AFRICA
‘Freedom and Justice’ are in short supply in Ghana – Mahama
What does it mean to be Nigerian?
With the challenges of living in Nigeria, it becomes difficult for citizens to feel a sense of national identity.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/08/nigerian-150824071305081.html
There’s too much aid mentality in our elites-– Yao Graham
The Coordinator of the Third World Network, Dr. Yao Graham says Ghana needs a multifaceted strategy to ensure its freedom to make choices in its developmental infrastructure. According to him ‘if you run your economy such that you end up going back for conditional money, then you sacrifice your sovereignty ‘.
Ouattara sworn in as Ivorian president ...
Ouattara sworn in as Ivorian president
World leaders attend inauguration ceremony amid hopes for peaceful new chapter in West African country's history.
A French-led military intervention ended a standoff between Ouattara and former president Laurent Gbagbo, who had refused to hand over power after losing last November's election.
The ceremony should have taken place six months ago after Ouattara was declared the winner of the presidential election.
But he was prevented from taking office by outgoing president Gbagbo.
Gbagbo used the army to prevent Ouattara from leaving the hotel that had served as his campaign headquarters, forcing Ouattara to initially take the oath of office in a ceremony inside the hotel lobby attended only by his aides.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/05/201152111547236688.html