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Francis Kokoroko

@AccraPhoto

Visual Journalist based in Accra, Ghana.

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Joined December 2010
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People flock to KFC outlets as special 15th-anniversary promo price ends at sundown, in Accra, Ghana, August 15, 2026. Photo: Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto 2026 #ghana #accraphoto #kfc15cedis
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Fans gather in Accra to support the Ghana Black Stars in their game against England during the FIFA World Cup 2026, June 23, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto #fifaworldcup2026 #ghanavsengland #reuters
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Fans gather in Accra to support the Ghana Black Stars in their game against Panama during the FIFA World Cup 2026, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto #fifaworldcup2026 #ghanapanama
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Inside a Ghanaian prison, where inmates are crammed together and close contact spreads skin...

Inside a Ghanaian prison, where inmates are crammed together and close contact spreads skin...

Overcrowding at Kumasi Central Prison has turned it into a laboratory for treating neglected tropical diseases. The lack of space and the humidity create a perfect breeding ground for tuberculosis,...

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Ghana declares mourning after helicopter crash claims lives of eight including two government ministers. Accra, Ghana. August 7, 2025. Photo: Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto 2025 #ghana #accraphoto #ghanamourns #omaneboamah #helicoptercrashghana
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Service. Cape Coast, Ghana. July 12, 2025. Photo: Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto 2025 #ghana #accraphoto #leica
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Muhammad, 24. Osu, Ghana. July 5, 2025. Photo: Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto 2025 #ghana #accraphoto #iphone
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Ghana’s Vice President Jane Opoku-Agyemang, visits the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and addresses Ghana’s parliament during his two-day official visit, in Accra, Ghana. July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Ghana for a two-day official visit. Accra, Ghana. July 2, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto #modi #ghanaindia
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Catholics attend morning Mass at the St. John The Baptist Catholic Church hours ahead of papal conclave to elect new pope, in Cape Coast, Ghana, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto #conclave2025
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People march in the streets to protest the suspension of Ghana's Chief Justice by President Mahama in Accra, Ghana. May 5, 2025. Photo: Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto 2025 #ghana #accraphoto #savethejudiciarydemo
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Protesters march in the streets to demand an end to illegal mining also known as ‘galamsey’, in Accra, Ghana. April 28, 2025. Photo: Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto 2025 #ghana #accraphoto #galamseymustfall
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Ghana's economic crisis looms over impending elections

Ghana's economic crisis looms over impending elections

After serving in Ghana's police force for over three decades, pensioner Emmanuel Amey-Wemegah had a clear retirement plan: invest part of his pension benefits in government bonds, complete the...

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Ghanaian artists and street hawkers team up for a public performance protesting against galamsey. 'Pure Galamsey Water' highlights the pollution in Ghana's water sources and the damage to farmland and forest reserves. Accra, Ghana. 10/14/24. Photo: Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto
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Galamsey. Members of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra march against Ghana’s damaging informal gold mining boom. Story out on REUTERS. Accra, Ghana. October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko #ghana #accraphoto #protest #galamsey #catholicarchdioceseofaccra
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Ghana’s wildcat gold mining booms, poisoning people and nature. Story out on REUTERS. Prestea-Huni Valley, Western Region, Ghana. October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto #galamsey #gold #ghana
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Ghanaians march in the streets on a 3rd day to demand the immediate release of 54 protesters detained by Ghana’s police and to protest what they say is the government’s failure to halt illegal mining, in Accra, Ghana, October 5, 2024. Photos: @accraphoto #freethecitizens
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People march in the streets to demand the immediate release of 54 protesters detained by Ghana’s police and to protest what they say is the government’s failure to halt illegal mining, locally known as “galamsey”, in Accra, Ghana, October 3, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko
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A protester sits in the middle of the street at night during a three-day demonstration against illegal mining in Accra, Ghana. September 21, 2024. Photo: Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto #leica #ghana #galamseyprotest
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Protesters begin a three-day demonstration against illegal mining and what organizers say are bad governance in Accra, Ghana. September 21, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko @accraphoto #ghana #ghanapolitics #democracyhub #galamsey
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