Frank Aboagye Addo
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Frank Aboagye Addo

Frank Addo Aboagye

Frank Addo Aboagye is a seasoned Ghanaian journalist with over a decade of professional experience in the field of news reporting, analysis, and storytelling. Renowned for his in-depth reporting and insightful commentary, he has built a strong reputation for delivering balanced and impactful stories that give voice to the experiences of everyday people.

His work focuses on uncovering the human side of major social, political, and developmental issues, particularly those shaping communities within the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions of Ghana.

Through his extensive fieldwork and engagement with local communities, Frank has brought national attention to pressing regional challenges, ranging from education and governance to public health and environmental sustainability. His journalistic approach blends investigative depth with empathy, shedding light on stories that inspire change and promote accountability.

Over the years, he has become a trusted source of credible information and a passionate advocate for using journalism as a tool for social transformation and regional development.

Frank Aboagye Addo's Articles

From Kitchen Staple to Luxury Spice: Ginger Price Hike Bites Hard on Businesses, Households

BONO REGION — While nearby pots of steaming banku, soups, rice and stews sit over open fires, filling the air with the rich aroma of various local Ghanaian dishes, the rhythmic pounding of fufu echoes through Afrididisco, a popular food joint in Drobo in the Jaman South Municipality. But behind the busy scene, frustration is evident, written plainly on the face of Joyce Adomah, as she moves with quiet calculation between the mortar, the firewood and the steaming pots, with each step focused on how to stretch the little ginger she has available without compromising the rich taste and quality her customers expect.

Bumper harvest, shrinking profits: Bono East maize and beans farmers battle price decline

Despite a season of good rains and bumper yields, maize and beans farmers across the Bono East Region say falling prices are wiping out profits and pushing households deeper into debt — a situation they warn could affect national food security if it continues. Under the scorching afternoon sun, rows of neatly stitched sacks of freshly harvested maize sit untouched in front of 40-year-old Hudu Karim’s house, his golden promise fading with each passing day.

Limited Operational Fire Tenders Hampering Emergency Response in Bono Region

BONO REGION — With the Bono Region recording 275 fire outbreaks in 2025, representing a 2.61 percent increase over the previous year, concerns are growing over the emergency preparedness of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to respond quickly and effectively to incidents across the region. Many residents believe that several fire outbreaks escalated due to delayed response times, arguing that the extent of damage could have been significantly minimised if firefighters had arrived earlier.

Cut Off and Forgotten: The Untold Hardships of Kuren Community

BONO REGION — Tucked away from Ghana’s major development corridors, the rural community of Kuren in the Dormaa Central Municipality has for years grappled with neglect and the absence of basic social amenities. From dawn to dusk, residents endure harsh living conditions marked by poor road networks, lack of potable water, limited access to healthcare and weak network connectivity—challenges that continue to affect the community’s socio-economic life. Residents say these hardships have gone beyond slowing development; they have entrenched poverty and dimmed hopes for meaningful progress.

From Sacred Grove to Ecotourism Jewel: Inside Ghana’s Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary

BONO EAST — Madam Afua Buruwaa, a resident of Boabeng, stood by her fire, busily preparing a meal for her family, unfazed as a small group of monkeys sat and watched from barely five metres away. It is a rare and captivating spectacle—one that would draw curious onlookers in any other setting—but here in Boabeng, it reflects a unique coexistence between humans and wildlife that has defined the area for generations.

NAIMOS Cracks Down on Galamsey Sites Threatening Rivers, Farmlands in Tano North

Security operatives with the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) have launched a major operation against illegal mining activities in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, amid growing concerns over environmental degradation. The crackdown, carried out on January 19, 2026, forms part of a renewed enforcement drive aimed at flushing out illegal miners and protecting water bodies and farmlands affected by galamsey activities in the area. The operation followed weeks of intelligence gathering by NAIMOS, supported by media reports of sustained illegal mining at several locations, including Sukuumu, Subrisu No.

Krofofrom Residents Decry Deplorable Nature of Road Linking Adrobaa

Each morning, Ama Serwaa, like many other residents of Krofofrom in the Tano North Municipality (Ahafo Region), steps out of her home with a single concern weighing heavily on her mind: whether she will get to Adrobaa, the nearest commercial town, on time for her daily activities. Ama Serwaa’s anxiety stems from the harsh reality that the Krofofrom–Adrobaa road, a key commercial route, has deteriorated into a dangerous stretch of deep potholes and eroded shoulders.

Food security under threat as maize farmers in Wenchi decry impact of dry spell

Akrobi, Wenchi Municipality — Food security concerns are mounting in Akrobi, a farming community in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region, after a prolonged dry spell devastated several acres of maize farms. For weeks, the municipality has endured unusually high temperatures and little rainfall. These harsh conditions have left farmlands cracked and maize crops withered, forcing many farmers to count heavy losses. Farmers fear the setback could trigger ripple effects across the food supply chain, driving up maize prices and tightening availability in the months ahead.