In Praise of Global Capitlaism

The ongoing United Nations Conference on Trade and Globalisation in Ghana has given free reign to misguided activist NGOs and many African leaders to demonise globalisation for many of Africa's home grown problems.

AfricanLiberty.org Editor speaks in favour of greater openness while admonishing African leaders to give attention to inhibiting local barriers to trade and development. Franklin was a guest on Ghana's widely syndicated and best Talk Radio, Choice FM.

Please listen to the interview here

TV AFRICA- on the Global Food Crisis

AfricanLiberty.org Editor, Franklin Cudjoe speaks to TV Africa about the global surge in food inflation, effects and how to arrest the situation. AfricanLiberty.org columnnist and IMANI's Development Director, Bright Simons speaks on the same subject in Akan (Ghana's predominant language) on TV Africa.

Please listen to the 15-minute interview here..

Defining the Ground Rules for Political Party Activities

Africa is fast gaining notoriety for running flawed elections. Cameroun, Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe have exhibited the most atrocious violations of citizen's right to freely choose who should direct their desires. Many countries on the continent are awaiting their fate as elections are planned for the end of 2008. Ghana, an oasis of peace and tranquility is one such country. Are Ghanaians waiting for the ominous nemesis visited upon by leaders of the aforementoned countries? Or would Ghanaians warn their presidential hopefuls to literally, store water to put out their potential burning beards?

AfricanLiberty.org editor and IMANI's Executive Director, Franklin Cudjoe speaks again to TV Africa's host of "Matters Arising", Dr. Niyi Bi Alarbi, one time Speech Writer of Ghana's Current President. The other discussant is the Director of Public Affiars of the National Council on Civic Education. This is the fourth TV Africa apearance in three weeks.

Also, AfricanLiberty.org contributor and IMANI's Director of Development, Bright Simons continues to urge civil discourse over political invectives on Ghana's most popular local language programme, "OMAN YI MU NSEM"( translated, National Issues). This is the third TV Africa appearance in one month.

Please listen to audio here.

Party Political Funding

The Institute of Economic Affairs in GHANA (not the UK) is seeking to push a bill in Parliament to ask ordinary and overburdened Ghanaians to contribute 2.5% of Value Added Tax to support Political Parties in Ghana. 2.5% VAT is what Ghanaians pay into the National Health Insurance fund and 2.5% VAT is again what we pay into the Ghana Education Trust Fund.

AfricanLiberty.org editor, Franklin Cudjoe and other civil society groups feel its immoral to ask Ghanaians, who correctly perceive Politicans as self-serving to give them free money.

AfricanLiberty.org Editor, Franklin Cudjoe in the second of two television interviews discusses political party funding with Ghana's Ruling government's spokesperson on Social Services, Mr. Amponsah Bediako and the main opposition party (National Democratic Congresss) Deputy General Secretary, Mr. Baba Jamal.

Please listen to audio here,

Global Food Crisis- TV Interview

AfricanLiberty.org editor, Franklin Cudjoe speaks his mind on public financing of political parties. Please listen to this short interview on Ghana's TV Africa, viewed in 7 regions of Ghana and neighbouring Ivory Coast and Togo.

Please listen to the interview here

The Foundations of a Free Society

AfricanLiberty.org Editor, Franklin Cudjoe spoke to 55 members of the Students in Free Enterprise chapter of the Institute of Professional Studies in Ghana. The talk was on the foundations of a free society. The talk begins a series of campus visitations to promote the work of AfricanLiberty.org and IMANI.

Please see pictures of the event here.

Also listen to audio here.

February, March 2008- Been Really Busy and will be

1. In keeping with the need to effectively disseminate our noble ideas offreedom and prosperity, IMANI explained to a section of the Ghanaian mediawhy property right is the midwife of economic development. IMANI on 4 March 2008 launched the 2008 International Property RightsIndex with Twelve 12 media houses (3 radio and 9 print media) represented.The state-owned radio, Radio Ghana, and the state-owned newspaper, theGhanaian Times were very well represented. So was Ghana's top financial newspaper, the Business and Financial Times. We will see their reports soon. Please listen to the hour-long discussion during the launch Here

Also listen to a Top Radio news item today on the launch Here Your comments are appreciated.


2. Dear Friends, So, on February 21 2008, IMANI brought together 102 delegates to discuss a draft policy on alcohol for Ghana-because Ghana has no policy on alcohol.Two earlier workshops brought together 150 delegates. Last Thursday'sdelegates included, highly placed representatives from varied Ministries,
Departments and Agencies of the Ghanaian government, Australian and Namibiangovernment officials as well as corporate directors of alcoholic beveragecompanies from Ghana and South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, U.K and theU.S.A who came flew in learn from the Ghana/IMANI experience. Please listen to Franklin's welcome remarks Here and Listen totwo very short radio interviews on the alcohol workshop Here Please see some photos from the event Here .

And oh, we continue to be the toast of the BBC as evidenced in an interview I granted them yesterday on illegal migration and recently on President Bush' Africa tour




3. AfricanLiberty.org and IMANI are on a roll in the Ghanaian media. We are in stand by mode at every turn of President Bush' visit to givecommentaries. IMANI's Director of Development, Bright Simons and its
Executive Director, Franklin Cudjoe are granting interviews to the BBC, JoyFM, CITI FM, SKY FM and TV AFRICA. Hopefully Ghanaians on this forumwatched our TV Africa interview this morning. I will be on TV Africa thisevening from 10:00pm discussing Bush's visit. We will share with you audioand video we blinks to some of these interviews, but meanwhile here is aview from one of IMANI's friend and Presidential hopeful, Dr. ArthurKobina Kennedy who says "President Bush Deserves Better" Please enjoy reading Dr Kennedy's article by visiting AfricanLiberty.org

4. On 19th February, Franklin discussed Bush's visit on Ghana's second best private radio station, CITI FM. His co-discussants were Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, Ghana's former Ambassador to the United States and Current CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, An Economist and Dr. Yao Graham, Ghanaian Director of Third World Network. Please listen to entire interview. Please listen to the entire interview Here

5. Franklin Cudjoe, Executive Director of IMANI and Editor of AfricanLiberty.org org spoke to the BBC World Service on President Bush's on going visit to Africa yesterday.
Please listen to the entire segment Here



6. Listen to audio discussion between IMANI's Director and Ghana's Deputy Minister for Manpower, Youth and Employment and a Director of a socialist organization on government’s plan to make direct cash transfers to people it solely identifies as poor.
Radio discussion here