Amanda Akuokor Clinton
Ghana’s Gold Crossroads: Why Global Pressure Is Real, but a Coup Is Still Unlikely
Ghana’s plan to raise gold royalties reflects a push for greater resource sovereignty. Global pressure is rising, but strong institutions…
Ghana Legalized Hemp, Then It Regulated It Like Cocaine
Ghana legalized industrial hemp but regulates it like narcotics, creating prohibitive costs for local farmers, while imported hemp products face…
Inside Amanda Clinton’s Supreme Court Challenge to Ghana’s Industrial Hemp Regime
In March 2026, a Supreme Court case challenges Ghana’s hemp licensing regime, arguing excessive fees and controls may turn lawful…
Before the Ballot: How Delegate Politics Shapes Power in Africa
Ghana’s delegate-based party primaries concentrate power among few insiders, limiting grassroots influence, raising constitutional questions, and highlighting broader African challenges…
Lithium: A Billion-Dollar Mineral, a Withdrawn Bill, and a Country at a Crossroads
Ghana’s lithium debate exposes a deeper test of trust, strategy, and value capture as the country weighs short-term certainty against…
Parliament’s ‘rushed’ vacancy declaration threatens separation of powers – Amanda Clinton
Amanda Clinton warns Ghana’s Parliament rushed declaring a Kpandai seat vacant, bypassing appeals, undermining separation of powers, and risking constitutional…
When Speed Replaces Principle: How Parliament Quietly Undermined Its Own Authority
Parliament’s rushed response to a non-final court ruling weakens its own constitutional authority, abandoning past principled restraint and setting a…
Why a 5% Dollar Tax Makes No Sense After a $10 Billion Rescue
Ghana’s 5% dollar withdrawal tax contradicts the $10 billion forex rescue, hurts businesses, drives capital offshore, undermines confidence, and must…
The Bar on Trial: Who Really Speaks for Ghana’s Lawyers?
Dafeamekpor’s Supreme Court case challenges the GBA’s constitutional monopoly, potentially a response to recent Chief Justice removal, highlighting concerns over…
Strong Men, Weak States: Ghana’s Next Constitutional Crossroads
Ghana risks “strong men, weak states” through concentrated appointments, short judicial tenures, and centralized local power; 2025 reforms offer a…
A Solid Choice, But the Judiciary Deserves a Longer Horizon
Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s nomination is solid, yet brief tenure raises concerns about long-term judicial stability, succession planning, and Ghana’s constitutional balance…
The Fatal Flaw in Torkornoo’s Removal: One Petition, Two Removals?
President’s removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo also as Supreme Court Justice exceeds constitutional scope, risking judicial independence, setting dangerous precedent,…
The Truth Behind Ghana’s Pause on U.S. Assistance
Ghana’s MCC ineligibility for 2026 stems from debt restructuring delays, not governance failure. It’s a legal pause, not punishment, with…
Chief Justice’s Removal: Four Constitutional Questions We Can’t Ignore
The removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo raises constitutional concerns, risks normalising political interference in the judiciary, and highlights the need…
A Slippery Slope for Ghana’s Constitution: The Removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo
The removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo sets a worrying precedent in Ghana, risking judicial independence, politicizing the judiciary, and challenging…