Kwame Nkrumah
Celebrating Africa Day despite the Covid-19 pandemic
In 1963, Uganda’s then prime minister Obote was the only leader to endorse Nkrumah’s call for immediate African unity. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Harold Acemah ...
Uganda: In 1960s Education Excellence Was Talk of the Day—Today It’s How To Avoid Poisoning By Regime
Kabaka Mutebi II shown in healthier days–there are fears that he’s a victim of poisoning. Photo: Facebook [The View From Uganda] In the ...
Richard Nixon Called Uganda’s Idi Amin Prehistoric “Ape” While Discussing Possible NATO “Evacuation” of Britons
Richard Nixon. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. [From The Archives] Richard Nixon feared dictator Idi Amin—whom he referred to as an “ape”— would “slaughter” 7,000 Britons ...
New Organization Works for United States of Africa: Convention for Pan-Africanism and Progress (CPP)
Kwame Nkrumah. Photo: U.S. Archives This is a defining moment for Africa which is experiencing a reawakening from North to South and East ...
Pan-African Profile: Mister “Black Power” Kwame Ture
[Kwame Ture\Stokely Carmichael] Black Past: “He changed his name to Kwame Ture in 1968, in honor of his friends and political allies, Pan-African leaders ...
Ghana’s Jerry Rawlings’ Dies at 73—His Was One of Africa’s Few Great Military Coups
Jerry Rawlings. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Africa has witnessed many ruinous military coups that led to much death and destruction. There have also been a ...
Expecting Europe To Help Develop Africa Is Like Asking for A Thief to Fight Thievery—-Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Prof. Ngugi wa Thiongo. Photo: Wikimedia Commons During the last day of the annual “Congo Week” events focused on empowering Congolese and other ...
“Africa Must Unite: Without Unity, There Is No Future For Africa”—Julius Nyerere
Kwame Nkrumah during a U.S. visit with President Kennedy in March 1961. The CIA, under Kennedy’s successor President Johnson was involved in Nkrumah’s overthrow ...
WBAI Today: Nkrumah’s 1960 Visit To Harlem With Malcolm X and Adam Powell Recalled
Kwame Nkrumah with President Kennedy. Years later, the U.S. was involved in his overthrow. Photo: U.S. government. NKRUMAH’S 1960 HARLEM VISIT WITH POWELL & ...
As US struggles, Africa’s COVID-19 response is praised
[Africa COVID-19 Response] AP: “Africa’s surge has been leveling off. Its 1.4 million confirmed cases are far from the horrors predicted.” Photo: YouTube
