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.
[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.
In 2022, she argued that the affirmative action bill will be hard to pass as it appears to be a threat to men in position.