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kofi annan – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:42:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg kofi annan – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 The Power of Partnerships in Africa, by Kofi Annan http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-power-of-partnerships-in-africa-by-kofi-annan Fri, 06 May 2011 15:40:51 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8713 We are witnessing a historic change to the development paradigm. Drastic spending cuts in the United States, uncertainty around Europe’s common currency and the consequences of the earthquake in Japan are reordering international priorities and put further pressure on aid budgets. At the same time, development needs in Africa are multiplying as climate change and …

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]]> Africa: ‘Continent of Hope’, Kofi Annan http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-continent-of-hope-kofi-annan http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-continent-of-hope-kofi-annan#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 19:25:14 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8697 The foreword to the Africa Progress Report 2011, by the former United Nations Secretary-General: The last year has been particularly eventful for the continent, and the world as a whole. A growing debt mountain in the United States, uncertainty around Europe’s common currency and the consequences of the earthquake in Japan are reordering the industrialized …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-continent-of-hope-kofi-annan/feed 1 Africa Transforms to ‘Continent of Hope,’ Says Annan http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/motivation-self-help/africa-transforms-to-continent-of-hope-says-annan Thu, 05 May 2011 19:15:58 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8693 Cape Town — Despite high-profile setbacks, Africa has in the past decade changed from being “the hopeless continent” to “the continent of hope”, former United Nations chief Kofi Annan says in a report issued Thursday. “Countries and companies are increasingly shifting their attention from Africa’s problems to its vast potential and abundant opportunities,” he says. …

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]]> Stop Belittling and Denigrating the Ability and Competency of African Women! http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/stop-belittling-and-denigrating-the-ability-and-competency-of-african-women http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/stop-belittling-and-denigrating-the-ability-and-competency-of-african-women#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:51:19 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8632 In the Holy Bible, it is stated that God created man before a woman. Many people do not understand why God took this action but I believe He might have used man as a rough draft before coming out with the final masterpiece, in this case the woman. This clearly shows how unique and precious …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/stop-belittling-and-denigrating-the-ability-and-competency-of-african-women/feed 1 Importance of Electronic Media to The Democratic Development of Ghana. http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/importance-of-electronic-media-to-the-democratic-development-of-ghana http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/importance-of-electronic-media-to-the-democratic-development-of-ghana#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:45:13 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8154 The branches of government in a democracy are as follows: the Executive branch, the Legislative branch and the Judiciary. Even though the electronic media is not a direct institutional branch it forms part and parcel of any successful political set up that can be described as a good democracy. The media is the interface or …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/importance-of-electronic-media-to-the-democratic-development-of-ghana/feed 2 Business in Africa: It’s Boom Time if You Can Dance http://www.talkafrique.com/social-enterprise/boom-time-for-business-in-africa-opportunities http://www.talkafrique.com/social-enterprise/boom-time-for-business-in-africa-opportunities#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:45:38 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7465 There is much more happening in Africa than what you see on TV. There is a reason the world’s big businesses are paying closer attention to the continent known for its challenges like poverty, disease, gang rape and high maternal and infant mortality. Some of the portrayals are real. Last week, former President of Nigeria, Olusegun …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/social-enterprise/boom-time-for-business-in-africa-opportunities/feed 2 CREATEing IDEAs for AFRICAn Development http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/createing-ideas-for-african-development http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/createing-ideas-for-african-development#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:02:23 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7306 African development lies in the hands of the African people and the key is the development and nurturing of creative ideas for the development of the continent.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/createing-ideas-for-african-development/feed 3 The Future of Africa, Kofi Annan http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-future-of-africa-kofi-annan http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-future-of-africa-kofi-annan#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:46:07 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7181 Excerpts of a Lecture delivered by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, for Exeter College.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-future-of-africa-kofi-annan/feed 5 G20 Leaders Must Renew Their Commitment to Global Development http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/g20-leaders-must-renew-their-commitment-to-global-development http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/g20-leaders-must-renew-their-commitment-to-global-development#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:55:09 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3264 By Kofi Annan Ahead of today’s G20 Summit in South Korea, two issues stand out for those of us who take an interest in international development. First, the concepts of fairness, balance, and the common good have experienced a welcome renaissance as world leaders have had to remind each other of these universal principles to …

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