GHANAFACT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Researcher at the School of Journalism
Demba Kandeh (@D_Kandeh)
Demba Kandeh is currently a lecturer and researcher at the School of Journalism and Digital Media, University of The Gambia. He also manages communication for Afrobarometer research in The Gambia under the Center for Policy, Research and Strategic Studies. He has over ten years experience in journalism and media in The Gambia and abroad. As a journalist and blogger, his work has appeared in various national and international organizations including Global Voices, The Guardian, Today, Press TV, GISWatch, etc. Demba completed his undergraduate studies in Political Science and English Language at the University of The Gambia and postgraduate in media, journalism and politics at Arhus University (Denmark) and University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
Teke Ngomba is currently an associate professor of media studies at the Department of Media and Journalism Studies at Aarhus Universit y, Denmark. His research in the fields of political communication; communication and social change and journalism and media studies, has been published in several international peer-reviewed journals. In 2008, he earned a joint MA in Journalism and Media Studies, from Aarhus University, Denmark and University of Hamburg, Germany.
Tracy is a health writer and has previously worked with Citi FM/Citi TV, a leading private media organisation in Ghana. Before that, she had an internship stint with the State Broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) as a digital journalist. Tracy holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ).
Khadijah is a Broadcaster and Deputy News Editor with Neesim FM in Tamale. She has spent seven years gathering versatile experience in reporting, news content development and talk show hosting from media houses including Radio Justice, Kesmi FM and Radio Univers. She has also worked as a news writer for ‘The Advocate', a newspaper run by RUMNET (Rural Media Network) in Tamale. With added interest in research, Khadijah has worked with the West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE) as a Research Associate on a project funded by the British High Commission and presented a research paper on digital philanthropy in Ghana at the 2018 Symposium on Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society (Indiana University, US). Khadijah holds a Master of Arts Degree in Communication Studies from the University of Ghana and currently tutors in Mass Communication and Public Relations at the Institute of Business Management and Journalism (IBM&J) Learning Centre in Tamale.
Kwasi Danso Amoah is a lawyer, qualified and called to the Ghana Bar. He holds an LLB from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a Qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law. He is currently an Associate of Kimathi & Partners, Corporate Attorneys, one of the leading law firms in Ghana. Kwasi is an avid reader, writer and researcher. He is a writer at Ghana Law Hub, Ghana's foremost online legal magazine. Kwasi is also the Head of Legal of Hacklab Foundation, a non-profit which focuses on preparing the youth for future jobs. He has special interest in literacy and believes that poverty is not an excuse for anyone to be left behind. This motivated him to found the Theresa Joseph Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on improving the literacy skills of children in less privileged communities.
Job Titles:
- Copy Editor
- Development Finance Expert With Experience in Television News Production
Naa Korkoi is a development finance expert with experience in Television News Production, Advertising, Financial Analysis, as well as Digital Marketing working with companies such as TV3, Farmhouse Productions, and Redex GmBH. She has worked as a reporter and a production assistant for TV3 New Day, the event coordinator for the MTN Ghana's MTN Open Coffee, MTN Apps Challenge, a production assistant for docu-dramas, TV commercials, and TV series such as YOLO. Naa obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of Ghana with a double major in English and Psychology, and a master's degree in Development Finance with a research focus on Social Intervention and Financial Inclusion from the University of Ghana Business School.
Nabil Ahmed Rufai is an international journalist with a 10 year-experience in radio and television broadcasting. He's worked with reputable television stations in Ghana including E.TV and GHOne TV and a radio station, Class 91.3Fm. Nabil holds a BSc. Agricultural Engineering degree from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Ghana. He is currently with a US based news agency, Feature Story News and correspondents for international stations including TRT World, CGTN and CRI.
Job Titles:
- Managing Editor
- Journalist
Rabiu is an experienced journalist with a demonstrable history of working in television, radio, print and digital media for a decade and a winner of the prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarship. With a diverse reporting background including business and Finance, politics and court reporting, he has worked for Ghana's leading TV and radio stations TV3 and Citi FM. Rabiu also worked as a digital journalist contributing content to Citifmonline and Ringier. He holds a joint master's degree in Business and Finance and Journalism, Media and Globalization from City, University of London in UK and Aarhus University in Denmark.
Job Titles:
- Financial Journalist
- Writer
Sani Abdul-Rahman is a financial journalist and host of a political talk show on State Broadcaster- Ghana Broadcasting Corporation(GBC). He began his journalism career at Kapital Radio, where he was a news anchor and a co-host of the morning show. In his five-year journalism career, Sani has also worked with Business24, a digital business news content provider in Ghana. He holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from the Ghana Institute of Journalism and a Higher National Diploma in Journalism from the Institute of Business Management and Journalism.