Media Archives

31 Dec

Tension mounts in Ghana ahead of election announcement

December 31, 2008
By George Bamu
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Ghana's Electoral Commission is set to release the result of last Sunday's presidential runoff, perhaps as soon as this Friday. While t...

31 Dec

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Atta Mills set to win Ghana presidential runoff, reports say

December 31, 2008
By George Bamu
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Based on reports from the BBC, Reuters and CNN, there is tension in Ghana as supporters of both the ruling party and the opposition sta...

22 Dec

Media

Africa After 8 Years of the Obama Administration

December 22, 2008
By George Bamu
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Obama and Africa: Are we asking the right questions? Everyone is discussing what impact an Obama administration might have on Africa a...

20 Dec

Media

Successes in 2008

December 20, 2008
By George Bamu
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I don’t think it sounds strange to be talking about what Africa Agenda has achieved this year. What would be strange is not to talk abo...

17 Dec

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Bucking the trend about Africa

December 17, 2008
By George Bamu
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If you are reading this blog, you would eventually notice something that I like to say over and over. The point is this, how different ...

16 Dec

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Crying Over Spilled Milk in Zimbabwe?

December 16, 2008
By George Bamu
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It appears all hands are now on deck to push towards a peace deal in Zimbabwe. As I said the other day, no amount of pressure seems to ...

13 Dec

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The Calm After the Political Storm in Zimbabwe

December 13, 2008
By George Bamu
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The worst has already happened in Zimbabwe. When there is a cholera outbreak in which at least 500 people have already died, coupled w...

05 Dec

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Powering Africa’s Future

December 5, 2008
By George Bamu
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If you are crazy about nuclear power in Africa, please check out the BBC's series on this topic coming up on Dec 4. Please check out th...

28 Nov

Analysis, Media

Hope Not Lost in Zimbabwe

November 28, 2008
By George Bamu
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The news being reported by Bloomberg News is that beleaguered Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has agreed to a constitutional amendme...

18 Oct

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For CNN Hero, Vote for Africa

October 18, 2008
By George Bamu
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Vote for Africa's own Yohaness Gebregeorgis as CNN hero of the year. This story has not filtered much into the local media in Colorado...