Franklin Cudjoe

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Franklin Cudjoe
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Born
Franklin Cudjoe

(1976-02-16) 16 February 1976 (age 48)
Nationality Ghanaian
Education Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Harvard Kennedy School
Occupation(s)Social political commentator, writer and social entrepreneur
Years active2004–present
Known for IMANI Centre for Policy and Education

Franklin Cudjoe (16 February 1976) is a Ghanaian author and social political commentator. He is the Founding President and chief executive officer (CEO) of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Education

He attended St. Mary's Seminary/Senior High School [6] in Lolobi Kumasi in the Volta Region [7] for Form 1–5 before moving to Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary in Koforidua for his sixth form. [8] [6] Cudjoe holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Land Economy from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Cudjoe is also an alumnus of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation's Think Tank Masters of Business Administration course, Montreal Economic Institute’s Think Tank Training Programme and then Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education. Cudjoe is currently undertaking a part-time doctorate at University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom. [9] [1]

Career

Cudjoe is a frequent commentator in print and broadcast media and has shared perspectives about issues related to Africa and the day to day African developmental topics on different media platforms including appearances on BBC, CBC and other local Ghanaian media, [10] His statements have been published or referred to several news outlets including in the Washington Times, [11] Wall Street Journal, [12] Ghana Web, [13] [14] [15] My Joy online, Rwandan, [16] the Ghanaian Daily Graphic, [17] and other African platforms. He usually addresses students and policy makers in Ghana and other countries concerning issues related to Africa.

Author

Cudjoe has co-authored several articles and chapters. These are in edited volumes such as Fighting the Diseases of Poverty [18] [19] and The Reality of Water Provision in Urban Africa. [20] The Water Revolution: Practical Solutions to Water Scarcity, Hobbled Trade: Trade Barriers within Africa, and The State of Education in Ghana.

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  3. ↑ "IMANI Receives $100,000 Grant from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation". AfricanLiberty.org. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Colleen Dyble (ed.). Freedom Champions (PDF). Atlas Network. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Franklin Cudjoe, Biography". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 Online, Peace FM. "I Have 'Known It All' Since 1994! IMANI's Franklin Cudjoe Shares Throwback Photo". Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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  8. ↑ "Pope John Senior High School launch events to mark it's Silver Jubilee". Pulse Gh. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Mahama's 'visionary' hospitals have 'come in handy' – Franklin Cudjoe". www.ghanaweb.com. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  15. ↑ "Franklin Cudjoe, Author at Modern Ghana". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Poverty and sickness won't be cured by fighting patents". The New Times | Rwanda. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "IMANI scores Akufo-Addo gov't 48.78% on election promises". Graphic Online. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  19. ↑ Stevens, Philip, ed. (2008). Fighting the diseases of poverty. New Brunswick, N.J: Transaction Publishers. ISBN   978-1-4128-0744-9.
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