Abena Busia

Abena Pokua Adompim Busia (born 1953) is a Ghanaian writer, poet, feminist, lecturer and diplomat.

[7][11] Busia has published widely on black women's literature, colonial discourse, and post-colonial studies.

[8] In July 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo named Abena Busia as Ghana's ambassador to Brazil.

[5] In March 2011, marking the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, the AWDF recognised Abena Busia as one of 50 inspirational African feminists, with a public celebration in her honour taking place in June at the National Theatre in Accra.

[3][12] She is co-founder and Chair of the Busia Foundation International, a non-government organisation set up in honour of Ghana's former Prime Minister, Kofi Abrefa Busia,[13] the 40th anniversary of whose death was marked by a public memorial lecture on 28 August 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre.