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Disrespect: Dancing On Nkrumah’s Grave

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Dancing On Nkrumah’s Grave By Abena Osegu BoatengAnother disrespect to the founder of the modern Republic of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr KwameNkrumah is just about to be inaugurated by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of theRepublic. An official announcement from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture says that the KwameNkrumah Memorial Park which has now been renovated “to promote night life” will be opened at10:00 am on July 4,2023. According to a letter dated June 27,2023 and signed by John Yao Agbeko, the Chief Director ofthe Ministry, the park has been fitted with enhanced features including a restaurant, craft shop,mini amphitheatre, and Presidential Library. Obviously we are now being invited by the Akufo-Addo government to wine, dine and dance onthe grave of Nkrumah.What

President Maduro Eulogies Renowned Venezuelan Writer, Gustavo Pereira.

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Venezuelan President Nicola Maduro took to Twitter over the weekend to showcase the country’s literary talent, highlighting the work of esteemed author Gustavo Pereira. Maduro tweeted his admiration for Pereira, stating, “In Venezuela we are proud to have masters of letters of the stature of Gustavo Pereira. On this Sunday I give you one of his works: “Historias del paraíso”. Enjoy it as a family!” Pereira is a renowned Venezuelan writer who has authored numerous books and articles. “Historias del paraíso” is one of his most popular works, a collection of short stories that explore humanity’s relationship with nature and spirituality. The tweet from Maduro has been warmly received by Pereira’s fans and the literary community within and outside Venezuela, with many expressing gratitude

Why Booker Prize-Winning Author Bernardine Evaristo Is Mentoring Ghanaian Writer Ayesha Harruna Attah

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Award-winning author Bernardine Evaristo.MARTIN BOURKECNN —  In a literary landscape where narratives of Africa have long been overlooked or distorted, award-winning British author Bernardine Evaristo is supporting emerging voices from the continent. With a career spanning four decades, Evaristo garnered international acclaim in 2019 as the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize, for her novel “Girl, Woman, Other.” As part of this year’s Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, which nurtures artistic talent globally, she chose to mentor 39-year-old Ghanaian writer Ayesha Harruna Attah. “I wanted an African woman who lives on the continent because there are already so many opportunities for writers in Europe and America,” Evaristo told CNN in Athens, Greece, where she was attending last month’s Rolex Arts Festival. Attah is based in

The Fire Next Time: Ghana And The IMF – By Nii Moi Thompson

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Ghana's 17th financial bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1966 was outdoored amidst much fanfare by Ghanaian and Fund officials in Washington, DC, in May 2023. Upon careful scrutiny, however, the programme looks more like a roadmap back to the Fund than a genuine effort to end Ghana’s recurrent and shameful dependence on IMF bailouts. The 2023-2026 programme is almost certain to suffer the same fate as previous ones because it is based on the same witch's brew of Fund self-interest, flawed analyses, and a toxic blend of policy prescriptions that defy logic – like raising taxes and interest rates to “revitalise” a sick economy. To quote Madam Akua Donkor, the illiterate and regular contender for the presidency, “If

Decolonization’s Last Stand In The Sahara

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How the Polisario Front’s 50-year war for independence is escalating a battle over a territory long disputed—and feeding a broader crisis. NEAR THE BERM, WESTERN SAHARA—Abwa Ali, the commander of the Polisario Front’s second district, is pleased with his latest rocket attack against Morocco. He is a grizzled man in his late 60s who has been fighting since the 1970s for the independence of Western Sahara, a territory disputed between Morocco and its indigenous Sahrawi people. He wears thick black sunglasses like an aging rock star and knows how to navigate the roadless, ever-repeating desert without a map or compass. He speeds away from the site of the attack in a tan Toyota with a sawed-off top that the Polisario Front, the

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