Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind. Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought. It is clear that we find an African Solution to our problems and that this can only be found in African unity. Divided we are…
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Canada’s Role in the Overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah
Yves Engler Friday, February 24 is the anniversary of the 1966 coup against leading Pan-Africanist Kwame Nkrumah. Canada played a key role. Following the coup, the Canadian High Commissioner in Accra C.E. McGaughey, wrote that “a wonderful thing has happened for the West in Ghana and Canada has played a worthy part.” A half-century and…
Kwame Nkrumah | Independence Speech 1957
Independence Speech Kwame Nkrumah March 6, 1957 Accra, Ghana At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever! And yet again, I want to take the opportunity to thank the people of this country; the youth, the farmers, the women who have so nobly fought and won the…
Nkrumah: Model Challenge for Ghana’s Rulers
Yao Graham Kwame Nkrumah brought the Convention People’s Party into power within two years of its formation, creating independent Ghana, writes Yao Graham. An overwhelming electoral victory gave Nkrumah a platform for mass anti-colonial mobilisation around Africa. Accra became a staging point for the African anti-colonial movement with the All-African People’s Conference, drawing delegates from…
