She was a Press Fellow from January to June 1983 at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom.
[2][6] When Ohene began her career in journalism with the Daily Graphic in Ghana, it was during a time of political upheaval.
She relocated to London to continue her work as a journalist as the publisher and editor of a weekly news magazine called Talking Drums.
[9] Ghana is now considered the safest country for African journalists, and freedom of the press is reportedly thriving.
[10] This was a significant gesture, as under the regime of Jerry John Rawlings journalists were often classified as enemies of the state and were often tortured and killed.
The purpose of Talking Drums was to have a platform to expose the human rights abuses happening in Ghana.
[10] In 2021, she was appointed Chair of the Board of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.