Archive for January, 2009
Weep For Me, Mother Africa
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Take a look at these eye-opening pictures of Africans striving to “make it” to Europe. An indictment of the failure of the modern African nation-state to take care of its citizens.
Changing Corrupt Societies
Monday, January 26th, 2009It is self-evident that corruption does not benefit society as a whole. Take a look at this picture and see how poorer and less livable places on this globe go hand in hand with levels of corruption.
For more insight into how exactly corruption hurts the development of countries, see here. You will come away with [...]
Coke Issues
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009Take a 7 year old, a mug of Coke and an open laptop and what is bound to happen? Yup, I haven’t been able to blog as much as I wanted due to my laptop being drenched in sugar water. I am finally getting serious about backing up my data! In the meantime I have [...]
The African Green Revolution: Both Sides
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009This article on global warming caught my eye for one reason. It mentions how African soils are very depleted; this of course contributing to the low levels of agricultural productivity on the continent. Global warming is only going to make this worse. Quite a few heavyweights are pushing for a new African Green Revolution. See [...]
Odds-N-Ends: Jan12-2009
Monday, January 12th, 2009Evocative pictures of Ghana by these gentleman; a small sample can be seen here but you will need to click on Past Exhibitions and then Sankofa Series once you get to their site.
Akosua Busia’s take on Nat Turner; wonder what sort of movie she would make if she turned her attention to her Old Man’s [...]
Things Falling Apart
Friday, January 9th, 2009Some examples of the failings of the 9ger state can be seen here and here. Elechi Amadi is the author of the The Concubine which is a classic African Writers Series book.
Ghana is at a crossroads when it comes to the quality of life we all love about it: what we see in 9ger today [...]
Another 200 years of poverty for Ghana?
Friday, January 9th, 2009Activist group extrapolates current trends to project 23rd century prosperity for most sub-Saharan countries.
When Civilizations First Meet
Thursday, January 8th, 2009I just picked up Lord of the Kongo which is a saga in the vein of Shogun. It is loosely based on true people and events just like Shogun was. I just started the book but what struck me (even at this early stage) is how the Portuguese look like they are going to get [...]
Afromatics III: Mentality Shift
Sunday, January 4th, 2009In Afromatics I, I outlined the essential goals we should strive for when it comes to the development of African countries such as Ghana. In Afromatics II, I asserted that the cultural values we hold are both the biggest challenge and greatest opportunity when it comes to building peaceful and prosperous societies.
In this piece, I [...]