Abena Busia

**Abena Pokua Adompim Busia** (dem born am 1953) be Ghanaian writer, poet, feminist, lecturer, den diplomat. She be daughter of Ghana ein former prime minister, Kofi Abrefa Busia, plus she be actress Akosua Busia ein sisto. Busia be associate professor wey dey teach English Literature, women den gender studies for Rutgers University. She be Ghana ein ambassador to Brazil, dem appoint am for 2017, plus power to chop authority for all de other 12 South America countries.

Busia chop ein B.A. for English language den literature for St Anne's College, Oxford, for 1976, den ein D.Phil. for social anthropology for St. Antony's College for 1984. She be external tutor for Ruskin College, de labour relations college wey dey affiliate to University of Oxford, plus she be visiting lecturer for de Program of African and Afro-American Studies for Yale University.

## Ein Early life plus education
Dem born Busia for Accra, Ghana. She komot from Yenfri royal family wey dey Wenchi, for Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. Ein poppie be Kofi Abrefa Busia, wey be Ghana Head of State one time, den ein wifey be Naa (Morkor) Busia. She spend ein kiddie time for Ghana, Holland den Mexico before dem move go Oxford, wey ein family settle for der proper.

Busia chop ein B.A. for English language den literature for St Anne's College, Oxford, for 1976, den ein D.Phil. for social anthropology for St. Antony's College for 1984. She be external tutor for Ruskin College, de labour relations college wey dey affiliate to University of Oxford, plus she be visiting lecturer for die Program of African and Afro-American Studies for Yale University. She chop ein own share of postdoc awards too, like Andrew Mellon Fellowship for English department for Bryn Mawr College, plus Institute for American Cultures Fellowship for Center for Afro-American Studies for UCLA.

## Career
Busia be one of de people wey dey run Women Writing Africa Project (wey from 2002 go 2008, dem publish four book dem call Women Writing Africa Series). She san be English Professor for Rutgers University, plus she be Chair of Women's and Gender Studies department.

She teach for oda school dem too, like Yale den University of Ghana.

She be prezido of Association for de Study of Worldwide African Diaspora den African Literature Association before, wey right now she dey chair AWDF-USA board, dem be sister organization to African Women's Development Fund (AWDF), de first pan-African foundation wey dey support women's rights groups for Africa.

### Ein Writing career
Busia dey write book plenty about black women demma stories, how Oyibo people dey control talk, plus post-colonial things. Some serious books wey she help put together be like 'Theorizing Black Feminisms: The Visionary Pragmatism of Black Women' (1993) and 'Beyond Survival: African Literature and the Search for New Life' (1999). On top of dat, she write two poetry books: 'Testimonies of Exile' (1990) and 'Traces of Life' (2008). You go see ein work inside books like 'Daughters of Africa' (wey Margaret Busby arrange, 1992).

## Ghana ein diplomatic woman
Insyd July 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo name Abena Busia as Ghana ein ambassador to Brazil. She be among 22 oda distinguished Ghanaians wey dem name to head various diplomatic Ghanaian missions insyd de world.

## Selected bibliography

### Ein poetry
* *Testimonies of Exile* — poetry, illustrated by Akosua Busia (Africa World Press, 1990; )
* *Traces of a Life: A Collection of Elegies and Praise Poems* (Ayebia Clarke Publishing, 2008; 

### As editor

* *Theorizing Black Feminisms: The Visionary Pragmatism of Black Women*, co-editor with Stanlie M. James (Routledge, 1993; )
* *Beyond Survival: African Literature and the Search for New Life*, co-editor with Kofi Anyidoho and Anne Adams (Africa World Press, 1999; )
* *Women Writing Africa: West Africa and Sahel* (2005)

## Awards plus ein recognitions
For March 2011 insyd, wen dem dey do de 100 years ein tins for International Women's Day, AWDF talk say Abena Busia be one of de 50 African women wey dey inspire, wey dem do big party give am for June for National Theatre for Accra.

She be co-founder den Chair of Busia Foundation International, NGO wey dem set up honour Ghana former Prime Minister, Kofi Abrefa Busia Dem do big memorial lecture for Accra International Conference Centre, 28 August 2018, to mark 40 years wey he die.

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