President John Atta Mills about the economy and democracy in Africa. Great interview! He will be missed greatly!!!
We all know that the future belongs to our youth and it is imperative that they show interest and understanding of most policy initiatives and how these impact on not only their lives, but on the people of Ghana as a whole.
—John Evans Atta Mills
We can say with confidence today that our vision has been richly rewarded, for African Unity is no longer a dream.
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Kwame Nkrumah (1963)
My question is, do you think African unity is no longer a dream as Nkrumah states?
You should make a new bucket whilst you still have the old one.
- Berber proverb
Going little by little gives birth to new abilities.
- Mandinka proverb
If you walk with an elephant, the dew will not bother you.
- Baoulé proverb
An eagle cannot fly high if its wings are still frail.
- Oromo proverb
Things that share the same origin have different fortunes.
- Pulaar proverb
A canoe does not know who is king; when it turns over, everyone gets wet.
- Malagasy proverb
It is better to see for oneself than to be informed by a third person.
- Tuareg proverb
The mouth does not forget what it tasted only one time.
~ Bahaya proverb
Water that has not been begged for, does not quench the thirst.
- Soga proverb
‘Come Back, Africa’ (1959) is an explosive film; a strongly political piece, its show the hardship, joy and pain of township life, otherwise closed to the world by the Apartheid regime’s strict hold. Enriched through Lionel Rogosin’s collaboration with the Drum writers Lewis Nkosi and Bloke Modisane on the script, the film possesses a ‘Kafkan sterility’ (Modisane 1990), and tells the archetypal story of the rural man forced toward the city through hardship and the prospect of a better life, something Modisane speaks of with bitterness in his autobiography Blame Me On History (published in 1963).
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Prof. Wole Soyinka’s Speech Speaking Truth To Powerful Gang Of Corrupt Nigerian Governors In Delta State
I must begin by thanking you for the honour of this invitation to address you. I am glad that I did not have to decline, pleading the truthful excuse that I am, unfortunately, still saddled with a heavy load of unfinished business elsewhere. In any case, I have come to accept that it is a condition of human existence to be saddled with this particular affliction - unfinished business – that sense of an incomplete mission. The difference between one individual and the next is perhaps that some know this, while others do not. With individuals, this distinction does not matter a great deal. We go into retirement with a sigh of mission accompli, convinced that one’s self-imposed, fortuitous, or mysteriously transmitted mission in life has indeed been fulfilled. Or perhaps we simply shrug our shoulders in resignation, saying, ‘Enough is enough, let others take over from here.’ No matter the variant, we are still buried with our own self-assessment, accurate or misconceived.
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY
