Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman
The WorldRidwan Karim Dini-Osman is a Pulitzer Center grantee and a multiple award-winning development journalist and news anchor based in Ghana. Dini-Osman is a recipient of the 2018 Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, a prestigious global award run by the European Commission. In 2020, he was awarded best African TV Journalist in Environmental and Climate Change Reporting by the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA).
Dini-Osman is also a 2021 fellow of the University of Rhode Island's Metcalf Institute Annual Science Immersion Program for Journalists and won the 2021 International Center for Journalists’ Global Health Crisis Award for COVID-19 reporting. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism.
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Trash sorters in Ghana face health and safety risks
Uganda's LGBTQ crackdown could have a ripple effect in Ghana and other African countries
Young Africans seek to leverage Vice President Harris’ trip to Africa
'Red alert for child health': A nationwide vaccine shortage hits Ghana amid measles outbreak
In Ghana, a shortage of childhood vaccines has mothers traveling from hospital to hospital in search of immunizations to protect their infants. As a result, measles are breaking out in some parts of the country.
Caregivers in Ghana work to demystify autism and push for inclusion
Developmental brain disorders are rarely discussed in Ghana. A lack of adequate awareness and facilities for early diagnosis makes it tough to manage. And children with special needs often face discrimination in terms of inadequate health care, education and social engagement.
This orphanage in Ghana provides hope — and acceptance — to children living with HIV
Motherly Love Orphanage was founded by Rev. John Azumah 14 years ago. The pastor, who also has HIV, founded the home to provide hope and fight against the stigma faced by HIV-positive orphans.
‘This is where I should be’: 1,500 Black Americans make Ghana their new home
At least 1,500 Black Americans have moved to Ghana since 2019, when the government declared its "Year of Return" initiative, calling on Africans in the diaspora to return to Africa. As the US continues to confront its history of racism and police brutality against Black people, many are heeding Ghana's call.
West African countries adopt new strategies to encourage COVID-19 vaccination
For much of the pandemic, West African countries have lacked the vaccines needed to protect their populations against COVID-19. Now, supply in the region has finally caught up with demand for the vaccine. Still, too few people are vaccinated.
‘The country is on its knees’: Ghana seeks IMF bailout amid economic woes, teachers’ strike
In a huge reversal for Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo, the government is seeking a loan from the International Monetary Fund to tackle Ghana’s economic woes.
‘At least there is peace here’: Rwandans weigh in on controversial migrant deal with UK
Some Rwandans worry that refugees will find it hard to make a new life in Rwanda where unemployment rates are five times higher than in the United Kingdom.
'Everything is destroyed': Extreme flooding in Ghana tests climate resilience
Accra has been hit with heavy rain and flash flooding in May and June, leaving many experts worried about the city’s capacity for climate resilience if trends continue.
‘Too little too late’: Ghana’s small farmers worry fertilizer aid won’t arrive in time to avert food crisis
The African Development Bank Group has pledged $1.5 billion to tackle a massive fertilizer shortage across the continent, but smallholder farmers in Ghana worry that it may already be too late to avert a food crisis.
Accra’s only surviving greenbelt is under threat. Ghanaians are fighting to protect it.
Leaked government documents suggest a portion of the Achimota Forest Reserve could be rezoned for development, sparking a major outcry among residents and conservationists.