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The world knows him as a saint – perhaps the only living saint there is. But a new book on Nelson Mandela’s years before he was jailed for life in 1964, has revealed a different face to Saint Mandela, portraying all his human vices. “These are sensitive, delicate personal issues, not only involving Mandela but others too – they speak of hidden tragedy and blighted lives,” says David James Smith, the author of the sensational new book, Young Mandela. Welcome to the Mandela many people have never seen. This report is by our editor, Baffour Ankomah. More... |
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The Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has been in power for 16 years now. He came to power through a bloodless coup d’état on 22 July 1994 and was elected as president two years later in September 1996. He has since been re-elected twice. Only 29 and a lieutenant at the time of the 1994 coup, Jammeh is now the only remaining member of the original coupists who brought ex-President Sir Dawda Jawara’s 32-year rule to an end. Bubaccar Sowe looks back on Yahya Jammeh’s 16-year reign, and counts the pluses and minuses of a man who appears not yet ready to give up power. More... |
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Never has an African team been nearer a World Cup semi-final than Ghana’s Black Stars, whose praiseworthy form saved the continent from total embarrassment in South Africa, reports Michael Oti Adjei, who travelled with the team.
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That was the World Cup that was!
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Celebrating Africa, driving growth
LEST WE FORGET
To The Beautiful One Not Yet Born
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Africa
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