By Helen Clark , UNDP Administrator New York — The rule of law underpins achieving the mission of the United Nations: to advance peace, human rights, and development. In our rapidly changing, unequal, and, at times, dangerous world, implementing the rule of law is critical for establishing the justice, stability, and inclusive growth required […]
Oct 2 2012 | Posted in
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Contrary to the theme of peace that pervaded the funeral ceremonies of Ghana’s late President John Evans Atta Mills, unfolding events do not ensure peace in the country’s upcoming elections. And that is cause for worry among peace-loving Ghanaians. The decision by the Electoral Commissioner to create 45 more constituencies in the country some two […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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By Kofi Ayim As Ghana’s election approaches, the fast-paced political climate in the country makes it difficult to keep up with events. Critical issues that need national attention risk being ignored or swept under the carpet. However, one thing that must not be left in the corridors of obscurity is the myth surrounding the […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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Clearly, there is high mortality rate among African leaders. We’re already four down this year alone. The latest is the Ethiopian strongman Meles Zenawi who passed on this week. In late July, Ghana’s John Atta Mills, who complained of pains one day only to die the next day. President Zenawi of Ethiopia was the latest […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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By Richard Joseph On May 18, 2012, a Symposium of the G-8 Summit was convened in Washington, DC to launch a major initiative on global agriculture and food security. In addition to President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and several leaders of international organizations, the featured speakers included four African presidents: […]
Aug 28 2012 | Posted in
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Talk of a ‘new type of partnership’ was overblown, but Beijing pledged $20 bn. and took first steps toward improving corporate and environmental regulations. With a crucial leadership handover at the end of the year and growing domestic economic concerns, Beijing hosted the Fifth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on 19-20 July with the usual […]
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The name of the neighborhood could not have been more symbolic. Located in southern Tel Aviv, the impoverished Hatikva quarter has always born the stigma of sharing a name with Israel’s national anthem, while playing home to some of the poorest, most marginalized Jews in the country-as well as a growing population of African asylum […]
Jul 31 2012 | Posted in
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Members of the East African Community have announced budgets that greatly increase spending on large-scale infrastructure projects. Improvements in roads, rail and power plants aim to increase economic growth and offset a possible recession in Europe. Rwanda, for instance, will increase spending to $2.3 billion as it invests in road, energy and technology projects. Washington […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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By U.K. Uwadinobi A close Nigerian relative of mine, Ohio State University industrial engineering grad and system analyst who does consulting work for the oil industry in Nigeria, brilliantly summed up what led to the horrific plane crash in the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria last weekend. “It’s a sad manifestation of system failure in Nigeria,” […]
Jun 16 2012 | Posted in
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The father of engineering education on African soil, scientific inventor, institution builder, administrator extraordinaire, adroit negotiator, lover and patron of the arts, leading (pioneer stage) and film actor, sportsman, philanthropist, mystic and family man, DR ROBERT PATRICK BAFFOUR, was born to greatness and achieved greatness. Dr. Baffour was born at Elmina on May 14, 1912. […]
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