African News

On Mount Kenya

By Humphrey Muchoki. Kenya is named after a mountain of the same name( Mount Kenya). The Kikuyu ( the largest tribe in the country) call it (...)

| May 2007 | 1311 views

Obasanjo, Atiku in Juju-Marabout Row

Kofi Akosah-Sarpong examines the implications of the juju-marabout row between Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy, Atiku Abubaka, in the (...)

| May 2007 | 1583 views

Diaspora and Development

By Daniel T. Osabu-Kle, Ottawa, Canada 200th Anniversary of Abolition Act. Your Excellency, moderator, invited guests, members of the Kilimanjaro (...)

| May 2007 | 879 views

The Rumour of a U.S Military Base in Ghana

Kofi Akosah-Sarpong argues that the rumour of Washington setting up a military base in Ghana, if true, is part of the broader network of bases Washington (...)

| May 2007 | 957 views

Darfur Day Statement from British Government

Statement from the Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for International Development for Darfur Day on Sunday 29 April. Once again people around (...)

| April 2007 | 668 views

EU statement on the elections in Nigeria

An EU realease today states that the EU presidency has noted with concern reports of irregularities and of the use of violence in some regions of (...)

| April 2007 | 3890 views

J.H Mensah"s New Development Vision

Kofi Akosah-Sarpong examines J.H. Mensah, President John Kufour’s development planning czar’s new “Made-in-Ghana” development planning vision. Commentary (...)

| April 2007 | 826 views

Blair calls for action on "scandal" of Darfur

According to a 10 Downing Street press release issued this week, Prime Minister Tony Blair(photo) says Britain is in favour of "tougher measures and (...)

| April 2007 | 1531 views

Report on African Civil Society Organizations

The African Civil Society Organizations’ Consultation on AU - EU Joint Strategy for Africa’s Development was held in Accra, Ghana, from 26 - 28 March 2007. (...)

| April 2007 | 2087 views