta’s scuzzy tactics.
wapo.st
June 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sigh
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Trying to weather the storm
Amid worsening drought and crop failure, Africans are adjusting their lives and habits to climate change.
Check out @afrobarometer.bsky.social’s latest survey in this week’s issue of The Continent: bit.ly/202_TC
Amid worsening drought and crop failure, Africans are adjusting their lives and habits to climate change.
Check out @afrobarometer.bsky.social’s latest survey in this week’s issue of The Continent: bit.ly/202_TC
June 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trying to weather the storm
Amid worsening drought and crop failure, Africans are adjusting their lives and habits to climate change.
Check out @afrobarometer.bsky.social’s latest survey in this week’s issue of The Continent: bit.ly/202_TC
Amid worsening drought and crop failure, Africans are adjusting their lives and habits to climate change.
Check out @afrobarometer.bsky.social’s latest survey in this week’s issue of The Continent: bit.ly/202_TC
Ghana's president John Mahama penned a welcome opinion piece standing up for our kin in South Africa and slamming the latest attempt by Trump to undermine truth and pervert history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s unfounded attack on Cyril Ramaphosa was an insult to all Africans | John Dramani Mahama
If we want to solve injustices in Africa today, we cannot forget the injustices that shaped our shared history, says Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Ghana's president John Mahama penned a welcome opinion piece standing up for our kin in South Africa and slamming the latest attempt by Trump to undermine truth and pervert history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Netflix keeps ruining action movies: defector.com/netflix-keep...
Netflix Keeps Ruining Action Movies | Defector
Gareth Evans is the patron saint of people getting their shit wrecked. In films like Merantau, Apostle, and The Raid diptych, people get chopped by machetes, whacked with broom handles, tossed…
defector.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Netflix keeps ruining action movies: defector.com/netflix-keep...
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Excellent piece, with a lot of industry details I wasn’t aware of previously
Netflix keeps ruining action movies: defector.com/netflix-keep...
Netflix Keeps Ruining Action Movies | Defector
Gareth Evans is the patron saint of people getting their shit wrecked. In films like Merantau, Apostle, and The Raid diptych, people get chopped by machetes, whacked with broom handles, tossed…
defector.com
May 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Excellent piece, with a lot of industry details I wasn’t aware of previously
The flooding in urban Accra today has been depressing.
Every year talk and grand standing but in the background, the state continues to allow buildings on waterways.
Every year talk and grand standing but in the background, the state continues to allow buildings on waterways.
May 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The flooding in urban Accra today has been depressing.
Every year talk and grand standing but in the background, the state continues to allow buildings on waterways.
Every year talk and grand standing but in the background, the state continues to allow buildings on waterways.