The founding president of independent Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, sounded a warning to Africa during the historic summit that gave birth to the Organisation of African Unity in Addis Ababa in 1963. …
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Kwame Nkrumah
Also known as: President Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah — Ghana's founding president whose 1963 vision for African unity at the Organisation of African Unity founding summit is examined in assessments of African leaders' continental integration efforts.
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- May 2026
… Thus Kwame Nkrumah’s urging for a union have been in vain. Thus any serious discussion of the problems facing the integration or a unity agenda in Africa must involve restructuring the African reality itself. …
Do Ordinary Africans Have Anything to Celebrate?… This was precisely the warning issued by Kwame Nkrumah when he spoke of neo-colonialism, a condition in which nations appear politically independent while their economic direction remains externally influenced. …
Xenophobia or Afrophobia, in South Africa: The convenient scapegoats and political diversion from the unfinished battle for economic liberation & sovereignty- April 2026
… He also underscored his commitment to education, describing him as a product of a broader African vision championed by leaders such as Haile Selassie, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Kenneth Kaunda and Namibia’s Founding Father Sam Nujoma. …
Tjitendero’s legacy still shapes Namibia — Mbumba… TRUE VALUES The values of African unity and oneness were espoused by Pan-Africanism forebears like Kwame Nkrumah, Tawafa Balewa, Julius Nyerere, Marcus Garvey, W.E.B Du Bois and Patrice Lumumba who advocated for the United States of Africa. …
Necklacing ‘Makwerekwere’ in South Africa: The Antithesis of Pan-Africanism- March 2026
… Kambala says Ghana, for example, preserves the legacy of Kwame Nkrumah at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Museum, while South Africa safeguards the memory of founding president Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Museum and honours former politician Oliver Tambo through the …
Affirmative Repositioning MP Kambala calls for preservation of founding president Nujoma's legacy- October 2025
… We have notable leaders across our continent who have embraced their traditional names: from Namibia’s Andimba Toivo ya Toivo and Hage Geingob, to Kwame Nkrumah and Muammar Gaddafi, among others. …
What’s in a Name? Reclaiming Africa’s Soul- February 2025
… Ovamboland People’s Organisation (OPO)• 1959 Joins the executive committee of the South West Africa National Union (Swanu)• 1960 Leaves Namibia in wake of the Old Location shootings• 1960 Arrives in Tanganyika on March 21• 1960 Visits Ghana and meets with President Kwame Nkrumah …
Sam Nujoma – A Chronology- January 2024
… Rihu was spirited by predecessors like Hitjevi Veii, Sondaha Kangueehi, and Uatjindua Ndjoze, themselves imbued by Africanists like WEB du Bois, George Padmore, Kwame Nkrumah and CLR James, Marcus Hosia Garvey, Frantz Fanon, Walter Rodney, Steven Bantu Biko, Robert Sobukwe and Ne …
Rihu, brothers, sisters and comrades: May your souls live forever- January 2020
… The late Kwame Nkrumah believed in a United States of Africa but unfortunately his vision could not manifest due to Africa having unequal distribution of resources throughout the continent. …
Africa for Africans
Opinion
Have African leaders fulfilled 1963 independence vision?
The News
An opinion piece questions whether African leaders have acted as a unified front to address the continent's problems as envisioned by Ghana's founding president Kwame Nkrumah at the 1963 founding summit of the Organisation of African Unity, and examines whether Africa has gained true control of its mineral wealth or remains dependent on external powers.
Why it matters
Timely reflection on African unity and mineral wealth sovereignty ahead of Africa Day celebrations resonates with continental independence themes.
22 hours ago · The Namibian →
Yesterday
Have African leaders fulfilled 1963 independence vision?
An opinion piece questions whether African leaders have acted as a unified front to address the continent's problems as envisioned by Ghana's founding president Kwame Nkrumah at the 1963 founding summit of the Organisation of African Unity, and examines whether Africa has gained true control of its mineral wealth or remains dependent on external powers.
22 hours ago · The Namibian →
Africa Day observed amid questions about ordinary citizens' gains
Africa Day is celebrated annually on 25 May to commemorate the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity, now the African Union, marking the continent's progress and cultural heritage. The article questions whether the celebration holds meaning for ordinary Africans, noting that while the AU envisions an integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent, many Africans regard the day as merely another public holiday marked by political speeches.
24 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 8 May
Opinion: South African xenophobia masks unaddressed economic inequality
An analysis argues that violence against African migrants in South Africa is a symptom of deeper economic frustration, but misplaced anger that diverts from the core issue of unequal wealth ownership and economic control since the end of apartheid.
8 May 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Sunday 26 April
Former President Mbumba honours late Dr Tjitendero's lasting legacy
Former President Nangolo Mbumba has paid tribute to the late Dr. Mose Penaani Tjitendero, describing him as a visionary leader whose legacy continues to shape Namibia's governance, education and national identity 20 years after his passing. Mbumba honoured Tjitendero's role in the country's liberation struggle, post-independence development, and work through the United Nations Institute for Namibia.
26 April 2026 · Informanté →
Wednesday 1 April
Xenophobic violence in South Africa contradicts Pan-African unity
An academic argues that xenophobic killings of African migrants in South Africa, including through necklacing, undermine Pan-African values and principles of continental solidarity. The author questions what African citizenship means when South Africans treat fellow Africans from other nations as dangerous outsiders.
1 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 4 March
Kambala urges preservation of founding president Nujoma's legacy
An Affirmative Repositioning MP has moved a motion in Parliament calling for the preservation of founding president Sam Nujoma's legacy, pointing to how other African nations such as Ghana and South Africa have honored their founding leaders through museums and heritage sites.
4 March 2026 · The Namibian →