About Prince Akpah

Pan-African Solidarity & Mobilisation Lead

Prince Akpah is the Pan-African Solidarity & Mobilisation Lead at Africans Rising, where he coordinates solidarity efforts and mobilisation initiatives across the continent. In this role, he supports cross-border collaboration among social movements and civil society actors working to advance justice, democracy, human rights, and civic freedoms in Africa.

Within the Pan-African Solidarity & Mobilisation Unit, he leads initiatives that strengthen collaboration among grassroots movements and develop mobilisation actions that enable timely and effective responses to key crises and emerging issues across the continent.

He brings nearly a decade of experience working with social movements across Africa, with a focus on mobilisation, movement building, communications, and campaign development. Throughout his career, he has supported movements and organisations in strengthening their capacity, visibility, and collective impact.

Prince holds a Master of Arts in Development Communications from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). His thesis, “The Role of Social Media in Influencing Social Movements and Protests in Ghana: A Study of #FixTheCountry Protests (2021–2024),” explored the intersection of digital platforms, civic engagement, and contemporary social movements.