Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Early life and career Ras Miracle (né Francis Damson) was born in Accra, Ghana on February 4th, 1976 to Emmanuel Kwamina Dampson and Auntie Esi. Emmanuel Kwamina Dampson is a Fante born from Winneba in the Central region. At the young age of 10, he developed an intense interest for music. Ras Miracle developed his […]
Dr. Anita Davis-DeFoe This was the first of more than 20 trips to West Africa that the couple has taken over the years. Africa became a compulsion. The couple first went to Africa to buy an African beer named Mamba. Over the years, the couple’s interest made an about-face. Africa was initially viewed exclusively as […]
By Fragkiska Megaloudi and Jennifer Lazuta ABUJA/DAKAR, 11 September 2015 (IRIN) – Families driven out of villages, farmers unable to tend crops, food stocks of entire communities raided: Boko Haram’s impact on the people of Western and Central Africa lingers long after the rape and slaughter. More than 5.5 million people living in conflict areas […]
by Kwabena Opong The Council of Elders in the NPP September 10 recommended to the Disciplinary Committee that the party’s national chairman Paul Afoko be suspended until the end of the general elections in 2016. This follows a meeting held to discuss reports on the activities of the chairman and General Secretary Kwabena Agyapong since […]
By: Dr. Peter Ikre The August edition marked the commencement of a series of articles on financial planning tailored toward furthering the empowerment and emancipation of immigrant communities particularly those of African origin from the menace of financial subjugation. In case you missed the previous publication, I highlighted the need for individuals and families to […]
by Emmanuel Akyeampong and Hippolyte Fofack Sept 9, 2015 When Portuguese explorers first arrived on the east African coast at the turn of the 16th century, an anonymous recorder on the voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral noted of Kilwa (off the coast of present-day Tanzania): “This island is small, near the mainland, and is a […]
This week, comedian John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, released a back-to-school video that mentioned how little U.S. students learn about Africa and Asia. (P.S. Although Oliver tries hard not to curse, he does utter a naughty word or two.) “You will leave school knowing as much about those two continents as I […]
By Lawrence Freeman President Obama during his two terms of office has attempted to fashion a legacy by multiple trips to Africa. Observers say he has done little or nothing to reverse the genocidal levels of death due to war, poverty, hunger, and disease. Under his watch, the over throw of Muammar Kaddafi in 2011 […]
By Garikai Chengu Unbeknown to many, most of human history took place in Africa, where women were equal, if not superior, to men. For thousands of years, African societies were matriarchal and they prospered. By bringing an oppressive form of Colonial Christianity to Africa, Europeans replaced millennia of prosperous matriarchy with oppressive patriarchy. The world’s […]
The Association of Ghanaian Lawyers of America (AGLA) will honor the Leitner Center, Fordham Law School and Paolo Galizzi, Clinical Professor of law on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at AGLA’s dinner dance at The Gran Centurions in Clark, NJ for their exemplary work in helping to advance the rule of law in Ghana. Fordham Law […]