Kingsley Shabbazz Sr.

Kingsley Abdel Razzaq Iddriss Basuglo Shabbazz is a Freelance Writer based in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. His main interests are on travel writing and diplomatic reporting.

He is a professional NGO/Non-profit development practitioner and freelance writer. His areas of specializations includes international relations, cultural development, diplomacy, community development work. Also attaches special focus on agriculture, economics, social issues, arts, and entrepreneurship.

He has over the years worked with a number of development organizations, some of which are the World Bank Institute in Accra and the British Council on the Debate to Action Project as a Volunteer Community Project Facilitator on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Poverty Reduction Strategies.

He holds membership of some prominent civil society and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International Ghana, Red Cross Society of Ghana, Voluntary Work Camps Association of Ghana and the UN Global Compact.

He has both professional and academic Certificate in Organizational Management (NGO) from the premier Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA) with Distinction, he is also an alumni of Fredreich Ebert Foundation FES, a social democratic institute, trained in International Relations, Governance and Leadership Skills. He is also a proud recipient of Canadian Education Training Awards for Africa CETAA Scholarship of the Canada International Development Agency (CIDA).

His works as a Freelance Writer and a Development Practitioner is inspired by his experiences in the northern zone of Ghana. Specifically the Upper West region where he hails from and also having the privilege to attend High school there. The three northern regions of Ghana remain rich in culture, tourism, investments and many other potentials that has not been tapped yet!