Adjei-Gyamfi Yaw, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/adjeigyamfiyaw1/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:06:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Adjei-Gyamfi Yaw, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/adjeigyamfiyaw1/ 32 32 67616479 Robert Nesta ‘Kwabena’ Marley, African philosophy and Agenda 2063 https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/robert-nesta-kwabena-marley-african-philosophy-and-agenda-2063/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/robert-nesta-kwabena-marley-african-philosophy-and-agenda-2063/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:02:24 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=67436 Reggae legend, Robert Marley who died on 11, May 1981 would have turned 75 this year. Marley sang about the struggles of African people while signifying the need for Pan-African unity. As far as the African dream of a free, united and strong Africa is concerned, the words of Marley continue to be relevant to the fight for the total liberation of the continent.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/robert-nesta-kwabena-marley-african-philosophy-and-agenda-2063/feed/ 0 67436 Pan-African jurisprudence is needed for the liberation of Africa https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/pan-african-jurisprudence-needed-to-liberate-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/pan-african-jurisprudence-needed-to-liberate-africa/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 28 May 2019 12:22:09 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=54955 Kenyan lawyer, intellectual and Pan-Africanist Dr Willy Mutunga has been arguing for a new dimension to be added to the fight for the total liberation and emancipation of the African continent: one that calls for the involvement of the judiciary in advancing Pan-Africanism in the 21st century.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/pan-african-jurisprudence-needed-to-liberate-africa/feed/ 0 54955 ‘In the Abundance of Water, the Fool is Thirsty’: Bob Marley and the Pan-African Dream https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/bob-marley-and-the-pan-african-dream/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/bob-marley-and-the-pan-african-dream/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 20 May 2019 07:13:59 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=54544 In the first part of a series, Yaw Adjei-Gyamfi considers why the music and message of Bob Marley still ring fresh to our ears and minds, many years after his death.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/bob-marley-and-the-pan-african-dream/feed/ 0 54544 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the All African People’s Conference https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/60th-anniversary-of-the-all-african-peoples-conference/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/60th-anniversary-of-the-all-african-peoples-conference/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:32:19 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=48964 A conference in Accra, Ghana, revisited the 1958 All African People’s Conference, under the banner of “The Unfinished Business of Liberation and Transformation”. The legendary convenor of that first conference, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, famously said, “The objective is African Union. We must unite now or perish.” Yaw Adjei-Gyamfi considers how far we have journeyed towards the economic independence of Africa.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/60th-anniversary-of-the-all-african-peoples-conference/feed/ 0 48964 Look to the East: Haile Selassie and the Rastafari Movement https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/look-to-the-east-haile-selassie-and-the-rastafari-movement/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/look-to-the-east-haile-selassie-and-the-rastafari-movement/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:38:33 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=47125 Yaw Adjei-Gyamfi explores the links between Emperor Haile Selassie and Rastafarians and considers why he remains a source of inspiration for Rastas all over the world.

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