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Afua Ansah: Ghana's Spelling Bee champ who became top 20 in world admitted into top US varsity
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Afua Ansah: Ghana's Spelling Bee champ who became top 20 in world admitted into top US varsity

by  Ebenezer Agbey Quist 2 min read

- Ghana's 2016 Spelling Bee champion, Afua Ansah, has been admitted to study Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University in the US

- After winning the Bee in Ghana, she represented the country and became the first African to make it into the top 20 at the world competition

- Last year, she won WAEC Distinction Awards for being one of the highest-performing Science Students in the WASSCE

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Afua Ansah, the Spelling Bee champion for Ghana in the year 2016 has been admitted into one of the top Ivy League Universities in the United States of America.

In a post sighted by YEN.com.gh on the verified Facebook handle of The Spelling Bee GH, it is indicated that Afua Ansah is enrolled in Cornell University, New York, studying Electrical and Computer Engineering.

When Afua Ansah won the Bee in Ghana on her third attempt, she went ahead to represent the country at the Scripps National Spelling Bee-USA and became the first African to be in the top 20.

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Afua Ansah: Ghana's Spelling Bee champ who became top 20 in world admitted into top US varsity
Afua Ansah: Ghana's Spelling Bee champ who became top 20 in world admitted into top US varsity Credit: Spelling Bee Gh
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Upon returning home, she was given the opportunity to ride with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to light the perpetual flame on March 6, 2017.

Before her recent breakthrough, she was named as one of the winners of the 2020 WAEC Distinction Awards after performing brilliantly in her WASSCE.

It appears that the young girl has learned the modules of success with her first two failed attempts in Ghana's Spelling Bee, which she is now using to conquer the world on every side.

In another powerful report, a gentleman identified as Lord N.A Quaye who was allowed to attend high school at Accra Academy is now championing movements to impact lives positively in Ghana.

In posts sighted by YEN.com.gh on his Twitter handle, @LordnQuaye, the gentleman is seen on different occasions speaking to masses and engaging with high-level personalities in Ghana.

Lord Quaye also works as a youth advocate, the Chief Executive Officer of the Quaye Foundation, Executive Director at Capgrove Group, and a Business Manager at Socialville.

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Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.

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