Nii Akuetteh

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Nii Akuetteh is a Ghanaian born policy analyst and activist. Akuetteh is the founder of the Democracy & Conflict Research Institute based in Accra, Ghana. [1] [2] He is the former executive director of Africa Action and Editor at TransAfrica. [3] [4] [5]

He was married to Cynthia Archie Akuetteh, a U.S. diplomat and the former United States Ambassador to Gabon. [6]

Biography

During the 1980s, Akuetteh became involved in the anti-Apartheid movement in Washington, D.C. [7]

Around 2000, Akuetteh moved to Nigeria, staying at Lagos and Abuja to create a grant-making foundation focused on the promulgation of democracy in West Africa.

References

  1. ↑ "Shows featuring Nii Akuetteh". Democracy Now!. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Daily Briefing, August 5, 2010". Background Briefing with Ian Masters. August 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Democracy in Africa: A Lecture by Nii Akuetteh". Washington Peace Center. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  4. ↑ "What is behind Obama's new Africa strategy? - Inside Story Americas". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  5. ↑ "Ghana Legacy". YouTube. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  6. ↑ "Cynthia Helen Akuetteh (1948- ) •". 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  7. ↑ "Biographical Statement of Mr. Nii Akuetteh" (PDF). Congressional Record. May 18, 2016.


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