Transparency is one of the main themes tackled in the fantastic Africa Progress Report 2013 on Equity in Extractives. This lack of transparency in the extractives sector…
View More Transparency in the Extractives IndustryAuthor: Solomon Appiah, Ph.D.
50th Anniversary OAU/AU: Evolution of Peace and Security
On 25 May 2013, Africa celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). This organization was established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on…
View More 50th Anniversary OAU/AU: Evolution of Peace and SecurityEquity in Africa’s Extractives
Below is an article I wrote for the FAIR OBSERVER° online magazine. As is common with media outlets, the original piece submitted underwent significant…
View More Equity in Africa’s ExtractivesAnimation for Africa Progress Report 2013
CHECK OUT this animation accompanying the just released Africa Progress Report 2013. The APR2013 was launched at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape…
View More Animation for Africa Progress Report 2013Africa Progress Report 2013 Video: Imagine an African continent by Kofi Annan
Video message accompanying Africa Progress Report 2013 dubbed, “Equity in Extractives: Stewarding Africa’s natural resources for all” launched on May 10 in South Africa.
View More Africa Progress Report 2013 Video: Imagine an African continent by Kofi AnnanAfrica — Engineering a bust-less boom
The World Bank’s released the Africa’s Pulse Volume 7, in which it’s Africa Department made some prognostication about Africa’s future. I’d like to share a snippet with…
View More Africa — Engineering a bust-less boomATTITUDE, FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AND LOVE
If every letter represents a number.. Then, H-A-R-D-W-0-R-K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11= 98% K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5= 96% A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5= 100% L-O-V-E-O-F-G-0-D 12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4= 101% What is the lesson from this little exercise?…
View More ATTITUDE, FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AND LOVEHopeful Africa Revisited
Some of you would remember my blog article titled Hopeful Africa. I wrote it in disagreement with all the negative prognostication of certain media…
View More Hopeful Africa RevisitedMonumental Shift of Economic Power: New Architecture Needed?
At a Stanford Graduate School of Business guest lecture, James Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank tells of an incident he witnessed at a…
View More Monumental Shift of Economic Power: New Architecture Needed?THE CONCEPT OF SIN
Many folks have a wrong concept of sin in the NT dispensation not being aware that the definition of sin under the new covenant is…
View More THE CONCEPT OF SINReceiving Abundance of Grace + Gift of righteousness = Reigning in life
2013 was pronounced the Year of Favour! Today’s blog entry is simply my notes taken for the Crossover Service, plus a few additions here and…
View More Receiving Abundance of Grace + Gift of righteousness = Reigning in lifeInternational Scourge of Conscience: The Case of Rwanda
Ramblings of a young dissatisfied African A very ugly scar on humanity’s collective conscience and a pointer to the hardness of our hearts as members…
View More International Scourge of Conscience: The Case of Rwanda