The news that Barack and Mrs Obama will be visiting us in Ghana was greeted with a lot of joy and it’s a great honour and the people of Ghana can’t wait to say ‘AKWAABA’ to their ‘AMERICA FO KYIA MO’ and as this wont be the first time we... [view entry]

"In Africa, Microsoft faces strong competition from open-source software, in particular the Linux operating system. Many use Linux and run free counterparts to the Microsoft Office suite." The BBC has more details about the showdown of open source versus proprietary software in Africa. When discussing the issue of cost, the... [view entry]

This is exciting enough to rouse me from my blogging lull. Google announced in this blog post that they are making the map maker data for Kenya available under a pseudo creative commons license for non-commercial use. Governments, non-profits and individuals are allowed to use the data in any non-commercial... [view entry]

this place is hush hush i remember when it used to be on fire? (or do i?) so whats everyone up to? [view entry]

Every country has this particular batch of men and women. The Koti, The Odumgya, The Soja, The Border (bother) guard are all endearing terms we use to call our security services not to mention the services of some special forces whose praises we barely get to sing but are always... [view entry]

Korle-bu teaching hospital was in the news recently and what struck me as shameful was the admission that they were down to their last supplies of blood. This wont be the first time such a thing has happened and I believe i speak for all the major hospitals when I... [view entry]

God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong…bold to defend forever the cause of freedom and of Rights? Pride? Nationalism? Patriotism? From the observational post where I am perched at the moment it seems there is a lot of hot air blowing over the landscape. Never... [view entry]

Felicitations Osagyefo, The last time I wrote to you, your daughter, Samia, had become a Member of Parliament. Now, she is in the news again praising Ghana’s new president, Asomdwoe Hene Atta Mills for proposing a Founder’s Day to honour you. This national holiday would commemorate your 100th birthday, September... [view entry]

Hello Everyone; I would like to welcome you all to commffest (global ) community film festival and is accepting film submissions from Ghana to our festival .Please visit our website at www.commffest.com and go to submissions http://www.commffest.com/submissions We are looking forward to hearing from you. Al submissions are through "withoutabox"... [view entry]

The long awaited ‘SOTNAD’ finally happened last week. I am sitting here with 18 pages of paper and whether humbly stapled like mine is, bounded, laminated or framed; the Presidential speech constitutes a good mix of a historical document detailing the minutes of the first official meet of the current... [view entry]