Akua Dansua

Akua Sena Dansua is a Ghanaian journalist, politician, and diplomat who served as a government minister and ambassador for the Republic of Ghana.

She was born on 24 September 1957 in the Volta Region of Ghana into an Ewe family. She received her early education in the Volta Region before pursuing further studies that led her into journalism.

She worked for many years as a reporter and editor with the state-owned Ghanaian Times, covering parliamentary and social affairs in Accra, before entering elective politics with the National Democratic Congress. In 2000 she was elected to Parliament for the North Dayi constituency and served multiple terms representing her home region.

President John Atta Mills appointed her Minister of Women and Children's Affairs in 2009 and subsequently Minister of Youth and Sports, where she oversaw Ghana's participation in international competitions including the 2010 FIFA World Cup. She was later appointed Ghana's Ambassador to Germany, with concurrent accreditation to several other European states, and continued to write and speak on issues of gender, youth, and African development after leaving office.

Her name Akua derives from the Akan day-naming tradition of Ghana and means "born on a Wednesday," given to girls born on that day of the week. Akua is a feminine given name used widely among the Akan peoples of Ghana and the Ivory Coast.