Charles Taylor; Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Maybe..

On July 14th former President of Liberia Charles Taylor took to a seat to defend himself from Charges of "war crimes" and other "crimes against humanity." A trial set by the Special Court of Sierra Leon (SCSL), held at the Hague. Mr. Taylor, before the trial started (on January 7th 2008) and until now still maintains his innocence (as many defendants in such cases usually do). I have just a few thoughts...

Ye Ma Wo Akwaaba Wofa Obama!

Please find below Obama's speech earlier today. In my own opinion it was a very well thought of, beautifully delivered (as usual), tough, straight to the point and held no prisoners. This speech offers African leaders only one option, join the chariot of democracy and respect of basic human rights or be left behind. I know as a fact that almost all the youth of Africa listened to this speech but more...

Is Aid Dead? Not to Those Who Think It Alive....

During this years G8 summit I think it only fit to discuss one of the main pressing questions that have gained enormous momentum since the release of the critically acclaimed "Dead Aid" by Dambisa Moyo, that is, the question of "AID" is aid dead in Africa as Ms. Moyo claims or is it the duty of the worlds richest economies to continue to sustain those that are "slacking behind." Now when we phrase...

Why Obama Chose Ghana...Ahead of July 10th

It should be no surprise that Obama chose Ghana for his first trip as U.S President to Sub-Saharan Africa. What seems more of a surprise is the supposed outrage coming out of nations such as Kenya and Nigeria, or even South Africa. The populist rants on facebook and other social networking spaces makes me feel nauseated, "what's so great about Ghana? Nigeria is after all the most popular nation in...

On June 25th 2009....I Cried

Sometime on June 25th I cried, I cried for my childhood and I cried for his too. I cried and cried and cried till I could not cry any longer..I cried because I knew that a part of me was gone, I cried becuase he only wanted to be loved, I cried because he was a precious gift, yet we only got to learn that too late. I cried because he wasn't like the rest of us and needed our patience, I cried because...