Explo N. Nani-Kofi

On 24 December 2011, news came out that one Michael Kofi Ameko, a former ambassador and a great Nkrumahist had passed away. Many were there in the general populace who wondered who this man was and what made him so special in the history of Ghana and Africa.

On 2 September, the President of Sudan declared a state of emergency in the Blue Nile state of Sudan and dismissed the elected governor Malik Agar and replaced him with the commander-in-chief of the Sudan Armed Forces base in the Al-Damazin, the capital town.

I have decided not to separate Sudan and South Sudan in my articles because the developments in both places even after the secession of South Sudan as an independent country as linked to how Sudan, Africa’s biggest country, was shaped historically and how it functioned as a country.

Post-colonial Sudan has faced one of the longest wars on the African continent, a war which was fought as a war between the south and the north.

The government of Sudan is reported to have been carrying out activities of torture and mayhem in the South Kordofan, which could best be described as ethnic cleansing.

One thing interesting about Côte d’Ivoire is that two of their heads of states, the first head of state and the present one, have a trade union background but their leadership of the country has not helped strengthen trade unions or the labour movement’s influence.

The World Cup has been touted as one of the greatest achievements in South Africa since the end of apartheid. In reality, it has brought into sharp focus glaring divisions. Let me make it clear that I am not against football or any form of sports.

When Barack Obama was elected president of the US, it was supposed to be the end of the bad old days of George W. Bush. But in Somalia, the 'war on terror' continues.

March this year saw the start of a new US operation in support of the transitional government in Somalia.