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."
Ghanaians are currently registering to vote in the general elections of December 7. What we thought was a mere constitutional arrangement is now a risky exercise in some parts of the country. One can lose life and limb and we wonder if this indeed is Ghana, a country that has had elections in the past […]
March 6, 1957 has a significant impact on the history of colonialism in Africa. For the first time a black African colony broke the yoke of European domination of the continent. Ghana, formerly called the Gold Coast attained its political independence under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah, an American educated African from a small village […]
Ghana is one of Africa’s great successes – a stable and thriving country that is testament to the impact of aid. As pressure on these budgets grows, Observer editor John Mulholland travels to the country to assess its progress Early last Sunday morning on a plane ride from the Ghanaian capital, Accra, to the northern […]
Five years ago Kahraman Haliscelik, the Turkish Radio and Television United Nations Bureau Chief in New York travelled to his native country of Turkey to meet with one of the Governors in one of the southern provinces. Kahraman’s village had no electricity and water supply was a luxury at the time of his visit. Following […]
The decision by the Kenyan government to launch military attacks against the dreaded Al Shabaab militia is commendable, though long overdue. For many years, Kenya’s border towns have been infiltrated by various bandits from Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan, resulting into several casualties. While the government’s belated move is commendable, it is ironical that it had […]
Before colonisation and subsequent annexation into the British Empire, the territory where Boko Haram is currently active, was a sovereign constitutional republic or sultanate with a majority Kanuri Muslim population. It was a Sultanate which was run according to the principles of the Constitution of Medina. The Bornu Empire which is also known as the […]