Ashanti Pioneer: Coverage of Growing Political Developments in the Gold Coast, 1946–1949

Abstract

Abstract In 1939, John and Nancy Tsiboe, operators of Abura Printing Works, began the Ashanti Pioneer in Kumasi, just as World War II was getting underway. As the War came to an end, the newspaper shifted its news coverage from the War to nationalist movements within the country and the eventual start of political parties. This article highlights the numerous stories devoted to the nationalist movement, the emergence of political parties, and the eventual calls for independence. This article shows how the Ashanti Pioneer played a substantial role in spreading information regarding these new political parties formed at the conclusion of World War II, namely the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) led by J. B. Danquah and the Convention’s People’s Party (CPP) led by Kwame Nkrumah.