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30 June 2016 at 05 : 14 AM
Femi Akomolafe Books
Femi Akomolafe is a Freelance writer, Author, Film & Video Documentary Producer, IT Consultant and Web-Designer. His highly-acclaimed books (Africa: Destroyed by the gods,” and “Africa: It shall be well,” are now available for sales at the following bookshops/offices: Freedom Bookshop, near Apollo Theatre, Accra. The Daily Dispatch Office, Labone – Accra WEB […]
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29 June 2016 at 20 : 21 PM
Much ado about IGP rant.
Oga Femi, eti sehin. Eye, o. Na hun su e? We dey push body small small. If we gravitate too much, the government might decide to slap a tax on our brisk walking. You are funny. What happened? What do you mean? What happened to what? Simmer down, man. Simmer. I just […]
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17 April 2016 at 19 : 41 PM
Welcome to Kasoa
Kasoa, the town which means ‘Market,’ in the Hausa language, was formerly a small settlement where traders meet to transact business. Itinerant cattle traders changed things dramatically when they moved in and start to sell goats, fowls and sheep. This increase the popularity of the settlement which was located on the strategically […]
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22 March 2016 at 20 : 50 PM
Ghana: sending relations home in Style
Funerals are big, very big business in Africa. For reasons that remain largely incomprehensible, Africans put lots of premium on organizing lavish funerals. No one can say that we Africans are not funny animals. In years past, we used to pride ourselves on our strong sense of community. In those foregone days, […]
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21 March 2016 at 21 : 27 PM
Respect & Solidarity
(A Paper Presented at the Workshop on The Treasure of the Titanic: Choices for a North-South Movement of Tomorrow, Gent, Belgium, November 19, 1994.) My Books on Amazon Africa: it shall be well: https://tinyurl.com/sn64ocd Africa: Destroyed by the gods: https://tinyurl.com/vglfk7w 18 African Fables & Moonlight Stories: https://tinyurl.com/s7qrp4p Try and get your copy. […]
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21 March 2016 at 21 : 03 PM
On Pessimism and Optimism
[This article caused huge consternation when it was published in the Dutch newspaper, ‘ de Volkskrant, in 1994.] “What then did you expect when you unbound the gag that muted those black mouths? That they would chant your praises? Did you think that when those heads that our fathers had forcibly bowed […]
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19 March 2016 at 00 : 00 AM
Race First!
I met total pandemonium when I returned from work today. Women were crying and wailing and throwing themselves on the ground, the way only African women know how to cry and wail and throw themselves on the ground. Some of the older women were fainting. The men gathered in small clusters, their […]
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16 March 2016 at 20 : 04 PM
The Writer’s role in the fight against neo-colonialism
(A paper delivered at the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) 2016 Independence GAW Sunday, March 6, 2016) Greetings Mr. President, GAW Executives, Members and invited guests. My topic is on the role African writers can play in the fight against neo-colonialism. My own simple, non-academic, definition of neo-colonialism is when a people […]
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27 January 2016 at 07 : 35 AM
Ghana: The Gitmo Duo Brouhaha
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to another edition of our current affairs programme, CRITICAL ISUES. My name is Kwame Osei. I am your indefatigable host, who do all that is humanly possible to bring you topical issues of great interest. We also do our best to get experts to shed light […]
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15 January 2016 at 14 : 08 PM
Dateline Ghana: Sharp-toothed Greedy Bastards
It is sad that President John Dramani Mahama stubbornly refused to walk his talk on corruption. Ok, ok, the man can talk. After all, he was a communicator, hence the moniker Johnny the Talker. But there comes a time when enough becomes enough, and actions begin to speak louder than fanciful […]
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