Constructing undesirables: A critical discourse analysis of othering of Fulani nomads in the Ghanaian news media

The activities of Fulani nomads in Ghana have gained considerable media attention and engendered continuing public debate. In this paper, we analyze the prejudiced portrayals Ghanaian news media, how these contribute to an exclusionist a discriminatory discourse that puts at margins society. study employs critical analysis framework draws on dataset 160 articles, including stories, editorials op-ed pieces. reveals are discursively constructed as undesirables through othering process centers three discourses: dangerousness/criminalization, alienization, stigmatization. This anti-nomad/Fulani rhetoric is evident choice sensational headlines, alarmist content, organization arguments, use quotations. paper concludes with call for more balanced reporting nomads, especially since issues surrounding them border national cohesion security.