Gamal Gorkeh Nkrumah, a distinguished Ghanaian intellectual, analyst, and the eldest son of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s founding President, has died.
The veteran journalist passed away on Wednesday, 14th October 2026, relatives have confirmed.
In keeping with Islamic burial rites, the late political commentator will be laid to rest in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, 17th October 2026. The specific circumstances surrounding his passing remain undisclosed.
Born in the Ghanaian capital of Accra in 1958 to Dr Kwame Nkrumah and Cairo-native Fathia Nkrumah, Gamal built an expansive media career bridging North Africa and the sub-Saharan region. He served for over a decade and a half as a senior editor and writer with Al-Ahram Weekly, the prominent English publication produced by Egypt’s state-owned media house.
An alumnus of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, where he earned a doctorate degree in political science, he dedicated his life’s work to the study of geopolitics, international relations, and Pan-African ideology.
He was the elder brother to former Jomoro Member of Parliament and ex-chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Samia Yaba Nkrumah, as well as political activist and writer Sekou Nkrumah.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
