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 Kwabena Opong The African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations organized a high level panel discussion and workshop on Wednesday, June 26 in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity/African Union at the United Nations in New York where the theme of Pan Africanism and African Renaissance were […]
By Mark Caldwell (dpa, Afp), 24 June 2013 South Africans were expecting the worst on Monday with President Zuma telling them that former president Nelson Mandela remained in hospital in a critical condition. President Jacob Zuma told reporters the doctors were doing everything possible to ensure his well-being and comfort, adding that this was a […]
Media and democratization are clearly inseparable bedfellows. Hyden and Okigbo (2003) describe the relationship between the two as “complex at worst and interwoven at best”. Jimmy Ocitti (1999) aptly describes the relationship as “mutual political bedfellows or implacable arch-foes”. It is therefore safe to say that media and democracy are close cousins that can relate […]
Mr. Bill Thompson, a 2013 mayoral candidate opined that the NYPD’s stop & frisk policy as used now is not done appropriately. According to him 90 percent of persons subjected to the policy happen to be minorities. Stop & frisk is also abused and is the reason why he would not keep Police Commissioner Ray […]
Bronx, NY, May 26: History was made at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Reformed Church (EPRC) at Woodlawn Heights in the Bronx with the formal commissioning of Dr. David Nana Ofori as the Moderator of the 97-strong presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of New York. Dr. Ofori who was formally installed by the New York Presbytery on […]
By JON GAMBRELL | Associated Press OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) — Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria’s corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country’s elite came to praise him. Hundreds attended Achebe’s funeral among the rolling hills […]
Although we live in the information age, unfettered access to public information remains a mirage. This seems to be the verdict of conference participants at the 2nd Media & Democratic Governance Conference in Newark, New Jersey. Information flow in a democracy is of immense importance to both government and the media, says Dr. Daniel Metcalfe, […]
The Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, Mr. Tete Antonio has called on African governments to develop the capacity for effective partnerships for development. In a response to inquiries about Africa’s China policy, the ambassador said that it is important for African nations to develop effective negotiation skills and not to […]
At a symposium held at the Robert Wagner Graduate School of Public Service on Monday, May 6, the unanimous conclusion was that it is an important first step for Africans and Africans in the Diaspora to develop the consciousness of self as Africans. In his opening remarks, Wale Ajibade, Executive Director of African Views deposed […]
The weekend of May 3, 2013 will have Ghanaian immigrant communities in the New York area, all of the United States and indeed worldwide come to terms with the monumental loss of one of its finest leaders in recent times. It is the weekend that the late Dr Benjamin Dodoo’s life and legacy will be […]