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Obama showers John Atta Mills with praise

By George Bamu on April 4, 2012

Obama and Atta Mills
At a White House press briefing March 8, President Obama made this statement about Ghana: “There is sometimes a tendency to focus on the challenges that exist in Africa, and rightfully so. But I think it is important to also focus on the good news that’s coming out of Africa, and Ghana continues to be a good news story” Sitting to the right of Obama, Ghana’s President John Atta Mills could be seen visibly smiling and raising his eyes to the comments. Not surprising for Mills, as Ghana has remained stable and prosperous under his leadership for the last three years.…

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The Ghana Rush

By George Bamu on July 12, 2009

I sent out the below email to the friends and supporters of Africa Agenda on July 10, a day after our event in Greeley Colorado. The event was a discussion, Obama Ghana and John Atta Mills: Engaging Africa about economic growth, development and democracy, in the wake of the president’s visit to Ghana July 10 & 11.
I thought I share it with our readers.

Friends and supporters of Africa Agenda

On July 9 in Greeley Colorado, our organization held an important discussion about President Obama’s historic visit to Ghana which starts July 10 in Accra. We like to report back to you about the outcome of that event.…

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Ghana vote causing change of heart in Guinea?

By George Bamu on January 8, 2009

Wednesday January 7 saw the installation of opposition leader John Atta Mills as president in Ghana, the second such change in the country since the return to multi party elections in 1990. It was a victory for the NDC, for the entire country of Ghana and for the opposition which snatched a narrow victory from the ruling NPP party. It may have been a hard fought and hard won election but the idea that change can come to Ghana so easily, this time and without bloodshed, after years in which military force was the only answer, is causing analysts to look at the entire African continent somewhat differently.…

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Atta Mills set to win Ghana presidential runoff, reports say

By George Bamu on December 31, 2008

Based on reports from the BBC, Reuters and CNN, there is tension in Ghana as supporters of both the ruling party and the opposition started squaring off Sunday prior to the announcement of the runoff election results. A victor has not been announced but some reports say Atta Mills of the Opposition National democratic Congress (NDC) is ahead and poised to win.

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