Editorial Board

Abena Animwaa Yeboah-Banin, PhDBoard Member

Dr Yeboah-Banin is a senior lecturer at the Department of Communication studies who holds a PhD in Marketing from the University of Leeds and an MPhil in Communication Studies from the University of Ghana. She is a trained journalist, a Psychology and English Major and an experienced advertising practitioner. She, therefore, brings to her research in marketing communication, a 360 degree perspective combining her knowledge on the media and media industries, consumer behaviour and marketing strategy. Her research interests lie in the nexus between communication and marketing spanning disciplines such as marketing communications, advertising, gender and media, audience behaviours and the social media-marketing interface. She has published in several international journals including the Industrial Marketing Management, Legon Journal of Humanities, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Journal of Business and Industrial Management and African Media Review. She has also presented her work at international conferences including the International Association of Media and Communication Research, American Marketing Association, the European Marketing Association and the African Regional Conference of the International Communications Association. She has also consulted for several local and international organizations including the Media Foundation for West Africa, Africa Climate Change Adaptation Initiative and Graphic Communications Group Limited.

Dr. Gilbert TietaahBoard Member

Gilbert K. M. Tietaah is a Senior lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies, University of Ghana. Dr. Tietaah holds a PhD from the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. He also has post-graduate diploma and MPhil degrees in Communication Studies (University of Ghana) and a BA (Secretaryship) degree (University of Cape Coast). Between 2000 and 2004, he was Programmes Officer (Research & Publications) with the Media Foundation for West Africa. As editor, Dr. Tietaah makes final editorial decisions and approval of all content.

Manasseh Azure AwuniBoard Member

Manasseh Azure Awuni is the Editor-in-Chief of The Fourth Estate, a non-profit, public-interest journalism project by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). Before joining the MFWA, Manasseh had about a decade’s experience in journalism, working as a freelancer and with media houses. Between November 2012 and June 2019, he worked at Joy FM and JoyNews Television at the Multimedia Group. He founded and headed the investigative desk and produced some of the most groundbreaking and impactful investigative stories in Ghana. He has also collaborated with some international media outlets, including the CNN to uncover a Russian troll factory in Ghana and VG, a Norwegian media entity to investigate Ghana’s shady procurement of Covid-19 vaccines. In 2021, he was adjudged the Integrity Personality of the Year for his role and impact in the fight against corruption. Manasseh was adjudged Ghana’s overall best journalist for 2011 by the Ghana Journalists Association, just a year after leaving journalism school. In 2018 and 2020, Manasseh was crowned the Overall Best Journalist at the West Africa Media Excellence Awards. He has won over a dozen other competitive journalism awards to his credit.

Fact-check Ghana Team

Dr. Gilbert TietaahEditor

Gilbert K. M. Tietaah is a Senior lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies, University of Ghana. Dr. Tietaah holds a PhD from the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. He also has post-graduate diploma and MPhil degrees in Communication Studies (University of Ghana) and a BA (Secretaryship) degree (University of Cape Coast). Between 2000 and 2004, he was Programmes Officer (Research & Publications) with the Media Foundation for West Africa. As editor, Dr. Tietaah makes final editorial decisions and approval of all content.

Kwaku Krobea AsanteProgramme Officer

Kwaku Krobea Asante is the Programme Officer for Fact-check Ghana and leads the Fact-checking team. Prior to becoming the Programme officer for Fact-check Ghana, Kwaku led on several projects at the MFWA including the Media Ethics Monitoring Project and served as the communications officer under the Africa We Want project, a mobilisation of civil society support for the implementation of the African Governance Architecture, which is being implemented across eight countries in Africa. Before joining the organisation, he worked as a research assistant on many communication research projects in Ghana. He holds a Master’s degree in Communication Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science, both from the University of Ghana.

Paul Kofi GozoResearcher/Writer

Paul Kofi Gozo is a fact –checker at Fact-Check Ghana. Paul also works on Media Foundation for West Africa's Ethics monitoring project. Before joining the team in September 2020, he worked as a trainer and news editor for Radio GIJ as well as serving as a member of the National Campaigns Committee of Amnesty International Ghana. Paul has a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism. He majored in Journalism.

Evans Aziamor-MensahResearcher/Writer

Evans Aziamor-Mensah is a Researcher and Writer at Fact-Check Ghana. He graduated with honors from the Ghana Institute of Journalism with a major in Journalism. His interest lies in understanding the nuances of politics and accountability journalism. Prior to joining Fact-Check Ghana, Evans had a stint at one of Ghana’s leading private media houses, JoyNews, as a Broadcast Journalist. An alumnus of DW Akademie, Evans has also worked with the Centre for Public Discourse Analysis.

Adwoa Adobea-OwusuResearcher/Writer

Adwoa Adobea-Owusu is an Investigative Reporter with The Fourth Estate, a public-spirit and accountability journalism project of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). Prior to her MFWA engagement, she was a content producer for the non-governmental organisation, Send Ghana. She has also worked with the Media General Group, one of Ghana’s leading media conglomerates. But she cut her journalism teeth at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Adwoa has had a stint with Ghana’s first private commercial radio station, Joy FM and ATL FM, a campus community radio station of the University of Cape Coast. She worked with ACDI/VOCA on the USDA sponsored Ghana Poultry Project where she was instrumental in documenting the success stories of the project to bolster domestic poultry production in Ghana.

Seth J. BokpeResearcher/Writer

Seth J. Bokpe is a Senior Reporter with The Fourth Estate, the public interest and accountability investigative journalism project of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). Seth is a multiple award-winning journalist with a 10-year stint with the Graphic Communications Group, Ghana’s biggest newspaper publishing company. Before joining the MFWA, he was the News Editor of The Ghana Report, a news portal. He also earned a living with the AfricaWatch Magazine, as well as freelanced for the One World Magazine in the Netherlands. Seth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism and a Balance Scorecard Professional Certificate from the George Washington University.

Clement Edward KumsahResearcher/Writer

Clement Edward Kumsah is an online Journalist by profession. Clement has worked with Prime News Ghana and Ghana Talks Business as digital content creator before joining Fact-check Ghana. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism. He is also an Alumnus of DW Akademie.