Ghana, Africa and the Arab Spring
Posted: 05/03/2012 Filed under: African Security, Oppenheimer Lecture, Virginia Comolli | Tags: Africa, Arab Spring, democracy, Ghana, Ghana presidential elections, Nana Akufo-Addo Leave a comment »By Virginia Comolli, Research Analyst
‘This can be Africa’s century,’ Ghanaian presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo told the audience at the fifth IISS Oppenheimer Lecture. A former Ghanaian attorney general and foreign minister, he was speaking on the future of democracy in Africa and the impact of the Arab Spring. But he also took the time to point out that the continent had the world’s second fastest economic growth after Asia, and that strengthening trade and ties across the continent could assist Africa’s self-empowerment.
