Natalie Fort

Natalie Fort is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist, news anchor and television host. She is a senior broadcast journalist and foreign affairs correspondent with GHOne TV, part of the EIB Network, and hosts The Natalie Fort Show. In November 2026 she was named an ambassador for the Global Entrepreneurship Festival in Cairo, Egypt.

Early life and education

She was born Natalie Ofosua Twum on 24 July 1995. "Fort" began as a nickname from her mother, Joyce Twum, and she later adopted it as her professional name. She is the second of her parents' children. She attended Ghana International School and Merton International School, then studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She is also an alumna of Accra Film School.

Modelling

Fort started modelling at 13 and walked at Ghana Fashion Week in Accra in 2009. In 2011 she represented Ghana at the Miss Princess of the World pageant in the Czech Republic, finishing ninth out of 40 contestants. She later set up Fort Model Management.

TV3 years

She joined TV3 as a journalist in 2015, aged 20. Within a year she was anchoring News 360, the station's prime-time bulletin. She also worked on the international and general news desk and hosted Women's Take on 3FM. Over her career she has anchored coverage of three Ghanaian general elections.

Move to GHOne TV

Fort resigned from TV3 on 5 April 2021 and joined EIB Network. Her arrival at GHOne TV was announced by the station's general manager, Nana Aba Anamoah. At GHOne she reads the news, reports on foreign affairs and fronts The Natalie Fort Show, which won TV Development Show of the Year at the 2023 RTP Awards.

Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026

In early November 2026 Fort announced that she had been appointed an ambassador for the 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Festival, held in Cairo from 6 to 8 November 2026. She is representing GHOne TV and EIB Network at the event, which organisers say will draw more than 10,000 participants from over 70 countries. The appointment drew congratulations from fans and colleagues.

Charity and recognition

She founded the Fort Foundation, which supports needy patients at selected hospitals in Accra, and runs a coaching and mentorship programme for young African women. Her recognitions include the Excellent Personality Merit Award (2017), Emerging TV Personality of the Year at the Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards, and a place on the MIPAD 100 Under 40 list in 2022.