{
  "id": 9103897,
  "title": "UCC confers honorary doctorate on Kwesi Pratt Jnr",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ucc-confers-honorary-doctorate-on-kwesi-pratt-jnr",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:17:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/ucc-confers-honorary-doctorate-on-kwesi-pratt-jnr/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has honored veteran journalist, publisher, and Pan-Africanist Kwesi Pratt Jnr. with an honorary doctorate during the 15th Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Lectures. This recognition, which followed a special congregation, came in appreciation for Pratt's decades-long contributions to journalism, public discourse, democracy, and African emancipation. UCC Chancellor Sir Sam Esson Jonah highlighted the importance of independent journalism, courage, and openness to new ideas for sustaining a vibrant democracy, while also acknowledging Pratt's role in discussions on Ghana's political, economic, and social development, as well as his promotion of Pan-African solidarity and African liberation.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ghana Business News",
        "title": "Kwesi Pratt blames political leadership for Ghana’s constitutional crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/kwesi-pratt-blames-political-leadership-for-ghanas-constitutional",
        "published": "2026-09-19T07:28:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Kwesi Pratt Jnr questions Ghana-US defence cooperation agreement over sovereignty concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/kwesi-pratt-jnr-questions-ghana-us-defence-cooperation-agreement-over",
        "published": "2026-09-19T14:28:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}