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A Rise in African Thinking!!"When events are coming they cast their shadow." – Thucydides, Greek thinker
"Only a fool learns from his mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others." – Otto von Bismarck, Prussian German statesman and aristocrat
"A generational thinker is one who is able to sow seeds for the future…" – Mensah Otabil, General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, Ghana
Either from the perspectives of Thucydides, Otabil or Bismarck, the decade that just ended saw remarkable rise in thinking by Ghanaian elites about their progress, more critically from within their cultural values up to the global prosperity ideals. The shadows of this state of mind is casting everywhere, from the remote northern town of Bongo to the once slumbering elites in top cities Accra and Kumasi, where generation of thinkers (backed by the mass media) are emerging and being encouraged, and the leaders learning from the mistakes of others.
President Koroma in a Town Hall Meeting with the Sierra Leonean Community in EthiopiaHis Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma took time off his extremely busy schedule while attending the just concluded 14th Ordinary Session Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union to address Sierra Leoneans living in Ethiopia.
The event, which was held at the residence of Sierra Leone's envoy to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative (PR) to the African Union and United Nations Economic Commission, His Excellency Andrew Bangali attracted Sierra Leoneans from all walks of life in Ethiopia.
THE DEATH PENALTY: WHERE CHRISTIAN ABILITIONSTS HAVE GOT IT ALL WRONGI have been first inspired to write on this topic for three reasons: Firstly, I have realized that most Christians do not understand the Bible. Secondly I have been disturbed by abolitionists who vaguely use the Bible as their main defense tool in their campaign against capital punishment even though it is endorsed by both the Old and New Testaments, and thirdly, I want to illustrate whether the death penalty has proven useful in the fight against crimes.
My Christian friends in most of the countries I have visited across Africa have been astonished to the point of disbelief during intellectual discussions on the issue of the death penalty when references on what the Holy Book says are revealed to them.
Alhaji M.B. Jalloh has made us proud in our UniversityComments: I am a regular reader of Sierra Leone papers, including yours. I just want to congratulate one of your contributors, the Information Attaché at the Sierra Leone Embassy in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Jalloh. When U read his articles, U find out that he's a professional. I have just read his article, "President Koroma is not a weak leader" in your paper.
