tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:05:36 +0000corruptionafricaKenyapovertydevelopmentgovernmentAbject PovertydictatorsGhanadictatorshippolitical instabilitiesyouthleadershipAfrican leadersOmar BongopoliticiansCorporationsSani Abachabusinesscorrupt politicianshuman rightsmultinational corporationsobiang nguemaunemploymentAfricanGovernanceObamaSomaliaTransparency InternationUgandacorruptembezzlemententrepreneursevils of colonialismoil companiespoliticsprosecutorstax evasionAfrica UnionAfrican presidentsConflictsDarfurDemocracyDenis Sassou NguessoEast AfricaEconomic ProblemsGabonGenocideKenyanKenyan ElectionsKibakiMoiNDCNPPNigeriaOil richSwiss BanksUnited Nationsaccountabilityanti corruptionbankscapital flightcorrupt despotdeveloping countriesdiseaseseconomic developmenteducationjusticeleadersslavery.slave mastersswitzerlandtax havensviolenceAfrican ContinentAl-ShabaabAuBarclaysBotswanaBritainCameroonCit bankEUHarliburtonHealth And SanitationICCIMFINSECURITYIndiaInfrastructureKenya governmentLife ExpectancyLuis Moreno-OcampoMigingoMinistry of Youth AffairsMorgan TsvangiraiMugabeMuseveniNairobiPope Benedict XVIPresiden ObamaSouth Africa.UNUSWorld BankZimbabweaid agenciesapartheidbanking isntitutionsbig banksbriberybusiness entrepreneurschildrenconflictconstitutioncourtcrimedefence companiesdefence contractorsforeign aidfreedomhistoryinjusticeinternational mining companiesjobsloansmpartnershippeacepolicepolicypolitical corruptionpost election violenceracismreformsrefugeesresourcesrole modelslumssocial justiceterrorismtortureanti corruptiontribestyrannical ruleAGOAAU .AFRICA UNIONAdolf HitlerAfrican EconomiesAfricansAl BashirAmericaAngolaArmyAshantiBrazilBurundiCOMESACONGOLESE ARMYCPPChadCivil SocietyCollierCrisisDECIDavid MunyakeiDebtDharaviDictatorDjiboutiDutchECOWASENOUGH PROJECTEnablisEquatorial GuineaEyademaFaure GnassingbeFranceFrance PresidentGDPGaboroneGambiaGeorge BushGideon GonoGoldenbergGuineaHIV/AIDSHarvard UniversityHissene HabreHopelessnessIDPIDPsIdi AminIndonesiaInternational Criminal CourtIsle of ManIsraelJersey IslandsJohnson SerleafJoshua NyamoriJudge DessetKANUKellogKenya Revenue AuthorityKenyansKenyattaKing Leopold of BelgiumKiplagatLRALaurent GbagboLeadership Incompetence The Cause Of Africa's WoesLeiden museumLiberiaLula de SilvaLuxembourgMPMageuzi TrustMany CirclesMauMichael RannebergerMobutuMwai KibakiNaplesNational AccordNicolas SarkozyNkrumahNyanza Youth CoalitionOAU-AUOECDOdingaOmar Bongrepatration of looted fundsOukoPartnership for ChangePetitionsPhilippinesPoor PerformancePresidentRAWLINGSRannebergerRingeraRioRomeRome StatuteRoofing SheetsRussiaRwandaShem OchuodoSimon MannSmith HemsptoneSpecial TribunalThe LifestyleTony BlairTransparency InternatioTransparency InternationalUBSUNDPUS AuthoritiesUSAUhuruUmaru Yara'DuaUmuro WarioWARSZaireZimbabwe Electionsaccidentsactivistsafrican-americanalcoholalcoholicamnesty internationalanti-democracyarmsarrestsasset recoverybanking institutionsbarclays bankbillbrewersbrokerbrokerscentral policechangechiefschild povertycholeraciti bankcitizensclimate changeclubcocainecollege lenderscommunitiescompetence leadershipconsumerscontinentcontractorscountriescoupscrashcrime against humanitycronyismddiseasedomestic violencedrinkseeconomiceconomic independenceeconomyeducation developmenteducation policyentrepreneurentrepreneurshipethicsfoodfood securityforeign bank accountsfraudgendergender issuesglobalglobal crisisglobal witnessglobalwitness.orggovernmentsgraftgrantshealthhuman rights activistshumanitarianhumanityhungerimpoverishmentimpunityincomeinformal settlementsintegrityinternationalinvestmentissafrica.orgitalyjudiciaryjuntakiberaleadership incompetenceleviesliberationlionlivelihoodlobbyistsls: indebtednessluxury homesmafiamediamedicaremedicistarvationmicrofinancemoneymoney launderingnational parknatural wonders of Africanaturenepotismnewsnews Kenyaoof an Oil-Richof the Rich Sonosama bin ladenppanelparliamentpiracypolice stationpopulationprogresspyramid scamspyramid schemepyramid schemesreconciliationreparationsrepatration of looted fundsreportresearchresponsibilityrightsriotsrolecorrupt politiciansroyaltiesruralsafarisave havenssecurityslum tourismsouthsouth Africasouth Africansustainable developmenttaxtax avoidancetaxestechnical capacitytendertenderingtendersterroriststhe youththird world countriestional corporationstourismtraveltravel bantruthunderdevelopmentvictimswar on terrorwar on terrorismwealthwestern mediawhistle blowerswhite menwomenwomen educationwomen rightswomen violenceyouth developmentyouth employmentyouth entrepreneursAfrica is not a poor continent except that it has been poorly managed by those entrusted with its development and safety. The image of the world's most resource rich continent has been damaged by corruption, poverty,leadership failures, political instabilities, election violence, dictatorships. How did it all happen and what can be done to salvage the battered image of continent is the subject matter of this blog - Africa Image.http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)Blogger442125en-usnoAfrica is not a poor continent except that it has been poorly managed by those entrusted with its development and safety. The image of the world's most resource rich continent has been damaged by corruption, poverty,leadership failures, political instabilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-7870209511721938043Thu, 27 Apr 2017 06:53:00 +00002017-04-27T07:53:01.800+01:00 By Lord Aikins Adusei The killing of Gaddafi on 20 October 2011 by NATO-backed rebels came as a shock to most Africans. While it is regrettable that he died such a terrible death, he was partly responsible for his own misfortune. He failed to build the defence capabilities that could defend Libya against the country’s many European and North American enemies. While Libya under http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2017/04/africans-must-invest-in-defence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-1303412883984102504Thu, 27 Apr 2017 06:50:00 +00002017-04-27T07:50:20.400+01:00 By Lord Aikins Adusei The current global political, and security environment remains chaotic, dangerous, and unstable. While the Obama Administration has done its best to address them, there is no doubt that the incoming Donald Trump Administration will inherit one of the most difficult and challenging set of problems since the end of the Second World War. Under Obama’s presidency, http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2017/04/obama-is-from-venus-putin-is-from-mars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-26543953201953710Thu, 27 Apr 2017 06:45:00 +00002017-04-27T07:45:18.047+01:00 By Lord Aikins Adusei The financial, managerial and technical challenges facing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have galvanised the apostles of privatisation, anti-state ownership of business and the neoliberal-free market capitalists to strongly advocate for ECG to be privatised. Their argument is that selling ECG will make it more efficient, financially resilient and economically http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2017/04/ecg-privatisation-privatising-for-who.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-6484304854385120692Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:23:00 +00002012-01-13T06:23:44.376+00:00By Lord Aikins AduseiThe West African sub region and indeed the African continent is no stranger to conflicts and disputes over natural resources. The diamond conflict in Sierra Leone in the 1990s and the recent Niger Delta oil and gas conflicts in Nigeria are few examples of how resources have fuelled conflicts in the sub-region. In the 1980s and 1990s Nigeria and Cameroon clashed several times http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2012/01/oil-and-gas-at-ghana-ivorian-border.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)315tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-948144888723293070Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:27:00 +00002011-11-24T03:43:48.571+00:00 Nicolas Sarkozy, French President Thus when corrupt African dictators, public officials and top civil servants dishonestly empty the treasuries of their poor countries they find western allies who are willing and cooperative to hide the looted funds. ...The Bongos also showered French business elites with business contracts in Gabon, and as if that was not enough Omar Bongo also showered French http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2011/11/france-vampire-and-deposit-box-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-6842972019851497735Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:06:00 +00002012-01-13T06:16:14.183+00:00Civilians always bear the brunt of military excesses in AfricaA reflection of the role of the army in the pastThe Arab Uprising in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya as well as the recent deadly civil war in Ivory Coast have shown the paradoxes within the Africa military establishment. The uprising and wars have brought to the fore how the military in Africa could be a force for peace, stability and http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2011/11/africas-military-must-be-force-for_06.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-8986961314395712143Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:04:00 +00002012-01-13T06:21:25.003+00:00Civilians always bear the brunt of military excesses in AfricaA reflection of the role of the army in the pastThe Arab Uprising in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya as well as the recent deadly civil war in Ivory Coast have shown the paradoxes within the Africa military establishment. The uprising and wars have brought to the fore how the military in Africa could be a force for peace, stability and http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2011/11/africas-military-must-be-force-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-965843469907348657Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:27:00 +00002011-04-03T07:27:45.794+01:00*By Lord Aikins AduseiMany Ghanaians are dismayed and horror-struck at the kind of journalism being practiced in today's Ghana. There is no doubt the NDC and NPP are the two leading political parties in Ghana and to replace them with a third party is unthinkable for now. But for journalists to defend their lies, their corrupt cocaine ridden behaviours, their ill-conceived economic policies, and http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2011/04/ndc-npp-and-ghanaian-journalist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-3123178030262512101Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:24:00 +00002011-04-03T07:45:06.045+01:00 *By Fiona Lambe and Patricia TellaA woman cooks using firewood Photo courtesySupporting developing countries to scale-up access to sustainable energy for cooking will not only bring positive effects for climate change; it will improve the health and economy of the world’s most vulnerable households. What’s more, the cost of achieving universal energy access in the http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2011/04/sustainable-energy-access-for-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-4464708249639193590Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:29:00 +00002011-04-03T07:32:07.221+01:00By Lord Aikins AduseiThere are credible reports that big multinational corporations like Biofuel Africa Ltd in cahoots with corrupt politicians and traditional leaders and with the backing of global financial institutions are buying large tracts of land in parts of Africa, under bizarre circumstances, displacing rural farmers, destabilising rural communities and slowly building up chaos that is http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/12/land-new-international-strategic-asset.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-4339540926998760837Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:55:00 +00002010-12-29T06:57:37.712+00:00AuECOWASEUKenyan ElectionsLaurent GbagboMugabeMwai KibakiGbagbo must be removed by forceLord Aikins Adusei*By Lord Aikins AduseiDangerous precedentsDangerous precedentsThe year was 2008. The countries: Kenya and Zimbabwe. The subject matter was presidential elections between the then incumbents Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and their challengers Raila Odinga and Morgan Tsvangirai respectively. Both elections had similar things in http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/12/power-sharing-ugly-paradigm-shift-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-182098493905954574Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:33:00 +00002010-07-23T09:34:54.024+01:00Peter Clottey July 2010Share ThisDiggFacebookStumbleUponYahoo! Buzzdel.icio.usThe leader of Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UPD) has described as illegal the celebration of the coup d’état that brought President Yahya Jammeh to power 16 years ago Thursday.Ousainou Darboe, who is also a human rights attorney, condemned the planned celebration saying it sends the wrong signal to http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/07/gambian-opposition-leader-denounces.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-65109958077707776Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:32:00 +00002010-07-23T09:33:30.215+01:00VOA NewsJuly 2010Photo: APRwandan President Paul Kagame (file photo)Share ThisDiggFacebookStumbleUponYahoo! Buzzdel.icio.usRelated ArticlesOpposition Leader Urges Rwandans to Boycott August VoteRwanda Tribunal Lawyers Denounce Killing of One of Their OwnReporters Without Borders: EU 'Accomplice' to Repression in RwandaCampaigning has begun in Rwanda for an election expected to return President http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/07/campaigning-begins-in-rwandan-election.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-7256186573175301138Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:31:00 +00002010-07-23T09:32:02.936+01:00Anne Look | DakarJuly 2010Share ThisDiggFacebookStumbleUponYahoo! Buzzdel.icio.usRelated ArticlesNigeria’s Ruling Party Chief Drops Power Rotation PolicySeventeen political parties in Niger that opposed the country's ousted president have formed an alliance ahead of presidential elections due in January of next year. The various opposition parties say they each will present their own http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/07/nigers-political-parties-form-alliance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-1478438439132766384Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:30:00 +00002010-07-23T09:31:12.447+01:00Peta Thornycroft | JohannesburgJuly 2010Photo: APPresident Robert Mugabe, centre, shares a light moment with Morgan Tsvangirai, left, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and his Deputy, Arthur Mutambara after giving their end of year message to the nation, at Zimbabwe House in Harare, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009Share ThisDiggFacebookStumbleUponYahoo! Buzzdel.icio.usRelated ArticlesSome Diamonds From Zimbabwe http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/07/zimbabwes-coalition-parties-meet-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-587610776935803186Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:29:00 +00002010-07-23T09:29:51.774+01:00Posted on Thursday 22 July 2010 - 12:07Kemo Cham, AfricaNews reporter in Dakar, SenegalThe Dakar-based African Assembly for the Defense of Human Rights has attacked Gambian president Yahya Jammeh for poor human rights and democracy record."Since the accession of Captain Yahya Jammeh to power in 1994, the state of democracy and human rights in the Gambia continues to deteriorate," the organizationhttp://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/07/gambia-president-jammeh-attacked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-3886997919349506077Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:23:00 +00002010-07-23T09:27:56.176+01:00Posted on Tuesday 20 July 2010 - 16:39Watyekele Sezi, AfricaNews reporter in Jinja, UgandaPresident Paul Kagame of Rwanda has launched his campaign for the August 9 polls and promised free elections despite attacks, assassinations and arrests on the opposition. Human rights groups have also berated him for not protecting lives of innocent ones ahead of the tensed voting."Rwandan voters have the http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/07/under-fire-paul-kagame-speaks-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-2926861471137539981Wed, 26 May 2010 17:22:00 +00002010-05-26T18:23:25.740+01:00 For decades the dream of an African continent united under one leadership, one government with a prosperous people with shared values, shared interest, common citizenship and with a common destiny and taking their place in the world community of nations has escaped the leadership in Africa. On the 12th of February 2009 Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade is quoted as saying: "The United States http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/05/african-union-day-calling-on-africa-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-7498284456018643555Tue, 25 May 2010 15:18:00 +00002010-05-25T16:22:52.581+01:00africaAfricancentral policeconstitutionDemocracydevelopmenthuman rightsjusticeKenyaleadersleadershipliberationpolicepolice stationrightssocial justiceUhuruToday marks African Liberation Day founded in 1958 when Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah convened the First Conference of Independent States. The day symbolizes the determination of the people of Africa to free themselves from the shackles of domination and exploitation; first from colonial powers and today from dictatorial regimes. However African social justice activists still face intimidation and http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/05/activists-story-for-african-liberation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Yipe)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-8584667606222170353Tue, 25 May 2010 15:12:00 +00002010-05-25T16:12:31.165+01:00africaAfricanAfrican leaderschangeclimate changedevelopmenteconomicgloballeaderspanelprogressreportsouththe youthUnited NationswomenJohannesburg – 25 May 2010: The Africa Progress Panel (APP) has called for a more assertive approach from African leaders to translate the continent’s “immense resources” into social benefits for its people. The report warned that “Africans beyond elite circles are not benefiting sufficiently” while at the same time there was great scope to improve Africa’s partnerships with the Global South.Kofihttp://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/05/africa-progress-report-calls-on-african.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Yipe)25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-5497926712603094610Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:40:00 +00002010-04-27T06:03:07.086+01:00Abject PovertyAfrican leadersCorporationscorruptobiang nguemaPictometry InternationalThe $35 million estate belonging to Teodoro Nguema Obiang, the agriculture minister of Equatorial Guinea and the son of its ruler, in Malibu, Calif., in the lower center of the frame.SIGN IN TO RECOMMENDTWITTERSIGN IN TO E-MAILPRINTSINGLE PAGEREPRINTSSHAREBy IAN URBINAPublished: November 16, 2009Several times a year, Teodoro Nguema Obiang arrives at the doorstep of the http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/04/equatorial-guineataint-of-corruption-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-1340689642256048814Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:36:00 +00002010-04-27T05:39:22.282+01:00Dictatorobiang nguemaof an Oil-Richof the Rich SonThe LifestyleThe New York Times reported on the politics that allow Teodoro Nguema Obiang, the son of Equatorial Guinean dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo into America. Here's what they didn't tell you about his lifestyle (and celebrity girlfriends).In 1991 Obiang went to Pepperdine University in Malibu, where he studied English as a second language. The same year he was rumored to have been arrested forhttp://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/04/lifestyle-of-rich-son-of-oil-rich.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-1912850647924613393Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:35:00 +00002010-04-26T07:37:07.667+01:00Leadership Incompetence The Cause Of Africa's WoesBy Lord Aikins AduseiWhere is the leadership and who advises who?The strength of every society depends largely on its leaders. Throughout history successful societies have been those whose leaders were able to rise to the occasion to calm storms during crises and advance the course of development and prosperity during peace time. For instance during economic hardships, poverty and wars it is the http://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/04/leadership-incompetence-cause-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Africa Image)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490964239650263581.post-3234287798208226073Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:10:00 +00002010-04-14T21:10:02.053+01:00alcoholalcoholicbillbrewersbusinessconsumersdevelopmentdrinksgovernmentKenyaNairobiLast Friday, once again Kenyans were shocked as they watched the death toll rise of consumers of the illicit brew – changaa in Shauri Moyo Estate in Nairobi’s sprawling Eastlands area; which as of today has reached 9 according to the Daily Nation. Changaa is a local brew that resembles vodka, Tanzania’s Konyagi and Uganda’s Waragi. However unlike it’s East African sisters, changaa has not as yethttp://iloveafrica2.blogspot.com/2010/04/when-brewing-business-turns-deadly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Yipe)0