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| Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini |
He said his overthrow by Western intelligence agencies slowed
down the pace of national liberation struggle throughout Africa and seriously
undermined the efforts aimed at building a continental union government.
He was speaking on “Good Morning Africa”, a magazine programme
on Pan African Television on the 51st anniversary of the overthrow of the
Nkrumah Government by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States
of America.
The coup was also assisted by other Western Intelligence
agencies from France, Britain and Belgium.
Honourable Fuseini said the objective of the coup was to
destroy Ghana as an example of a militant, anti- imperialist and self-reliant
nation for Africa and the third world.
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| Osagyefo |
The liberation movements were also denied financial and
diplomatic assistance after the coup.
Comrade Kwabena Bomfeh of the CPP said the Preventive
Detention Act (PDA) was introduced in the Nkrumah era to curb the rise of the
terrorism of Nkrumah’s opponents.
He said even though there is evidence of the abuse of
the PDA, it was a necessary tool in the fight against terrorism.
Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi a member of the NPP’s
communications team said although Nkrumah was a towering figure in African
politics he made some mistakes which must be acknowledged.
Editorial
DONALD’S DOUBLE TALK
US President Donald Trump is very unhappy about the
testing of nuclear weapons by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
and the suspicion that Iran may in the future produce a nuclear weapon.
He has threatened to go to war to prevent the production
of nuclear weapons and is cranking up sanctions against Iran and other
countries.
However, last week, the same Donald Trump said that
America needs to stay at the top of nuclear race.
Our question is, if the production of nuclear weapons is
offensive for Iran and the D. P.R.K, then why can it be anything else for the
United States of America?
The double talk of Donald Trump is very worrying and he
needs to be guided by principle in international relations.
Our view is that the production of nuclear weapons by
any country endangers the security of the world and the resources spent on such
adventure could be used to feed the hungry.
Vice Chancellor calls for certification of Ghana’s fruits and vegetables
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| Prof. Ayum Teye |
Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, Vice Chancellor of the
University for Development Studies (UDS), has appealed to research scientists
to adopt ways of certifying Ghana’s fruits and vegetables so that they could be
sold at stores and supermarkets to ensure consumer safety.
He said Ghanaian farmers produce a lot of fruits and
vegetables and that such products were sold out on pavements and by head
porting because they were not certified to guarantee safety at the stores and
supermarkets.
Professor Teye made the call at the Dungu campus of UDS
during a day’s workshop on “Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa”,
organized by the UDS under the CECAR-Africa project.
The CECAR-Africa project is a five year (2011-2016)
collaborative and interdisciplinary research project between Ghana-based
universities and institutions: University for Development Studies (UDS),
University of Ghana (UG), United Nations University Institute of Natural
Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) and Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet)) and
Japan-based institutions.
Others are the United Nations University Institute for
the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), The University of Tokyo and
Kyoto University) under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for
Sustainable Development (SATREPS) and being funded by Japan Science and
Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The workshop on the theme: “Social implementation and up
scaling of Ghana model in semi-Arid Africa” aimed at generating discussions as
the projects ends as well as concluding issues related to up scaling the “Ghana
Model” for building resilience to climate and ecosystem changes in Africa.
Professor Teye said it was important for the Foods and
Drugs Authority to liaise with the country’s research scientists to find ways
of certifying fruits and vegetables so that they could be sold at hygienic
places such as stores and supermarkets.
He said such a measure would help importation of foreign
fruits into the country, saying, “We need to find ways that can help us achieve
food security without compromising the ability of future generations”.
Professor Teye appealed for phase II of the project to
monitor the outcomes of the first phase as well as testing the ‘Ghana Model’
and make the gains of the sustainable and capacity development for the
production of certified foods for Ghana’s supermarkets as part of the
resilience strategy.
Professor Kazuhiko Takeuchi Executive Director,
Integrated Research Systems for Sustainability Science at the University of
Tokyo, who is also the project leader said adaptation strategies to overcome
the adverse impacts of climate change, particularly in the vulnerable regions
of the world, must be developed locally.
He said it was important to communicate regularly to the
people living in the communities where the project takes place and called for
further moves to strengthen the relationship with UDS and the project.
Mr Kaoru Yoshimura, the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana
said climate change issues were very worrisome, which stakeholders must work
together to address.
GNA
The World Must Look
Upon Africa With Reverence And Shame
"The world will have to look upon Africa with
reverence and shame," stated Abel Prieto, in regards to the debt owed by
humanity to the continent, recalling the plunder of its natural resources, how
its children were kidnapped and shipped across the world, the scars left by
colonialism and the distorted image often presented by hegemonic media outlets.
Last weekend, Cuba's Minister of Culture spoke during
the closing ceremony of the International Scientific Committee sessions -
Volume IV of the General History of Africa, a project sponsored by UNESCO.
Over six days, approximately 30 renowned experts and
academics from around the world came together in the Casa de las Américas, to
discuss and reach a consensus on key aspects toward the creation of a document
encapsulating the latest results of this unprecedented encyclopedic initiative.
Prieto was invited to talk about the Cuban Revolution's
links with Africa as well as the cultural legacy of the continent, which forms
an unquestionable part of the island's identity.
He referred to the creation of institutions geared
toward preserving and promoting such a legacy, the significant number of books
by African and Caribbean authors published on the island, and the
implementation of the La Ruta del Esclavo (Slave Route) program.
Prieto received a round of applause as he explained how
following the triumph of the Revolution in January 1959, Africa became a
central focus of the revolution’s internationalist vision, led by Fidel Castro
- which included the training of human resources, collaborative health and
educational initiatives; the development of infrastructure; and selfless
international and solidarity missions, such as that undertaken by Cuban doctors
and nurses to combat the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
He noted that the Cuban people will forever remember the
words spoken by Nelson Mandela when he said that: "The Cuban people hold a
special place in the hearts of the people of Africa. The Cuban
internationalists have made a contribution to African independence, freedom and
justice, unparalleled for its principles and selfless character."
The Minister also highlighted the importance of the
meeting - which took place in Havana's Casa de las Américas, an institution
that offers an Afro-American Studies Program, led by Zuleica Romay, regarding
the current global situation, characterized by racism, intolerance, xenophobia,
egotistical attitudes and fascist ideas.
Following President of the Casa, Roberto Fernández
Retamar's, detailed report on the ways in which the institution has reflected
and promoted African and Caribbean cultures; Katherine Muller-Marín, director
of the UNESCO Regional Office, paid tribute to Cuban historian José Luciano
Franco (1891–1989), who was a founding member of the project.
Muller-Marín reported that to date over 300 experts from
diverse disciplines and countries have participated in the initiative.
A report read out by Augustin Holl, a professor from
Cameroon, confirmed progress made during the event, the closing ceremony of
which saw the participation of Miguel Barnet, President of the National Union
of Writers and Artist of Cuba (Uneac), Alí Moussa Iye, head of UNESCO's History
and Memory project, and Ray Lema, President of the International Coalition of
Artists for the General History of Africa.
Cuba, A Beacon Of
Social Justice
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| Leandro Lanfranco |
WE Chileans have stood in solidarity with the Cuban
Revolution since its triumph, on January 1, 1959, stated Leandro Lanfranco
Leverton, director of the national commission responsible for organizing Cuba
solidarity brigades from his country.
Speaking to Granma International, Lanfranco
expressed his deep love for the country, marked by countless experiences
accumulated over 50 years struggling for Latin American liberation, looking to
Cuban socialism as a key example.
He explained that the solidarity efforts of Chileans
were only interrupted following the coup against the constitutional government
of President Salvador Allende in 1973 by a military junta led by General
Augusto Pinochet. As the period of dictatorship came to an end in the 1980s,
solidarity efforts resumed and have been maintained to date.
“Our main demands,” stated the Chilean activist, “are
the same as those expressed by the revolutionary government in the
international arena, such as demanding an end to the economic, commercial and
financial blockade imposed by the United States; the return of the territory
occupied in Guantánamo, where an illegal U.S prison is based; spreading the
truth about Cuba; refuting misleading media campaigns; and promoting visits to
the island.”
The group organizes contingents to visit the country,
invited by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), and which
normally travel with the South American Cuba Solidarity Brigade in January, the
May Day group visiting during celebrations for International Workers' Day, or
Latin American and Caribbean delegations, among others. He noted that Chilean
solidarity contingents have their own independent directorates who organize
activities across the country's 15 provinces, all tailored to the area where
they are based.
Also a member of the National Ex-Political Prisoners
Association's Tatty Allende group, Lanfranco added, “This 2017 we are
mobilizing to carry forward the thought of Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz.
We will also be participating in a national encounter in the month of June to
organize work strategies and activities.
“As such we will be thinking about how to work together
to resist the imperialist policies dictated by the White House and remain alert
to the evolution of Donald Trump's government.”
As a young man Lanfranco was an active member of Chile's Communist Youth, later joining the country's Communist Party in the 1960s, which is why he has visited Cuba on six occasions, most recently to participate in the posthumous tribute to Fidel Castro Ruz; accompanying the caravan which transported the Comandante en Jefe's ashes to Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba, where they were laid to rest on December 4, 2016.
“This year I want to bring a group of Chileans to enroll
in a course given by the Federation of Cuban Women. Another delegation will
also visit the island to participate in the May Day parade in Santiago de
Cuba's Antonio Maceo Plaza de la Revolución. These delegates will also attend
the Romerías de Mayo celebrations in the city of Holguín.”
According to Lanfranco, Chileans will also take
advantage of these exchanges to pay tribute to José Martí, Simón Bolívar, Fidel
Castro, and other Latin American predecessors, which is why delegations will
adopt the name of former socialist President Salvador Allende or Gladys Marín,
ex-secretary-general of the Communist Party of Chile.
The activist from Latin America concluded by noting that
Cuba will continue to be an example of a moral, fraternal, and solidary
attitude, with an international commitment to building the type of society to
which it aspires: one of greater justice for the people. “Cuba is a beacon
which lights and guides all of us who are fighting for a different world.”
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