Franklin Cudjoe
{{short description|Ghanaian writer and social commentator}}
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| birth_name = Franklin Cudjoe
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df = yes|1976|2|16}}
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| nationality = Ghanaian
| education = Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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| occupation = Social political commentator, writer and social entrepreneur
| years_active = 2004–present
| known_for = IMANI Centre for Policy and Education
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Franklin Cudjoe (16 February 1976) is a Ghanaian author and social political commentator. He is the Founding President and chief executive officer (CEO) of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education.{{Cite web|title=Franklin Cudjoe|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/franklin-cudjoe/|access-date=4 August 2020|website=World Economic Forum|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Franklin Cudjoe|url=http://www.independent.org/aboutus/person_detail.asp?id=1179|access-date=4 August 2020|website=The Independent Institute}}{{cite web|date=25 March 2008|title=IMANI Receives $100,000 Grant from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation|url=http://www.africanliberty.org/content/imani-receives-100000-grant-atlas-economic-research-foundation-1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220629/http://www.africanliberty.org/content/imani-receives-100000-grant-atlas-economic-research-foundation-1|archive-date=6 June 2014|accessdate=3 June 2014|publisher=AfricanLiberty.org}}{{cite book|url=http://atlasnetwork.org/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Freedom%20Champions%20Chapter%2026%20Full.pdf|title=Freedom Champions|publisher=Atlas Network|editor=Colleen Dyble|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727065947/http://atlasnetwork.org/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Freedom%20Champions%20Chapter%2026%20Full.pdf|archive-date=27 July 2013}}{{Cite web |title=Franklin Cudjoe, Biography |url=https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/person/Franklin-Cudjoe-3709 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=mobile.ghanaweb.com}}
Education
He attended St. Mary's Seminary/Senior High School in Lolobi Kumasi in the Volta Region{{Cite web|title=St. Mary's Seminary Secondary School, Lolobi V/R|url=https://www.businessghana.com/|access-date=11 August 2020|website=BusinessGhana}} for Form 1–5 before moving to Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary in Koforidua for his sixth form.{{Cite web|date=30 April 2017|title=Pope John Senior High School launch events to mark it's Silver Jubilee|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/catholic-education-pope-john-senior-high-school-launch-events-to-mark-its-silver/jdfxwmt|access-date=10 August 2020|website=Pulse Gh|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Online|first=Peace FM|title=I Have 'Known It All' Since 1994! IMANI's Franklin Cudjoe Shares Throwback Photo|url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/local/news/202007/418114.php|access-date=10 August 2020|website=Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news}} Cudjoe holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Land Economy from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Cudjoe is also an alumnus of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation's Think Tank Masters of Business Administration course, Montreal Economic Institute’s Think Tank Training Programme and then Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education. Cudjoe is currently undertaking a part-time doctorate at University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|title=For The Records, Franklin Cudjoe's Academic And Professional Integrity Is Intact|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/593001/for-the-records-franklin-cudjoes-academic-and.html|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}
Career
Cudjoe is a frequent commentator in print and broadcast media and has shared perspectives about issues related to Africa and the day to day African developmental topics on different media platforms including appearances on BBC, CBC and other local Ghanaian media,{{Cite web|title=Franklin Cudjoe {{!}} Modern Ghana Journalist {{!}} Muck Rack|url=https://muckrack.com/franklin-cudjoe|access-date=4 August 2020|website=muckrack.com|language=en}} His statements have been published or referred to several news outlets including in the Washington Times,{{Cite news|title=INNIS: Obama keeps Africa in the dark|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/24/obama-keeps-africa-in-the-dark/|access-date=4 August 2020|newspaper=The Washington Times|language=en-US}} Wall Street Journal,{{Cite news|last=Cudjoe|first=Franklin|date=6 November 2007|title=Curing the Diseases of Poverty|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB119430106912883083|access-date=4 August 2020|issn=0099-9660}} Ghana Web,{{Cite web|date=9 April 2020|title=Mahama's 'visionary' hospitals have 'come in handy' – Franklin Cudjoe|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Mahama-s-visionary-hospitals-have-come-in-handy-Franklin-Cudjoe-919237|access-date=4 August 2020|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/author/FranklinCudjoe|title=Franklin Cudjoe, Author at Modern Ghana|website=www.modernghana.com}}{{Cite web|title=Franklin Cudjoe, Author at Modern Ghana|url=https://www.modernghana.com/author/FranklinCudjoe|access-date=4 August 2020|website=www.modernghana.com}} My Joy online, Rwandan,{{Cite web|date=24 June 2008|title=Poverty and sickness won't be cured by fighting patents|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/4270|access-date=4 August 2020|website=The New Times {{!}} Rwanda|language=en}} the Ghanaian Daily Graphic,{{Cite web|title=IMANI scores Akufo-Addo gov't 48.78% on election promises|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ghana-news-imani-scores-akufo-addo-gov-t-48-78.html|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}} and other African platforms. He usually addresses students and policy makers in Ghana and other countries concerning issues related to Africa.
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Cudjoe has co-authored several articles and chapters. These are in edited volumes such as Fighting the Diseases of Poverty{{Cite book|last=Stevens|first=Philip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_94ja0mySUUC&q=fighting+the+diseases+of+poverty%2C+franklin+cudjoe&pg=PR5|title=Fighting the Diseases of Poverty|date=31 December 2011|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-4128-1388-4|language=en}} {{Cite book|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4365241|title=Fighting the diseases of poverty|date=2008|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-4128-0744-9|editor-last=Stevens|editor-first=Philip|location=New Brunswick, N.J}} and The Reality of Water Provision in Urban Africa.{{Cite web|title=The reality of water provision in urban Africa {{!}} Eldis|url=https://www.eldis.org/document/A23102|access-date=4 August 2020|website=www.eldis.org}} The Water Revolution: Practical Solutions to Water Scarcity, Hobbled Trade: Trade Barriers within Africa, and The State of Education in Ghana.
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Category:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni
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