Dr. Louise Carol Donkor, a gender, media and politics researcher has indicated that the only way a ‘Me Too’ revolution can happen in Ghana is when a prominent person speaks up about his or her experience with sexual harassment. She pointed out that in the heat of the ‘Me Too’ revolution in the United States … Read more
The statue of Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi, still stands in its glory at the Sam Aboa Quadrangle on the University of Ghana, despite protests some six months ago to get it down. The erection of the statue some eight months ago generated waves of criticism as proponents of the #GandhiMustFall movement argued that he … Read more
The group behind the ‘Gandhi Must Fall’ movement has welcomed government’s decision to relocate the statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi from the University of Ghana campus. The statue was recently defaced by some unknown persons on Monday. Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Wednesday [October 5] said it … Read more
Government will move the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus to ensure its safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. This comes a day after Citi News reported the statue had been defaced by some unknown persons who were incensed by its presence in the academic community. A statement issued by … Read more
Government will relocate the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus to ensure its safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. This comes a day after Citi News reported the statue had been defaced by some unknown persons who were incensed by its presence in the academic community. A statement issued by … Read more
The erection of Indian iconic freedom fighter and thinker, Mahatma Gandhi’s statue on the campus of University Ghana (UG) was encumbered with a controversy. For example, a former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, started a campaign for the removal of the statue of Mahatma Ghandi from the UG campus … Read more
Authorities of the University of Ghana are living in fear of a possible theft of the statue of Indian freedom fighter barely three days after his signature spectacle was stolen by some unidentified people. A source told Myjoyonline.com that authorities have charged campus security to operate in the area of the Mohandas Gandhi statue to … Read more
The Mahatma Ghandi statue at the University of Ghana campus, Legon, has been defaced. This comes few weeks after some senior members of the University petitioned the institution’s council to pull down the statue. The action is believed to have taken place under the cover of darkness on Monday. No individual or group has come … Read more
“Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live” (Haile Selassie 1, Emperor of Ethiopia). “Gandhi must be forgiven these prejudices in the context of the time and the circumstances” (Gandhi’s grandson and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi attributes this quote to Nelson Mandela). Here are some … Read more
“A former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, has started a campaign asking for the removal of the statue of Indian independence icon, Mahatma Ghandi, from the University of Ghana campus. Prof Adomako Ampofo is urging members of the University of Ghana Council to heed her petition arguing among other … Read more
“As Hitler did to bring Germany together, we should also do it here. Hitler was a smart guy, but he went a bit too far for wanting to conquer the world” (Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s President). “Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised—the convicts even more so…The reader can easily imagine the plight of the poor Indian … Read more
The Chairman of the Kwabena Nketia Center for Africana Studies, Prof. Kofi Asare Opoku, has backed calls for the pulling down of the statue of Indian icon, Mahatma Gandhi, on the University of Ghana campus. Some senior members of the university, led by a former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako … Read more
Ghana’s former High Commissioner to India, Professor Mike Ocquaye, has described as unnecessary demands for the demolition of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the University of Ghana. Some senior members of the university, led by a former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, have started a campaign to get … Read more
A former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, has started a campaign asking for the removal of the statue of Indian independence icon, Mahatma Ghandi, from the University of Ghana campus. Prof Adomako Ampofo is urging members of the University of Ghana Council to heed her petition arguing among other … Read more