Linda 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 Linda Annan
25 January 2012
Ghana: Attorney General Martin Amidu Fired, Ghana Reacts
A recent article published by Tanzanian newspaper, The Citizen, reported that Africa’s Internet use has hit a 2000% growth. It is no wonder that 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, 2012 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).
I have just had some news about Iaiá, from Alcinéia. She did another jump at...