Archive for: July, 2016

The African Diaspora Factor for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

by Siddique Wai As a former 2013 Democratic candidate for the office of Public Advocate in the city of New York, amassing almost 14,000 votes in the Democratic Primary that resulted in a run-off with me endorsing Hon. Leticia James, who ultimately prevailed in the run-off, I have a unique appreciation and understanding as to […]

Let Tarzan Rest In Peace Why and how does Hollywood still make a film about a White man, Tarzan, as King of the African jungle?

by Milton G. Allimadi Tarzan will always epitomize the history of eurocentric racist demonization of Africa — whether it’s the old blackand-white Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan of the 1930s with his jungle cry and interacting with bug-eyed African “savages”, the 1950s Gordon Scott era or the Alexander Skarsgard 21st century version who has to be armtwisted […]

WHO ARE THE AKAN? A Prologue to the much acclaimed book published March 2015: The Akan of Ghana.

By Kofi Ayim The continent of Africa is located in the middle of the world, and the country of Ghana is the closest landmass to the actual center, where the equator and the Greenwich Meridian meet. The Akan people of Ghana occupy the southern half of the country, alongside various other ethnic groups. Besides the […]

Who actually won the 2012 Election Petition in Ghana?

In this issue of Amandla we have a synopsis of a report by a notable Nigerian legal expert on elections in Africa, Bamidele Aturu commissioned by the Ford Foundation on the petition hearings of the 2012 Elections in Ghana. In our view, Mr. Aturu’s expert review questions the sagacity and the judicial wisdom in the […]

Did Ghana’s Supreme Court err in the landmark 2012 Petition of the Presidential Elections?

Presented by Kofi Ayim The Report was commissioned by the Ford Foundation “for its interest in the reform of African electoral systems…” Mr. Bamidele Aturu, the author, attended and observed the entire proceedings of the Supreme Court of Ghana of the presidential elections on December 2012, which was finally decided in August 2013. In a […]

Mission (Not) Accomplished: Uganda gives up the hunt too soon for Kony and the LRA

By Samuel Okiror Uganda’s announcement earlier last month that it plans to withdraw troops hunting the feared Lord’s Resistance Army has triggered alarm that it could encourage a resurgence in attacks and abductions by the notorious rebel group. Uganda has 2,500 troops, backed by US special forces, hunting the LRA and its elusive leader Joseph […]

Ghana vows to crackdown on hate speech

By Dasmani Laary in Accra Ghana has threatened to crackdown on hate speech following claims by an opposition legislator that the head of the country’s electoral body got her job after sleeping with influential people as well as threats by two political commentators to kill certain judges. Kennedy Ayapong, a Member of Parliament claimed Electoral […]

President Mahama Caught In Flagrante Delicto

by Kwabena Opong Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, after unthinkingly prejudicing himself with a car gift from a Burkinabe contractor who sought for and benefited from Mahama’s friendship has set in motion a propaganda machinery that is aimed at legitimizing a shameful act. Some who would defend the president as corrupt have been shamed into […]

Corruption and Mahama’s gift: lessons to consider as a nation

by Kwabena Opong Joy FM Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni’s brilliant investigation into the gift of a Ford Expedition car offered President John Mahama by Burkinabe contractor and businessman Djibril Kanazoe generates a number of concerns that every Ghanaian must be ashamed of. It is not something that should merely be subjected to radio and television […]

“One Nation Under Gun”

By Uchenna Ekwo Omar Mateen, the 29 year-old American who last Sunday opened fire on fellow citizens at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida has once more thrown the entire country into another round of debate about gun control and gun safety in a presidential election year. Omar, born in Queens New York by […]

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