‘Easy’ and quick money: From Burkina Faso to Ghana
In each of these two countries, the desire to be rich has had results that are really hard to fathom. Let us start from the…
Beyond the walls – part 2
A GEM chronicle Arrests and jail sentences can throw a mother’s entire life into disarray, and she must not be burdened with other responsibilities as…
The massacre of civilians in Burkina Faso
Background of this violence Since 2015, Burkina Faso, a country that was renowned for peace, security and safety in West Africa has turned into a…
The truth at last! Compaoré charged with Sankara’s death
On the Burkinabè political scene, the main news these days is the inculpation of former president, Blaise Compaoré, for the assassination of his brother in…
Beyond the walls
A GEM chronicle…part one The youngest ‘prisoner’ I have ever met was a ten-month-old baby at the Nsawam Female Prison. He was, unfortunately, incarcerated with…
Are we breeding motivated offenders?
Part 2…Continued from last week Last week, I shared the story of Uwa, a young girl who was gang raped and gruesomely murdered in cold…
Are women capable of leadership?
Why does civilization see womankind as inferior, when women play multiple and predominant and, largely, uncredited roles in the socio-economic development of societies across the…