Ghana: The Way Forward – A Pan-Africanist Appeal
Ghana and Africa need millions of Kwame Nkrumah today to take us through the next stage of our economic independence. But the only way to produce millions of Nkrumah is when the youth study and understand what he has written.
Pressure is mounting on President Hu Jintao’s government to use its commercial ties with Juba and Khartoum for constructive diplomacy. South Sudan’s government and ruling party have welcomed the billions of dollars in promised investment that resulted from President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s April visit to Beijing, but they are calling for China to take a [...]
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During the bipolarity of the Cold War, the USSR maintained ideological and economic relations with one part of the African continent. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the crumbling of the Soviet Union their connection has distended, albeit not as much as is sometimes presumed. It is hard to agree with the international [...]
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The sporadic talks between the Juba and Khartoum governments in Addis Ababa are off again following South Sudan’s seizure of the disputed oil town of Heglig on 10 April, which points to sharply escalating tensions. On behalf of the African Union, the former presidents of South Africa and Burundi, Thabo Mbeki and Pierre Buyoya, have [...]
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The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) is an organization of eight West African states. It was established to promote economic integration among countries that share the Communauté Financière d’Afrique (CFA) franc as a common currency. The currency is issued by the Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO), located in Dakar, [...]
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France has never really let go of its African colonies, nor have those colonies ever really let go of France. It’s a tangled, poisonous relationship that is under increased scrutiny as France elects its next leader. But, despite firmly stated plans to stop meddling in Africa, will either of the two major presidential candidates really [...]
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Ethiopia’s entry into the EAC, it is argued, is just a matter of time considering the country’s military engagement in Somalia and its new ‘look south’ policy evidenced by the infrastructure and energy deals with Kenya as well as security and development pacts with South Sudan and possibly Uganda.
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Recent events in East Africa including economic concessions that brought together Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan have reflected negatively to two neighbors, Uganda and Sudan. While Uganda was aggrieved by the rail, oil pipeline, and refinery dealbetween Nairobi and Juba, diplomacy might have downplayed emotions showcased by president Museveni of Uganda. While the workings of diplomacy include international codes of ethics including [...]
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In 333 BC, after defeating two Persian armies, Alexander inherited Egypt. Wasting little time, he marched up the Nile at the head of his warriors, as his warships floated alongside. Note how a contemporary European writer describes the scene. “There can scarcely be a European today not furnished with some visual image of ancient Egypt [...]
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In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood has decided now is a good time to forget all that fluffy talk about unity and reconciliation and start showing who’s really the boss. It’s hijacking the constitutional assembly, forcing through its own presidential candidate and behaving obnoxiously. This is all within its right, but it’s making everyone else very [...]
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Mopti in central Mali had a thriving tourism industry a few years ago, but Issa Ballo, a private tour operator, says the city built at the confluence of two rivers and often described as the ‘Gateway to the North’ still has everything in terms of “adventure, discovery and culture”. The cliff-dwelling Dogon people with their [...]
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The past month, the spotlight has been on James Ibori, the governor of Nigeria’s Delta state from 1999 to 2007, who pleaded guilty in a London court to 10 counts relating to conspiracy to launder funds from the state he governed. Ibori was accused of siphoning off an estimated $250m and laundering it in London [...]
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