Emmanuel Akwetey is a

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political and governance analyst. He is the Executive Director for the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG). Akwetey is one of the 13 Advisory Board members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.

Early life and education

Akwetey was born in

Accra, Ghana Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population ...

. He started his secondary education at

Labone Senior High School Labone Senior High School (popularly known as L-A Bone) is a public senior high school located in Labone in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is noted for its success in the National Science and Maths Quiz, athletics, music and cultural activ ...

but completed in

Accra Academy Accra Academy is a Single-sex education, boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government ...

. In 1979, he gained admission into the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast ...

, Legon, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Literature. He obtained a doctorate degree in International Politics and Development at the University of Stockholm, Sweden.

Career

Akwetey was a lecturer at the University of Stockholm, Sweden. He founded the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) in 2000 and he is the Executive Director. In February 2015, Akwetey received the US Embassy Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice.

References

External links

Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akwetey, Emmanuel University of Ghana alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the Accra Academy