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MATTERS ARISING - ADE SAWYERR THE fascination with Brexit continues with the torturous process of democracy being showcased. All the important institutions of the state are playing a role, the executive, parliament, the Supreme Court, the Queen – and it has already cost Britain, two prime ministers. But it is the effect of Brexit on … Continue reading Will Brexit affect Africa at all?
In the spring of 2008, I gazed into my crystal ball and came out with this. How wrong I was on several fronts! The Blackening of the White House Ade Sawyerr Barack Obama's historic appointment as Democratic candidate in the US elections puts the presidency within the grasp of a Black man for the … Continue reading The Blackening of the White House Ade Sawyerr
Conclusion Summing Up To sum up: morality or ethics means custom or customary. It is interesting to note that our tradition and culture have indicated all the ethics involved. About kple hymns, the main course which constitute the gist of this thesis, Dr. M. J. Field comments, “Some songs are in Ga, some in Obutu, … Continue reading Essays on Ghanaian Philosophy – EA Ammah – Essay4 – Summing Up
Kwame Nkrumah: World Peace, African Unity and a United Ghana I start this retrospective with a quotation on African Unity by Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah and here I quote "We all want a United Africa, United not only in our concept of what unity connotes, but united in our common desire to move forward together … Continue reading Kwame Nkrumah: World Peace, African Unity and a United Ghana
Home › News › President Obama: What a week! President Obama: What a week! Submitted 3 May 2011 11:08am in News OBama, 'one ‘helluva’ of a lucky and smart President' writes Ekow Nelson. The former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson once observed that “a week is a long time in politics”. And what a week … Continue reading President Obama: What a week!
Brixton uprisings - 1981 - 2011 Submitted 11 Apr 2011 10:59am in News Yesterday was the 30th year since the Brixton Uprisings of 1981. On its anniversary Ade Sawyerr’s advice is that the black community must take ownership of its problems and fashion its own solutions. Thirty years after the Brixton Uprising that was a … Continue reading Brixton Uprisings 1981 – 30 years on
Why Obama represents a totally new breed of black politicians BY Ade Sawyer Will Senator Barack Obama win the Democratic Party nomination, and go on to become the first black president of the United States? It does not matter whether he wins or not, because his performance to date in the Democratic primaries has highlighted … Continue reading Why Obama represents a totally new breed of black politicians
The challenge of democracy – Can Obama deliver on his promise to Africa? Ade Sawyerr © London July 2009 On Friday 10th July 2009 and Saturday 11th July 2009, the whole world had its eyes trained on Ghana. Everyone wanted to hear what this son of Africa who had become leader of the whole world … Continue reading The challenge of democracy – Can Obama deliver on his promise to Africa?
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