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."
In the political history of this country, no political leader has been subjected to insults, humiliation, abuse of his human rights etc. than Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, the President elect of the Republic of Ghana. Losing an election is very unpleasant but losing two or more elections can be a very devastating experience and […]
By Jeffrey Williams She’s watching the road just outside her house, sitting on a tree trunk used as a barricade during anti-government protests last year against President Pierre Nkurunziza. And she’s talking to herself. “This person walks like Benny. Even his shirt looks like Benny’s,” she says, her grief heavy, as a man walks past […]
Amanda Sperber Salah spent most of his early life as a student in Uganda, where he acquired the excel- lent English he speaks. In 2003, he moved back home to South Sudan. Since then, he has worked as a farmer in the fertile southern Equatoria region. This is not the future he had in mind. […]
By Saskia Houttuin and Eva Huson Gerwinio never feels completely safe when he walks around Algiers. The other day, the 27-year-old from Benin was taking an evening stroll when he heard monkey sounds coming from a group of laughing teenagers. Ger- winio averted his gaze and kept walking. He has become used to such racist […]
By Osmond Ekwueme In the words of John Kenneth Galbraith, a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism “the modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” Referencing a blisteringly accurate analysis by a friend… how hypocritical religious conservatives became […]
In Ghana, capturing wild animals is a tradition and a valuable source of protein. But there’s a fear it’s spreading diseases. The antelope looked exactly like a cartoon deer. It had rust-colored fur, white spots on its hindquarters, and an oddly regal bearing. Its throat had been slit, and it had just been dumped, rather […]
By Peter Nkanga Since Nigeria’s cybercrime act was voted into law in May 2015 authorities have used the accusation of cyber stalking to harass and press charges against at least five bloggers who criticized politicians and businessmen online and through social media. Cyber stalking, which falls under Section 24 of the act, carries a fine […]
By Korshie Quashigah Over the last few months, I have carefully followed the furore brewing ahead of the 2016 elections campaign as the expected fierce contest of national development ideas start their journey into our hearts and minds, hoping to convince us to cast our December 7 vote for the best of these campaign messages. […]
By Uchenna Ekwo With the 2016 conventions of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party over, the stage is set for the full campaign season for the November presidential election in the United States. At the event, RNC formally nominated New York billionaire, Donald J. Trump as its presidential candidate while DNC followed a week […]
by Samuel Okiror, Elegu/Uganda, 25 July16 Uganda has received 30,000 refugees in just three weeks and reception facilities are overflowing. Recent fighting in South Sudan has caused a new wave of arrivals, putting pressure on its southern neighbour, which was already hosting half a million refugees. “The new refugee influx of South Sudan refugees is […]