By Sumaila Mohammed The Night They Murdered the Revolution In the early hours of February 24, 1966, rogue elements within the Ghana Armed Forces and the Police Service committed what can only be described as a crime against Ghana, against Africa, and against the future. The men behind it and their co-conspirators were not patriots answering the call of the nation. They were agents of Western imperialism, executing a script written in Washington and London to derail the social

George W. Bush shakes hands with President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana Sept. 15, 2008 at the White House -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad En febrero de 2008, bajo el implacable sol de la tarde de Accra, el presidente de los Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, se presentó ante un pequeño grupo de periodistas y desestimó los rumores que circulaban con una risita. Los Estados Unidos, afirmó, no tenían intención alguna de construir bases militares en África. “Eso es una tonte

US President George W. Bush speaks with Ghana President John Agyekum Kufuor during their meeting at Osu Castle, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 in Accra, Ghana By Vijay Prashad In February 2008, beneath the harsh afternoon sun of Accra, US President George W. Bush stood before a small gathering of journalists and dismissed swirling rumors with a chuckle. The United States, he claimed, had no intention of building military bases in Africa. “That’s baloney,” he said. The casual, dismi

Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The delegation from the Communist Party of Cuba, which took part in the International Conference in Ghana marking the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress, ended its program with a heartfelt meeting with Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the National President of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Ghanaian political leader reaffirmed the historical connections that bind our parties and

Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish On the afternoon of Tuesday, November 18, John Dramani Mahama, the President of the Republic of Ghana, officially opened the International Commemorative Conference marking the 80th Anniversary of the 5th Pan-African Congress. At the start of his speech, the President of Ghana urged the pan-African organizations and political entities attending the event to assist in the recovery efforts for Cuba an

Images via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Motivated by Martí's legacy of honoring the heroes of the people, a delegation from the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), led by Yuneidis Imbert Chaple, the Deputy Head of the Department of Attention to the Social Sector, laid a wreath at the memorial dedicated to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the father of Ghana's independence, commemorating his life and achievements. At the Conference celebrating the 80th ann

The anniversary of the Manchester Congress calls for reflection on its enduring significance and the meaning of Pan-Africanism in today’s world, a time when the struggles for sovereignty, unity, and liberation remain as urgent as ever. The commemorating plaque at Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall, Manchester -- KGGucwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nicholas Mwangi, People's Dispatch October 2025 marks eighty years since the historic Fifth Pan-African Congress convened i

A remarkable year for a remarkable prize. Winners included Kwame Nkrumah and Pablo Picasso and hailed from Ghana, France, the Hungarian...

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We in Ghana, are committed to the building of an industrialised socialist society. - Kwame Nkrumah On February 24, 1966 a violent...