Tag Archives: Independence Day

Will the NPP boycott Ghana’s independence anniversary celebration too?

March 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Folks, the NPP leaders and their followers have once again come face-to-face with their own ghosts on the political terrain—and are scared stiff by what they see. Will they join President Mahama on Wednesday to … read more »

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Eritrea: Knocking 2013 into shape…

January 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Selam Kidane I was intending this to be my short reflections on 2012, it turns out the year was too short for me to be doing a proper reflection on (or is that a nifty excuse from my end?)… sensible … read more »

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Another month, another massacre in Nigeria

October 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Another month, another massacre in Nigeria. The violence in Africa’s other superpower makes Marikana look tame in comparison, and the Nigerian government’s response has been similarly lacklustre. With both South Africa and Nigeria competing for continental pre-eminence and international recognition, … read more »

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President Mills Coming To America?

March 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The first Sub Saharan African country Obama visited after he became president was Ghana in 2009. So it is proper and diplomatic for him to extend a similar invitation to our President, John Evans Atta Mills; just in case both … read more »

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Does President Mills have advisors at all?

January 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor More often than not, some government functionaries and NDC fanatics have glibly said that President Mills will win the 2012 elections. Some have been impudent enough to say that he will do so “hands-down.” Whenever … read more »

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Nigeria blast – more suspects arrested

October 12, 2011 by benim

Abuja – Three additional suspects, including a banker, have been arrested over two car bombings on last year’s Independence Day in Abuja, which killed at least 12 people, Nigeria’s secret police said on Tuesday. One of the three, who was … read more »

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Nigeria terror suspect to face trial in January

June 21, 2011 by benim

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday set a tentative trial date in January for Henry Okah, the accused mastermind of Nigeria’s deadly Independence Day blasts in October last year. Okah, a Nigerian national with permanent residence in South Africa, was … read more »

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