I Was a Venezuelan in 2014, and What I Saw Coming Has Happened.
A 2014 youth governance simulation prompted Abdul-Mumin Sofo Yumzaa to reflect on sovereignty, sanctions and the unequal exercise of international power. Following the US capture of Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, he revisits those concerns and asks what the crisis means for international law and smaller states.
Taking School Monitoring Findings Back to Karaga’s Communities
How can school monitoring evidence support better education services? In Karaga, findings from basic school monitoring were followed by a Citizens’ Satisfaction Survey, providing a broader picture of education challenges, community participation and school conditions. Together, the reports offer evidence to inform dialogue and strengthen local accountability for quality education.
Teachers Are Showing Up. Classrooms Are Not Keeping Up.
Teachers in Karaga District are present and delivering, but 71.2% of sampled schools report inadequate seating. A new policy brief from Simba Ghana sets out who must act, and with what funds, to close the gap.
BEYOND DIPLOMACY, OUR CITIZENS’ LIVES MATTER; YET AS A TORCHBEARER AND GATEWAY TO AFRICA, GHANA SHOULD TRIGGER A MEANS FOR A PERMANENT END TO XENOPHOBIA EVERYWHERE IN AFRICA
By Abdul-Mumin Sofo YumzaaExecutive Director, Simba Ghana The images are still fresh. Ghanaians descending the
AKU AI: THE BACKWARDNESS, POSSIBILITIES AND RISKS; AN ASSESSMENT OF GHANA’S NATIONAL AI STRATEGY
Third, sovereignty: Local language AI is not a demo feature. It is an economic infrastructure. NLP Ghana, AkanNLP, and Khaya AI have already proven Twi, Ewe, and Dagbani speech systems work. A national strategy can make them the default for citizen services, ensuring Ghana’s AI future is not mediated by English or foreign models. That is a possibility no startup can guarantee alone. Only policy can.
Improving Governance and Education in Gushegu Municipality
Simba Ghana, through the I Am Aware (IAA) Project, has released a Household Citizen Satisfaction
Bridging the Participation Gap: Citizens’ Satisfaction on Governance and Education in Karaga District
Simba Ghana, under the I Am Aware (IAA) Project, has released a new Citizens’ Satisfaction