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Charles Ayitey is a broadcast reporter and narrative writer living in Oakland, California. His beat is on racial equities in health, business, and policy in the United States, and has publications in Oakland Side and Oakland North.
Before joining the UC Berkeley Journalism School, Charles was a business anchor and writer at Joy News - a leading news organization in his hometown, Accra. Ghana. While in Ghana, he produced and presented award-winning coverage of the resilience of African entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was awarded the best business journalist in Ghana and the best Climate reporter in Africa in 2021. Charles has moderated various business conferences including the Africa-EU Business Summit where he spoke on the impact of local journalism on Africa-EU relations.
Charles holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (An affiliate of University of Ghana) and expects to graduate from Berkeley Journalism in May 2024 with a Master in Journalism degree.
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There is no doubt that Africa has transitioned from being considered a "dark continent," to one which is currently regarded as the second fastest growing continent in the world in the 21st century. However, despite advancements in agriculture, finance, health, politics, and formal education, Africa continues to suffer the negative connotations of colonialism, imperialism, and inferiority.
Africa is the youngest continent in the world. The continent's people also face some of the most pressing issues in the world - extreme poverty, poor governance, extreme weather, high unemployment, among many others. As such, its youth bulge and the accompanying human capital has the potential to catalyze and ignite the continent's development.
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Ghanaian businesses - small, medium, or large - have welcomed the New Year with great expectations. Many had collapsed, while others have been birthed to the constraints and opportunities of the Coronavirus Pandemic. But the year, 2021, carries its business potential and a huge one at that as Ghana and the rest of the Continent [...]
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