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."
The ongoing landmark litigation of Ghana’s December 7 and 8 Presidential elections and its live radio and television coverage must be applauded. It has brought to Ghanaians lessons in justice and how the system operates. Thus far, it has also demonstrated that Ghana can resolve its political differences not necessarily through the barrel of the […]
It is a relief that Ghana’s Supreme Court has now set April 16 as the date to start hearing the petition filed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to overturn the results of the 2013 elections. The delays have already made the Ghanaian judiciary the butt of jokes in Kenya where a verdict was delivered […]
Answering questions about what he would do if he lost the then upcoming elections in early March 2013, Raila Odinga, the scion of a prominent Luo political family put Kenya and the world on notice stating as a matter of fact, “If I lose, of course it will be because of blackmail and intimidation and […]
Let’s Find Hope in the Debacle Ghana’s democracy has come under scrutiny with the opposition NPP’s contest of the election result itbelieves was tilted to favor the ruling NDC’s John Dramani Mahama who was sworn in as president on January 7 The opposition’s decision to go to court for justice has been met variously […]
Amandla joins the teeming millions to congratulate President Barack Obama for his resounding victory on November 7. With all odds stacked against him Barack Obama prevailed with a 332 electoral win over Candidate Romney’s 209 indicative of the powerful voice of the people. This year’s elections were characterized by more than political differences. Republican campaigners […]
But for the selfish interests of a few who stand to benefit from them, wars could be prevented largely by compromise. In Africa as elsewhere in the world, the lust for power and influence has always instigated the needless loss of life and limb. In the Congo DR for instance, the major cause of instability […]
The death was reported of Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday, July 24, just three days after he had celebrated his 68th birthday. Ghanaians mourned until their president is buried on August 10 in the nation’s capital. The death of the president certainly came as a shock to Ghanaians as every death is, […]
The most enviable legacy that Kwame Nkrumah left as Ghana’s leader is his ability to galvanize a multi-ethnic nation. He was able to utilize the historical relationships shared among the various ethnic groups emphasizing the supremacy of nationalism over narrow ethnic interests. His Ghana Education Trust spread schools all over the country affording Ghanaian youths […]
By Ghanaian Chronicle The Chronicle has made a number of submissions on the basis that in spite the roof-top advertisement of building a Better Ghana, in which the economy has been transformed beyond the wildest estimation of those who have the duty of fixing the problem, this country is unable to sustain a meaningful […]
This year’s conference of the African Diaspora in South Africa promises to be a major event in the annals of the African peoples. Its objectives are noble and expectations are high: does African stand to gain its proper place in the world? It is not uncommon to mistake the language of pan-Africanism and the African […]