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COLUMNIST: FEMI AKOMOLAFE

Ghana: The Glorious Sham of Republic Day: A Satirical Meditation

Ghana: The Glorious Sham of Republic Day: A Satirical Meditation

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July 1st, or whatever arbitrary date they have now decided to shift it to, is Ghana rsquo;s Republic Day. It is that ...

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If the Negro is not careful, he will drink in all the poison of modern civilization and die from the effects of it. ...

Jun 30, 2026 | Feature Article

ldquo;In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments, only consequences. rdquo; mdash; Robert Ingersoll The t ...

Jun 29, 2026 | Feature Article

ldquo;The most serious blow suffered by the colonized is being removed from history and from the community. rdquo; Albe ...

Jun 27, 2026 | Feature Article

The decision by Burkina Faso to sever diplomatic relations with France is one of the most encouraging pieces of news to ...

Jun 26, 2026 | Feature Article

One of the enduring mysteries of our age is the Western obsession with exporting abroad commodities that are either in s ...

Jun 20, 2026 | Feature Article

Yoruba: T iacute; ar aacute; il eacute; ?ni b aacute; n j? k ograve;k ograve;r ograve; b uacute;bur uacute;, t iacu ...

Jun 13, 2026 | Feature Article

Fran ccedil;ois Mitterrand once let slip the hidden scripture of French imperialism when he declared that without Africa ...

Jun 11, 2026 | Feature Article

When Ghana attained independence in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah stood before the world and uttered words that shook the foundati ...

Jun 6, 2026 | Feature Article

Around 1992, I wrote this about Germany: ldquo;Xenophobia is part of the German BEING. Hatred and persecution of strang ...

May 31, 2026 | Feature Article

There is something profoundly sick about a society that can dance while its children are missing. The ancient Romans ...

May 30, 2026 | Feature Article

The history of post-independence Africa is replete with stories of redeemers who failed to redeem themselves, let alone ...

May 23, 2026 | Feature Article

There was a time when Yorubaland bred human giants whose mere presence unsettled empires. Giants who carried intellect l ...

May 19, 2026 | Feature Article

My Yoruba people say: ldquo;?m? Atiro to ra bata w aacute;l eacute; f uacute;n b agrave;b aacute; ? , ? r? l oacute; f ...

May 16, 2026 | Feature Article

There is something tragically theatrical about the modern African comprador. He struts around in imported suits, speaks ...

May 10, 2026 | Feature Article

One of the books that transformed my intellectual life when I arrived in Europe in the 1980s was The Philosophy and O ...

Apr 29, 2026 | Feature Article

The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed - Steve Biko To those of us who made it ...

Femi Akomolafe
Femi Akomolafe

The author is a farmer, writer, and published author.