The Ga Maŋtsɛ stool is a paramount chieftaincy, even though it’s in the same category as the Asantehene stool. There’s no chieftaincy in GaDangme that the Asantehene recognises as equal, except the Ga Maŋtsɛ stool. In Ghanaian law, gazetting is not what makes someone a Ga Mantse, nor is it a precondition for the validity...

Two Elephants Fight, Grass Suffers The art of wise, gracious and diplomatic conversation is an important branch of cultural studies, human-service education, African traditional ethics, customary law and moral leadership. Sadly, this aspect of chieftaincy formation appears to be woefully neglected in many traditional systems today. In former times, chiefs and traditional leaders were not...

When I hear Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum speak, I hear education reform. I hear vision. I hear conviction. At a time when Ghana’s education sector faces serious challenges, from the 2026 CSSPS crisis to teacher shortages, welfare concerns, and unfinished reform the Mahama administration faces a defining test. This is the moment to put politics...