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Recognition Is Not the Goal, But It Opens Doors: Reflections on Representing Ghana on the World Stage
Leadership · 13 Jul 2026

Recognition Is Not the Goal, But It Opens Doors: Reflections on Representing Ghana on the World Stage

From being honoured by the United States Secretary of State to a personal acknowledgement from President Barack Obama, recognition was never why I did this work — but I have learned exactly what it is good for.

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Training the Trainers: Why Capacity-Building Is the Most Underrated Weapon Against Trafficking
Leadership · 29 Jun 2026

Training the Trainers: Why Capacity-Building Is the Most Underrated Weapon Against Trafficking

A single rescue operation saves the people involved in it. A well-trained officer saves people for the rest of their career. Here is why I have spent as much of my life in classrooms as I have in the field.

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Forty-Seven Years on the Front Line: What Four Decades in Law Enforcement Taught Me About Justice
Leadership · 04 May 2026

Forty-Seven Years on the Front Line: What Four Decades in Law Enforcement Taught Me About Justice

I was a young recruit in 1977 with no idea a single rescued child would define the rest of my career. Looking back across INTERPOL Accra, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, the Police Academy, and the BNI, here is what nearly five decades actually taught me.

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