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Negative propaganda and its devastating effects on Africa’s development

Negative propaganda and its devastating effects on Africa’s development

Some in the African media business have not fully comprehend the effects of negative propaganda on the continent’s development. Africa still hinges on the financial support of western donors and aid agencies to survive and to lift itself from economic bondage. It is a fact that Africa’s policies  are still defined by those who provide [...]

Liberia’s President Johnson-Sirleaf reconciles the wives of Samuel Doe and Thomas Quiwonkpa

Liberia’s President Johnson-Sirleaf reconciles the wives of Samuel Doe and Thomas Quiwonkpa

History is once more being made in the West African state of Liberia. The country’s president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has met with the widow of the late Brigadier General Thomas Quiwonkpa in an effort to reconcile their differences. General Quiwonkpa was a key member of the 18 non-commission officers who in 1980 overthrew and assassinated President [...]

Sierra Leone’s President Koroma replaces Military Chief-of-Defence-Staff

Sierra Leone’s President Koroma replaces Military Chief-of-Defence-Staff

It seems the Sierra Leone president, Ernest Bai Koroma, really means business when he says he will rule the country like a business entity. In a decisive move that has seen a big shake-up in the country’s military, the Head of State has replaced Brigadier Nelson Williams with Brigadier Yira Koroma as the new Chief-of-Defence-staff. [...]

Mills’ democratic walk into Central African Republic

Mills’ democratic walk into Central African Republic

Despite receiving little media coverage, Ghana’s President Atta Mills’ short stop-over on his way to the just ended 15th Ordinary Session of African Union in Kampala, Uganda in the isolated Central African Republic (CAR) has democratic significance. In other words, it was to throw democratic light into a close, authoritarian African enclave – forget about [...]

Sekou Nkrumah’s “Despicable Me”

Sekou Nkrumah’s “Despicable Me”

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, is a member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and third son of Ghana’s first President Kwame Nkrumah. He has further added to the agony of the NDC by telling Africa Watch magazine that the so-called NDC founder Jerry Rawlings, who ruled Ghana as both a military dictator and elected president [...]