Posted on 28 November 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Commentary, Consensus, International Development, Kofi Akosah-Sarpong, philosophy
United States President Barack Obama’s November 6 visit to India has brought into the forefront the long-running issue of what development philosophy is appropriate for each developing region, especially Africa where there hasn’t been any clear-cut development philosophy.
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Posted in Features, Opinion/Comment
Posted on 22 May 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Hollywood actress, Miss Universe Canada, North Vancouver, Rama Diallo
This contest is very important to Rama, as she views it as a forum to use her voice, to reach far and wide, and shine the light on issues, seldom discussed such as poverty and orphans in third-world countries.
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Posted in Canadian News, Entertainment News, Local News
Posted on 26 December 2009. Tags: African, African leaders, Afro News, Barack Obama, Black Americans, Black Ghana, Emerging African development thinking, Freedom of expression, Kofi Akosah-Sarpong, Prof. George Ayittey, The Economist, The Washington Post
SPECIAL INTERVIEW (Part 3) Development/Africa Kofi Akosah-Sarpong continues his discussions with Prof. George Ayittey on his argument that US President Barack Obama’s Accra proclamation that Africa’s future is in Africans hands is an “intellectual vindication” for the “Internalist School” of African development Q. Did the “Internalist School” demonstrate that African intellectuals have finally come out [...]
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Posted in Opinion/Comment
Posted on 07 October 2009. Tags: Barack Obama, Frank T. Scruggs, General Electric’s, Jack Welch, Persistence, Rasism
By Frank T. Scruggs The Afro News International Across the world today many people have come to believe that with the election of Barack Obama to the Office of President of the United States that somehow racism magically vanished. Many institutions in North America still retain a culture that favors white males over everyone else. [...]
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Posted in Self Improvement