This article will be focusing on tertiary education with emphasis on the universities in Ghana and how they influence the development of Science and Technology. Most of the points which we shall discuss are also shared by universities in other African countries. In Ghana, the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), under the Ministry of… Continue reading Development of Science and Technology in Ghana – Part 3
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Development of Science and Technology in Ghana/Africa – 2
This article will be focusing on pre-tertiary education in Ghana and how it influences the development of Science and Technology. Parallel examples would be drawn from other African countries as appropriate.
Developing Science and Technology in Ghana/Africa – Part 1
In this series of articles, we shall be identifying problems facing the development of Science and Technology in Ghana and attempt to propound solutions to them.
THE OBAMA IN YOU
The world is gradually moving towards a position where individuals with potent capacity and will power can actualize their dreams and aspirations in life regardless of race, skin color, language and other relevant factors.
GHANA STUDENTS JEER NUJOMA OVER MUGABE REMARK
One of Robert Mugabe’s close regional allies and former Namibian President Sam Nunjoma became a pile of embarrassment when students he was addressing at the University of Ghana laughed and jeered at him when he said Mugabe was a great leader.
Pan-Africanism and the challenge of East African Community integration
As the East African Community seeks further integration, Issa G. Shivji explores the historical beginnings and vision behind such regional changes from a pan-Africanist perspective. Rather than debate specific forms of ‘economic integration’ or ‘political association’, Shivji seeks to discuss ‘whether we are asking the right questions’. The purpose of this short paper… Continue reading Pan-Africanism and the challenge of East African Community integration
Good African Leaders
Who are they and how do we get them? By Dr. Wafula Okumu. For forty years or so, African leaders have played a pivotal role in derailing the economic and political stability of the countries under their stewardships. In half the period of colonial rule, they have indulged in a reckless game of financial… Continue reading Good African Leaders
Where Ghana Went Right: How one African country emerged intact from its post-colonial struggles, John Schram
John Schram, Senior fellow with the Queen’s Centre for International Relations, Former Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Liberia from 1994 to 1998. Early one December morning in 1965, a few months after my arrival in Ghana, I was jolted out of a tropical sleep by a pile of Daily Graphic newspapers whumping… Continue reading Where Ghana Went Right: How one African country emerged intact from its post-colonial struggles, John Schram