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."
by E. Obiri Addo, Pomona NJ “We honor and praise our ancestors. We recall the hardship and pain they endured, and remember them with gratitude. Yes, the struggle has been long, the victory is certain.” In these poetic words tinged with passion and compassion, Professor Molefi Kete Asante prefaced his keynote address at a recent […]
By Amandla Reporter The Ghana Association for Medical Aid (GAMA) has advised the Ghanaian community to be wary of their lifestyles. The precaution was given to the congregation of the Ghana Methodist Calvary Church, Irvington New Jersey, February 23 as part of GAMA’s outreach to the community on basic primary and preventive healthcare. Sowah […]
by Kofi Ayim Africans have the daunting task to take back their unique history and culture that once upon a time held them together as a homogeneous society, because there is continuous effort to deny the role of Africans in the world. This observation was made by La France Rogers-Rose PhD, at the Newark Public […]
Africans in the Diaspora have been challenged to wake up to Africa, because the Mother continent still exists and there is no reason to lose contact with it. This assertion was made by Junius Williams Esq. Thursday February 6, at the month-long Newark Public Library Black History Month Celebrations, themed “Africa, Oh Africa”. This year’s […]
by Kofi Ayim The anti malaria drug Mefloquine that several Africans use to prevent malaria attacks when they visit their homelands may pose a health hazard. In a CBS Television Evening News Report on December 23, 2013, two U.S. military doctors said deployed Navy personnel suffered a brain injury after taking the anti-malaria drug mefloquine. […]
The 2012 vice presidential candidate of Ghana’s New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has dismissed as laughable, miserable and without merit, the argument by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the protracted economy of Ghana is the result of the 8-month long Supreme Court petition by the New Patriotic Party. Dr. Bawumia pointed out […]
A staunch member of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Ghana and Member of Parliament (Assin North) has called on his party to eschew corruption and all forms of socio-political negativity within the party. He also challenged the entire membership of NPP to be guided and guarded by truth and honesty at all […]
By Kwabena Opong Odupon Atutu; the great Iroko tree has fallen. The Akans of Ghana and the Igbo of Nigeria liken great personalities to great trees. Great trees like Odum or Iroko are hard wood with strong roots; they grow to great heights and stand proudly greeting the sky every day of their existence. Neither […]
By Bruce Wallace Photography by Peter Murphy Any Drew student who has taken a class with Ebenezer Obiri Addo G’88,’94 knows about his favorite West African proverbs. On a Tuesday evening last spring semester, he reminded the students in his “Modern Sub-Saharan Africa” class about one of them. The students had been discussing the impact […]
By Uchenna Ekwo The aftermath of the recent political dysfunction in Washington orchestrated by Texas junior Senator Ted Cruz is reverberating beyond the shores of the United States as Nigerians pile on the Republican senator for comments largely viewed as disparaging of that country’s reputation. In a statement in Washington, Nigeria’s top diplomat in the […]