Aching for Immigration Reform

Venkat Srinivasan, 10.02.2009

Writer and photographer

While the economy dominates all issues, African immigrants continue to hope that immigration reform does not fade into oblivion either.

Tough Talk on Africa is a Two-Way Street

David Lane, 09.12.2009

President and CEO of ONE

Secretary Clinton has made it clear that America has no tolerance for the corruption and impunity that has sadly plagued the independence generation in many African states.

Corruption and Money Vs. The Environment

Reporters Uncensored, 09.05.2009

A new Web destination, TV model and online community

Our main topic this week will be corruption, within governments and multinational corporations. 

Corrupt practices are impacting the environment and devastating indigenous communities.

Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet, 08.17.2009

Editors of Simple Intelligence

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs : Non-Aligned Movement Meeting in Sharm el-Sheik SI Analysis: Leaders of 50 nations convene in Egypt to disc...

My Letter to the President

Shawn Rubin, 08.15.2009

Longitude Founder and President

I was excited to hear you bring to light African grassroots efforts to make change, and I hope you will continue to be an advocate for all struggling African social entrepreneurs.

How Much Does the U.S. Empire Cost?

John Feffer, 08.14.2009

Co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus

Obama's product -- America -- has taken a beating in the marketplace over the last eight years or so. The president has to do some serious rebranding.

Comprehensive Global Health Strategy

Richard Chin, 08.14.2009

CEO of OneWorld Health

At OneWorld Health, we are working to discover and develop novel treatments for diarrheal disease that are safe, effective and affordable to even the poorest of the poor

How Obama's Ghana Visit Sets A New Tone In US-Africa Relations

Kyle Hotchkiss Carone, 08.13.2009

The mere presence of a black U.S. president on Ghanaian soil, speaking to Ghanaian people about Ghanaian problems, marks a welcome rekindling of discourse between blacks throughout the diaspora.

Diminishing Returns for Obama's Summiteering?

William Bradley, 08.12.2009

California-based Political Analyst NewWestNotes.com

American media, especially cable TV news, is moving more into infotainment mode, stuck on a few areas. Geopolitics has never been its strong suit, and political coverage is mostly focused on food fights.

Obama and Democracy in Africa

Larry Diamond, 08.11.2009

Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and Freeman Spogli Institute

No American president has ever spoken so candidly on African soil about the real roots of Africa's development malaise.

Why Did President Obama Choose Ghana as His Africa Destination?

Allison Kilkenny, 08.11.2009

Radio host, writer, allisonkilkenny.com

A quarter of US oil imports are expected to come from West Africa by 2015. That could explain why Obama chose Ghana over, say, his father's homeland of Kenya.

Ghanaian Media Awaits Obama

Sena Atoklo, 08.11.2009

Sena Atoklo is a broadcast journalist and resident of Ghana.

Sena Atoklo is a broadcast journalist and resident of Ghana who has worked with the BBC and ITV in the UK, and ETV South Africa. Over the next week, h...

What Obama's Trip to Ghana Really Means

Josh Ruxin, 08.10.2009

Public health and economic development expert based in Rwanda

Part of Obama's message is most assuredly that US assistance, heretofore strong and, at times, unquestioning, may in the future be linked to a compelling proof of democracy, openness and good governance.

Will Obama Set a New Tone in Africa?

Cynthia Gordy, 08.10.2009

Washington Correspondent, Essence magazine

Amid the anticipated media narrative, of Ghana excitedly welcoming the first Black President on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa, many are also wondering about the substance.

Obama in Ghana: Time to End Tied Aid

David Gartner, 08.10.2009

Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution

Virtually all food assistance provided by the United States to Africa is required to be produced and packaged here and shipped on U.S. flagged vessels halfway around the world.

Obama in Ghana: Pay Attention to Africa

Catholic Relief Services, 08.10.2009

President Obama should fulfill the promise of candidate Obama by engaging with the people of Africa and doubling foreign aid to $50 billion a year by 2012.

Obama to Visit Former Slavery Outpost in Ghana

GroundReport, 08.10.2009

Trusted Global Citizen Journalism.

From GroundReport.com,the world's most trusted citizen journalism platform. By Dawn Ganu US President Barack Obama will visit Cape Coast Castle, a...

Promoting Democracy in Africa Requires Investing in the Next Generation

Sharon L. Camp, 08.08.2009

Ghana provides two keys as to how best to target the continent's scarce resources to maximize impact. First, invest in young people. Second, do this through strong private-public partnerships.

Why African Leaders are Afraid of the International Criminal Court

Rev. Bekeh Utietiang, 08.06.2009

Bekeh Utietiang is an author, preacher, teacher, blogger and a Catholic priest.

Innocent civilians are being murdered daily because of ethnic, religious or political affiliation and killings are being directed by the leaders, or they are in some way complacent to the murders.

President Obama Should See Child Slavery In Ghana

Pam Cope, 07.18.2009

Next month, President Obama will make his first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa, traveling to Ghana -- a place where he can see first-hand the problem of child trafficking that now confronts so much of the world.

Traveling as Press vs. NGO Head: Same Adventure

Jim Luce, 06.29.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

I have flown from Haiti to Peru to Guyana in the Americas, Hong Kong to Indonesia to Sri Lanka in Asia, and Togo to Ghana in Africa.