Africa's Road to Independence from Colonization
By 1963, most countries in Africa were independent nations, free of their colonial past. In the same year, the group that is now the African Union, was organized by Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister of Ghana and a follower of the African-American scholar W.E.B. Du Bois. Mr Du Bois was a Pan-Africanist who believed in an independent united Africa.
Join us on Straight Talk Africa for our live, one-hour television and radio call-in simulcast. Host Shaka Ssali and his guests will look at the evolution of Africa's Independence.
Guests:
Mwiza Munthali
Director of Public Affairs Outreach
TransAfrica Forum
Prof. Adul Karim Bangura, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science
Howard University
VOA’s Special Live Edition of Straight Talk Africa, from Ghana,Wednesday, 8 July 2009 at 1830-GMT: Ahead of President Obama’s upcoming meeting with Ghanaian President John Atta Mills in Accra
Voice of America is offering a rare opportunity for viewers and listeners of Straight Talk Africa to ask questions of Ghana’s President John Atta Mills ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Ghana on 10 and 11 July 2009.
Here’s how it works: simply call our direct phone line at 202-203-4056 and dial #17, when you hear Voice of America, to put your question to President Atta Mills. You can also ask a question, or make a comment, by contacting us at africatv@voanews.com. Then tune in to our special live edition of Straight Talk Africa, on Wednesday, 8 July 2009 at 1830-GMT.
Host Shaka Ssali will be conducting a one-on-one interview with President Atta-Mills at the Osu Castle in Accra during the show and we will air some of your questions for the President to answer.
Question of the week:
Why did President Barack Obama chose Ghana over Kenya, his father’s home country, for his upcoming visit to Africa?
Email to us at africaTV@VOANews.com
