Articles from New African (June 1, 2009)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A hoax.	Ra, K. Khalfani	Letter to the editor	212
A tale of two Ghanas: "it's like a human being; after all it can think." Welcome to a computer class in Northern Ghana where successive governments have continually neglected the provision of educational facilities. Marika Sherwood was there recently revisiting some schools in the North and the Northeast.	Sherwood, Marika		2384
African science vs Western science ... which? Western science has serious limitations because of its empirical approach, while African science with its spiritual-empirical approach is superior to Western science in that respect. True or false? Yirenkyi Lamptey provides some interesting answers here.	Lamptey, Yirenkyi	Report	3594
America's misguided stance on Zimbabwe: while Zimbabwe's erstwhile political enemies have joined hands to work for peace, national reconciliation and economic recovery, dissonant voices in America are telling the US Congress and government to harden its stance against Zimbabwe, a position likely to lead to a major clash between the two countries. Ifa Kamau Cush reports from Washington.	Cush, Ifa Kamau		1694
Apology to Carina.	Place, Ngozi	Letter to the editor	255
Best ever.	Smith, Winston	Letter to the editor	103
Cameroon, a major regional link for France: with hundreds of companies, representing approximately 30% of foreign direct investment (FDI), France is the major foreign investor in Cameroon.			1526
Capitalism never learns.	Payne, Victor	Letter to the editor	119
Don't apologise for who you are.	Oryema, Opiyo	Letter to the editor	254
Electoral reforms, but we are Nigerians!	Obayiuwana, Osasu		2351
Finally it's Zuma, but what lies ahead?	Commey, Pusch		2318
From despair to prosperity the story of a Mozambican village: a site near the Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique has virtually risen from the dead and is enjoying more prosperity today than ever before. Anver Versi describes how this "miracle" occurred.	Versi, Anver		1435
How Africa can earn billions from carbon trading.	Versi, Anver	Interview	1826
How to get the United States of Africa: "The United States of Africa is a process. Everyone has agreed to move towards this ultimate goal. But in the meantime, we must ask a series of questions: How to get there? By what route? What roadmap? At the moment, we have many views," Jean Ping, chairman of the AU Authority tells Hichem Ben Yaiche and Omar Ben Yedder.	Yaiche, Hichem Ben; Yedder, Omar Ben	Interview	1330
It's good news, says Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe's new Inclusive Government is doing very well, says Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. "We have reopened schools, we have reopened hospitals, we have reduced inflation to almost 3%, we have stocked shops with plenty of food and other goods. The history of acrimony and polarisation is behind us," he told Ntandoyenkosi Ncube in an interview for New African.		Interview	926
Just the tip of a huge iceberg.	Kitongo, James	Letter to the editor	269
Keep it up.	Kwakwa, Martin	Letter to the editor	61
Kudos to Carina.	Fraschini, Matteo	Letter to the editor	105
Looking to the future: Regina Jere-Malanda was in the Tunisian capital to witness the launch of a new government economic strategy for the period 2009-2016. It's an ambitious programme and provides valuable lessons for the rest of Africa.	Jere-Malanda, Regina		1607
Nigerian football's $236,000 scandal: Nigerian football is in the midst of yet another scandal--thieves are alleged to have broken into the offices of the Nigerian Football Federation and made away with US$236,000. But why keep such a large sum of money in the office when there are banks everywhere? Osasu Obayiuwana smells a rat.	Obayiuwana, Osasu		1294
Obama in Ghana.	Arko, Kwame	Letter to the editor	173
Pax Africana: (Part 1) we sacrificed lives winning back our sovereignty but every year because of the conflicts that plague us, we give away large pieces of this hardfought sovereignty.	Wambu, Onyekachi	Viewpoint essay	711
Pity Mr Mreku: what goes on under the neem tree? Story-telling and banter! But you cannot sit under a neem tree and tell stories without provoking others to tell their own stories. That is the whole purpose of gathering under the tree. But don't tell one Mr Mireku of London.	Duodu, Cameron	Essay	1546
Poor Malema.	Nggada, Peter A.	Letter to the editor	62
Prosecuting the prosecutor: the collapse of Zambian Airways has not only led to job losses and a missing link in the economy, but also a protracted battle in which the airline's owners, politicians and a popular private newspaper are engaged. While the fall of the airline is a business matter, politics is also playing a role in this whole saga. Austin Mbewe reports.	Mbewe, Austin		1283
Taylor dug his grave.	Kanu, Unisa	Letter to the editor	228
The darker side of Malian blues: now in its eighth year, Mali's Festival au Desert remains a musical oasis for pilgrims from all over the world. It continues to provide a meeting place for the nomadic Tuareg who host the event, but this year with fewer foreigners than usual, the Tuareg had little choice but to answer some uncomfortable questions. Rosie Collyer reports.	Collyer, Rosie		1672
The great debate human rights NGOs.		Viewpoint essay	1896
The House of Scandal: one newspaper has called it "a very British revolution". And why not? Until this May, nobody would have associated the British House of Commons with corruption (sorry, fraud). Corruption and fraud were supposed to happen elsewhere. But with the recent revelations of British MPs being neck-deep in parliamentary expenses fraud, talk about corruption will never be the same again. Osei Boateng reports.	Boateng, Osei		2702
The injustice of justice.	Takyi, Samuel K. Agyei	Letter to the editor	177
The oldest game in the world: many Africans have played or encountered the game called Oware or Bawo or variations of these names in their lifetime. But as Zangaphee Chimombo reports, it is about time this exhilarating game became a pan-African sport through national and continental tournaments as well as being taken to the Olympics.	Chimombo, Zangaphee		1162
The power of delegating: is delegation so bad that we don't even think of it, let alone practice it in Africa? Delegation is actually empowering, both to the person delegating and to the person being delegated to. It is a win-win situation.	Djanie, Akua	Viewpoint essay	1642
The wealth of ashes: the Maasai of Kenya, like their brothers in Tanzania (see NA, April, pp. 56-60) are not happy with colonial agreements signed with the British that handed their land over to commercial operators, without an equitable share of the benefits. Our Kenyan correspondent, Wanjohi Kabukuru, has just been to one such operation and he reports Maasai frustration coming to boiling point.	Kabukuru, Wanjohi		990
Too much hope in one man.	Jackson, Lenard E.	Letter to the editor	150
Traditional rulers want seat at the AU.	Ankomah, Baffour		1626
Watch out, Africa.	Baker, Darren	Letter to the editor	167
We don't care about our roots.	Barnard, Alan	Letter to the editor	151
We'll never walk alone: "Politicians who behave like Billy Graham cannot complain if converts get carried away"--Roy Hattersley, former deputy leader of the UK Labour Party.	Ankomah, Baffour		1685
What Africa can learn from China.	Atuahene, Prof Kwaku	Interview	1965