Carrying your own water
Independent Ghana is 63 years old but its lifetime has been one of missed opportunities. Baffour Ankomah reflects on the lost legacy of its first president, Kwame Nkrumah
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What turns African heroes into villains?
Many African leaders started out as heroes but ended up as villains. Allen Choruma identifies the causes of this recurring pattern
Archiving Kwame Nkrumah work
In September, a long-held wish for Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s archive to come home to Africa became a reality. It happened thanks to the dedication of …
The Volta River Project: How Kwame Nkrumah’s dream project was frustrated
In 1992, BBC-TV showed a remarkable documentary entitled “Black Power”. It was about Ghana’s Volta River Project which the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah had …
“We must unite now or perish” – President Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah’s speech at the founding of the OAU has since become a classic, even iconic. In front of 31 other African …
Kwame Nkrumah – ‘The People Of Africa Are Crying For Unity’
The African Union has its roots in the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). It is thus fitting to look back in order to look forward. …