Comments on: Getting rowdy with Andrew Mwenda

By: The Aid Transparency Movement :: Elites TV

The Aid Transparency Movement :: Elites TV — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:23:36 +0000

[...] conference in 2007, the “Cheetah Generation” of young African leaders called for “trade not aid” to increase Africa’s development. Popular rhetoric says that billions of dollars in [...]

By: Sabiiti Martin Rwabihurwa

Sabiiti Martin Rwabihurwa — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:19:08 +0000

I tend to agree with Mwenda on the economic woes of Africa especially regarding aid. The biggest problem for Africa however is leadership. African Presidents are interested in keeping themselves in power. Most of them don’t care what happens to rest of the country as long as their grip on power is intact. There is alot of economic potential and yes potential because it will remain so until the Leadership issue is addressed. Sorry I have to go.

By: BRE

BRE — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:10:35 +0000

Hello Ethan, hoping that all is well with you and congratulations to both you and your wife on the pregnancy.

While doing some follow-up research on the global reactions to Obama’s speech before the Ghanaian Parliament I came across an article at Foreign Policy Magazine by Andrew M. Mwenda (yes, I am also an avid reader of FP and the blogs authored by many of their excellent contributors).

Andrew has authored a very critical piece on President Obama’s speech in an article that FP has headlined as follows:
‘Obama’s Trash Talk: Stop telling Africa what to do. Lectures are part of the problem.’
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/07/15/obamas_trash_talk

I though that you would like to read it in case you may have missed it. It will certainly be included in my follow-up post on the Obama visit to Ghana. Note also that America.gov has linked to GVO’s coverage of the Ghana visit and African blogger reactions at the ‘By The People’ blog.

That’s it for me. Be sure to read Andrew’s latest piece. I guess this means that he will not be invited to the White House anytime soon? Non?

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Where Dambisa Moyo’s right, and where she’s wrong

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:03:33 +0000

[...] argument either. Andrew Mwenda, a Ugandan journalist, has been railing against aid for years now, picking a fight on the TED Africa stage with Bono and dismissing international aid efforts in a memorable interview [...]

By: Obuyambi bwe bukotogede okulaakulana y’Afirika? - Appfrica

Obuyambi bwe bukotogede okulaakulana y’Afirika? - Appfrica — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:12:16 +0000

[...] nti Andrew Mwenda yayogera nnyo ku TED mu juuni 2007. Mu kumanyika okw’amaanyi yenyigira mu kuwakana n’omuyimbi w’Amerika ayitibwa Bono olw’engeri gyeyali akulembeza okuwa Afirika [...]

By: Otim Michael

Otim Michael — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:55:08 +0000

Andrew Mwenda speaks the truth about the institutions and forces that keeps Africa from flourishing.

Get up! Stand up! Stand up for your right! Don’t give up the fight!

“Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change.”
Robert F. Kennedy

By: Is Developmental Aid Stiffling Africa’s Growth? - Appfrica

Is Developmental Aid Stiffling Africa’s Growth? - Appfrica — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:01:53 +0000

[...] Andrew Mwenda passionately echoed this thought on stage in Jun 2007 at TED. He famously got into something of an argument with U.S. singer turned philanthropist, Bono who is well known for his efforts to champion aid [...]

By: Ethan

Ethan — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:13:32 +0000

Thanks, BRE – putting someone from Global Voices on it right now…

By: BRE

BRE — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:51:12 +0000

BBC News is reporting today that editor/journalist Andrew Mwenda and two other journalists from Uganda’s Independent Magazine have just been arrested by government security forces in Kampala. The trumped up charges have something to do with sedition and treason against the state (as usual). Perhaps you or an SSA staffer at GVO can pick up this lead and stay on top of this important story. We can’t afford to lose an important voice like Mwenda’s to yet another repressive regime in Africa. Non?

Here’s the link to the BBC News article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7368954.stm

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Ted2008: Debating the Role of the Media

…My heart’s in Accra » Ted2008: Debating the Role of the Media — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:23:06 +0000

[...] youngest billionaire on the planet; Carl Bernstein – the legendary journalist; Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda – who’s been charged with sedition for his critique of the Ugandan government; Professor Dan [...]