L. Abena Annan
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I'm a U.S.-based Ghanaian journalist, entrepreneur and social activist. I'm passionate about women and youth empowerment, child education, quality health services/education as well as poverty alleviation in Africa.
My interests extend to the social, economic and political development of Africa. I'm the founder and editor-in-chief of a lifestyle, empowerment magazine for African women, OBAASEMA; you can find most of my work there (www.obaasema.com). I also blog at http://consciousafricanwoman.blogspot.com. Follow: @MsLindaAnnan
Latest posts by L. Abena Annan
25 January 2012
Ghana: Attorney General Martin Amidu Fired, Ghana Reacts
These days any major news in Africa quickly torches the web like wild fire, thanks to Twitter and Facebook, as demonstrated by the January 19 announcement of the dismissal of Ghana’s Attorney General, Martin Amidu.
15 November 2011
Malawi: Meet Global Voices Author Steve Sharra
Linda Annan talks to Malawian Global Voices Author Steve Sharra. Sharra is a blogger, freelance journalist, lecturer and educational editor. In this interview, Steve Sharra talks about the Malawian social media space, his professional background and his interest in education, teaching and writing.
1 March 2011
Ghana: Interview with Kajsa Hallberg Adu
A few weeks ago, I got the chance to conduct an e-mail interview with Ghana-based Swedish lecturer, freelance writer and blogger, Kajsa Hallberg Adu about her experience as a blogger in Ghana as well as her thoughts on the future of blogging in Ghana. Adu is the founder of GhanaBlogging.
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30 August 2010
Ghana: Former President Connects With People On Facebook
It has been almost a year and half since John Kufuor respectfully handed over power to Ghanaian President Atta Mills. Despite leaving office, Kufuor still sees the need to communicate with the public. Thanks to social networking, Kufuor communicates to Ghanaian citizens using his Facebook account, which has 15,066 followers (at the time of writing this post).
30 April 2010
16 February 2010
Ghana: Constitution Review Meets Interesting Proposals
In 2008, during the presidential elections, candidates promised Ghanaians a review of the nation’s constitution. What made this pledge more appealing was the contenders’ - President John Atta Mills included - intention to involve Ghanaians in the review process. The president seems to have fulfilled that promise, and new proposals now fuel interesting debates.
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25 January 2010
Ghana: Regional Minister, Kofi Opoku-Manu, Going Under?
Ashanti Regional Minister, Kofi Opoku-Manu, has recently taken great heat for remarks he made during a speech to supporters of the ruling party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) on January 6th. According to Ghana’s Ato-Kwamena Dadzie, Opoku-Manu “urged party supporters to resort to violence to resolve their differences.”
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10 December 2009
Ghana: President Atta Mills up against his own party?
In the months leading to the election of President John Evans Atta Mills, many Ghanaians, including those abroad, feared that a New Democratic Congress (NDC) win would morph into another reign by the party’s founder and former military ruler, President Jerry John Rawlings.
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