Interviews
IMANI Executive Speaks in Favour of Globalisation
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The ongoing United Nations Conference on Trade and Globalisation in Ghana has given free reign to misguided activist NGOs and many African leaders to demonise globalisation for many of Africa's home grown problems. IMANI's Executive Director and AfricanLiberty.org Editor speaks in favour of greater openness while admonishing African leaders to give attention to inhibiting local barriers to trade and development. Franklin was a guest on Ghana's widely syndicated and best Talk Radio, Choice FM.
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TV Africa features AfricanLiberty.org editor on Political Party Financing
Monday, March 24, 2008
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The Institute of Economic Affairs in GHANA (not the UK) is seeking to push a bill in Parliament to ask ordinary and overburdened Ghanaians to contribute 2.5% of Value Added Tax to support Political Parties in Ghana. 2.5% VAT is what Ghanaians pay into the National Health Insurance fund and 2.5% VAT is again what we pay into the Ghana Education Trust Fund.
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AfricanLiberty.org editor, Franklin Cudjoe speaks his mind on public financing of political parties
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
AfricanLiberty.org editor, Franklin Cudjoe speaks his mind on public financing of political parties. Please listen to this short interview on Ghana's TV Africa, viewed in 7 regions of Ghana and neighbouring Ivory Coast and Togo here.
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In April 2008 IMANI's Executive Director, Franklin Cudjoe discussed 'How Trade and Globalization Expand Freedom, Create Jobs, and Improve Lives" with Daniel Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute. The moderator was Ambassador Terry Miller, Director, Center for International Trade and Economics of The Heritage Foundation. The event was held in Atlanta, Georgia.
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In April 2008, Franklin also spoke to Atlas Economic Research's' New Intellectual Entrepreneurs about successful strategies for new think tanks. The event was held in Atlanta, Georgia.
- IMANI director discusses Ghanaian government's intervention to reduce the economic burden as a result of high fuel and food prices. The discussion was held on TV Africa, June 2008.
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IMANI director discusses Ghanaian government's plan to deepen prisoner rights in Ghana.
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IMANI director discusses Ghanaian Security matters in Ghana. Ghana's Police Chief in charge of Public Relations, DSP, Kwesi OFori, and Dr. Joshua Alabi are co-discussants
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IMANI director discusses Ghanaian Security matters in Ghana on Ghana's acclaimed Talk Radio, Choice FM. The discussion was held in early July 2008.
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Franklin Cudjoe, Executive Director of IMANI and Editor of AfricanLiberty. org spoke to the BBC World Service on President Bush's on going visit to Africa
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Listen to audio discussion between IMANI's Director and Ghana's Deputy Minister for Manpower, Youth and Employment and a Director of a socialist organization
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AfricanLiberty.org Editor, Franklin Cudjoe speaks to TV Africa about the global surge in food inflation, effects and how to arrest the situation.
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Africa is fast gaining notoriety for running flawed elections. Cameroun, Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe have exhibited the most atrocious violations of citizen's right to freely choose who should direct their desires.
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AfricanLiberty.org Editor, Franklin Cudjoe in the second of two television interviews discusses political party funding with Ghana's Ruling government's spokesperson on Social Services, Mr. Amponsah Bediako and the main opposition party (National Democratic Congresss) Deputy General Secretary, Mr. Baba Jamal.
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Africanliberty.org editor Franklin Cudjoe discussed the dangers of illegal migration on BBC World Service programme News Hour with Julian Marshall.
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Franklin Cudjoe on World Service Newshour
2005-06-07
BBC World Service
Imani granted three live interviews to the BBC last year in London and in Accra.
October, 19 2007
Franklin rails against the presumption that decent alcohol advertisements have debilitating effect on minors. Franklin argues for contextual empirical evidence to back FDB's claims. He essentially argues that bans induce black racketeering entrenching a 40% thriving informal illicit alcohol industry that does not advertise. The interview evokes a swift response from the Ghana FDB, with an invitation to Franklin to help draft a Press Release announcing the lifting of the ban which had been in place for a couple of months now. Franklin and the FDB Boss meet this morning, October, 19 2007 to finalise on the PR.
Please click here to listen to the interview. Interview begins from slide six The radio station, Joy FM, is BBC's Second best radio station in Africa
Radio Interview,October 17
World Poverty Reduction Day
IMANI Executive Director, Franklin Cudjoe takes on the UN and the Ghanaian government on the achieving the first Millennium Development Goals of halving poverty by 2015. You can listen to the entire interview here Interview begins from slide six. Joy FM is BBC's Second best radio station in Africa
Radio Interview,October 16, 2007
Franklin responds to Ghana's Food and Drugs Board Directive to ban adverts on alcoholic beverages in Ghana.
Chairman of the Globalisation and Global Poverty Group of the UK Parliament to visit with Imani Ghana.
August 4-7 2006
Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP, Chairman of the Globalisation and Global Poverty Group, who has been following the work of Imani is visiting Ghana to discuss the work of Imani.
The Globalisation and Global Poverty Group was set up by David Cameron MP,the Leader of the UK Conservative Party, in December 2005 to advise on policy to help alleviate poverty in developing countries are currently in the process of drafting a report (please see website for more details).
IMANI Contributes to a Report on World Aids Conference
July 9, 2006
The Ottawa Citizen newspaper, in Canada's capital, is doing a special supplement on AIDS in Africa in the lead up to the World Aids Conference in Montreal. The paper interviewed Imani director on perspectives at the increasing invovlement of celebrities in humanitarian causes.
On March 7, 2006
Imani Director discussed East Africa's drought with Bo Goransson, the outspoken Swedish Ambassador to Kenya on "News Hour" on the BBC World Service. World wide references and testimonies of Imani's growing influence..
Television Interview, Ghana
May 12, 2006
Imani director was interviewed on Metro Television (Africa wide), one of three television stations in Ghana on Ghana government's decision to privatise water delivery in urban areas. Imani is the only think-tank in Ghana that expressly supports water privatisation.
BBC News Hour Programme
May 7, 2006
The UK charity, Christian Aid recently launched a study on climate change. The study predicted dire consequences for Africans if bureaucratic interventions are not made to force outcomes. The author of the study and Imani director debated on BBC's "News Hour" programme on the relevance of the study to the climate change debate and specifically to Africa. Imani director argued that Africans are better off promoting economic evelopment through market solutions rather than chasing mythical out-oriented projects.
A listener in the UK wrote "I listened to your interview by the BBC on climate change. I was impressed with your responses.Congrats. I'm now in Ghana .You can contact me if need be."
Television Interview, Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation
Prof. Ken Schoolland and Franklin Cudjoe gave a 25-minute interview to Ghana Television, Ghana's widely viewed state television corporation on Thursday, 19, January 2006. The discussion ranged from the fundamentals of a free socety to trends in world trade. VCD copies of the interview are available upon request. Contact Sandra Birago Duah at sandra-at-imanighana.org
Radio Interview, Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation
Prof. Ken Schoolland and Franklin Cudjoe also gave a 30-minute interview to Uniiq FM, Ghana's widely listened to state radio on Thursday, 19, January 2006. The discussion ranged from the fundamentals of a free socety to trends in world trade.
Radio Interview, Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation
January 6, 2006.
Imani Director debated the President of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana on the outcome of the World Trade Organization Talks in Hong Kong.
Both personalities were at the Sixth Ministerial Meeting Talks. The hour-long interview was on Uniiq FM, Ghana's widely listened to state radio on January 6, 2006.
What Africa needs- Franklin on BBC Newshour Programme
While Tony Blair visits Washington, his Chancellor of the Exchequer is in Europe pushing debt relief, aid and fair trade for Africa. Is that what is needed? John Sayer is Director of pressure group Africa Now and Franklin Cudjoe is director of Imani, a development group in Ghana. The Senior Producer of BBC Newshour Mr Nicholas Walton said of the Interview "Thank you for your time for the interview, Franklin
December 6, 2005
Imani Director granted a ten-minute interview to Radio Focus, the radio station of the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. Franklin explained the mission of Imani and spoke on various activities Imani has been involved with as well as plans for the future.
November 29, 2005.
Franklin Cudjoe was interviewed by Simon Stevens, a Staff Writer of TIME Magazine on issues after the former's "Rock Star Economics" piece which appeared in London's Daily Telegraph on April 18, 2005. The Interview will be featured in the 2005Year- in -Review of the Time Magazine.
Radio Interview: Effectiveness of Antiretrovirals for HIV/AIDS treatment
1 December 2004
IPN Fellow Franklin Cudjoe and founder of Imani: The Centre for Humane Education participated in a BBC Africa Live Interview in Accra, Ghana on World Aids Day.
Radio interview: Is Africa our Problem?
5 October 2004
IPN Fellow Franklin Cudjoe and founder of Imani: The Centre for Humane Education participated in a BBC Radio Five Live interview in London.
Radio interview: The role of international Aid
October 4, 2004
IPN Fellow Franklin Cudjoe and founder of Imani: The Centre for Humane Education participated in a BBC Radio Five Live interview in London.