Is Atheism A Crime?

Apparently so in many Islamic countries, including some in Africa. Some people who become atheists even flee their country and seek asylum in foreign lands while others are jailed for apparently aiding and abetting atheistic tendencies. It should not be so.

A Cameroonian Veteran Who Fought For Britain In The Second World War

Here is a moving story of Pa Bah, a 96-year old Cameroonian veteran, who fought for Britain in Burma during the Second World War.

Muhammed Mursi Is Becoming An African Dictator

Egypt's new democratically elected president, Muhammed Mursi, is becoming an African dictator. African dictators, like dictators everywhere, begin usurping power piecemeal and before anyone knows it, the dictator has all the power. This is the same thing Hosni Mubarak did. Under cover of wanting peace for the country Mubarak instituted a state of emergency that lasted throughout his long dictatorship. Egyptians should not allow Mohammed Mursi to tranform himself in that way, as he has already begun to do.

The World's Poorest President: Not In Africa!

One would have thought that, because Africa has some of the poorest countries in the world, the world's poorest president would be in Africa. However, that is not the case. In fact, some of the presidents of poor African countries are among the richest presidents in the world. In order to see the world's poorest president, one would have to go to Uruguay, a country that is richer than many African countries. And Uruguay's president is poor not because the country is poor but because he chooses to be poor. Read his inspirational story here.

Mozambique's Unequal Growth

Cameroon's Dictator, Paul Biya, Marks 30 Years In Power Today

Thirty years ago, France forced the then president of Cameroon, Amadou Ahidjo, to resign and had over power to Paul Biya, who was then the Prime Minister of the country. Since then, Paul Biya has transformed himself into a dictator, ruling through the army while paying his primary loyalty to France. He has orchestrated one fraudulent election after another even as he drags down the economy of the country. He is hiding from public view on this day in order not to alert the world that he is one of the last remaining dictators in Africa. He seems to be ashamed of his own legacy - he should be.

Habemus Papam! (We Have A Pope!) - In Egypt

Here is the new Pope of the Coptic Church.

Ghana's Presidential Debates: Another Good Example For Africa

On The Salaries Of Ministers And Presidents In Africa

There is currently an outcry in Ghana because the salaries of ministers and the president have been increased and backdated to 2009. As the BBC reports, the salary of the president "has gone up from about $4,240 (£2,640) to $6,357, which is tax free." The salary of ministers has also gone up $4,770. While there is outcry in Ghana about the amount I would like to see what is going on there from the perspective of a glass half full rather than a glass half empty. This position is that the Ghanaians at least know how much their president and ministers are being paid. This, I should say, is a great improvement and speaks to the faltering transparency that is beginning to be part of Ghana's democracy. Ghanaians would not even have the opportunity to raise such an outcry if they lived in dictatorships such as Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea where the salaries of presidents and ministers are not known. This position by no means sanctions the increase in salaries in Ghana but it gives a different perspective from which to see what is going on there. Ghana is still a good example for other African countries to emulate, this outcry notwithstanding. Those in power must constantly be held accountable.