Ignatius Annor

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Ignatius Annor
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Ignatuis Annor

Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
EducationBachelor's degree in Journalism Master's in international journalism
Alma materJayee University college Swansea University
OccupationMultimedia Journalist
EmployerVoice Of America News

Ignatius Annor is a Ghanaian [1] journalist who works for the VOA News English to Africa Service. [2] Ignatius has previously worked for Metro TV (Ghana) in Accra and then African news a Pan African channel based in Pointe-Noire in Republic of the Congo. Ignatius came out as gay live on the Joy news channel evening program PM Express in Ghana in February 22, 2021. [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

He started his journalism career with Metro TV (Ghana) [6] before leaving to do his master's in international journalism at the Swansea University. [7]

Ignatius Currently works as a multimedia journalist for the VOA News English to Africa Service.

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