Institute of African Studies

Opinion

The Destruction Of Mahatma Gandhis Statue And Prisoners Dilemma

The erection of Indian iconic freedom fighter and thinker, Mahatma Gandhi’s statue on the campus of University Ghana...

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University of Ghana Authorities Fear Theft of Gandhi Statue

Authorities of the University of Ghana are living in fear of a possible theft of the statue of Indian freedom fighter...

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Mahatma Ghandi’s Statue At Legon Defaced

The Mahatma Ghandi statue at the University of Ghana campus, Legon, has been defaced. This comes few weeks after some...

Diaspora

Lack of Knowledge About Investment Opportunities Holds Back Russian-African Engagement

For more than two decades, Russia has been struggling to regain its Soviet-era economic influence, but such efforts...

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Ghana-India Relations and Mahatma Gandhi

By Larweh Therson-Cofie Should a statue of an important person or a hero be the subject of a row in a country – in a...

Opinion

Tear Down The Gandhi Statue 4

“Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live” (Haile...

Opinion

Was Mahatma Gandhi Racist And Stereotypical?

“A former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, has started a campaign...

Opinion

Tear Down The Gandhi Statue 2

“As Hitler did to bring Germany together, we should also do it here. Hitler was a smart guy, but he went a bit too...

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UG Must Honour African Heroes, Not Gandhi – Prof. Opoku

The Chairman of the Kwabena Nketia Center for Africana Studies, Prof. Kofi Asare Opoku, has backed calls for the...

Opinion

Highlife Legend Samuel Owusus Social Philosophy Of Music 7

Even so, just look at Osofo Dadzie and the high level of social evangelism, moral awareness, and positive education the...

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Pulling Down Gandhi’s Statue Unnecessary – Mike Ocquaye

Ghana’s former High Commissioner to India, Professor Mike Ocquaye, has described as unnecessary demands for the...

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Pull Down ‘racist’ Ghandi’s Statue From Legon – Professor Demands

A former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, has started a campaign asking...

Opinion

New Actor With Little Economic Clout In Africa

Lack of credit support and investment guarantees from the Russian government and financial institutions have been cited...

Opinion

The Nima Boy In The Land Of The Tallest Statue

I am not the first Nima boy to be in this land of the tallest statue. I will certainly not be the last. Every year, a...

Profiles

Complete Biography & Profile of Prof. J.H. Kwabena Nketia, Director At

Kwabena Nketia was born (June 22, 1921) at Mampong, then a little town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He received his...

International

Can Russia Regain Its Economic Influence in Africa?

As already well-known since Soviet days, Russia has pursued a pragmatic policy aimed at enhancing multidimensional ties...