ghana ghana was the first country to emerge from colonial domination. the independence of ghana is meaningless unless it is linked with the total liberation of the african continent. in keeping with this right of self-determination, we wish to restate our support for an independent palestinian state, co-existing peacefully with the free stable israeli state. [applause] we also reiterate our position to locate in cubea and call for an immediately lifting of that embargo. [applause] the 21st century is a century for africa. last year of the ten fastest growing economies in the world, six were africans. ghana posted one of the highest g.d.p. growth rates with 14%. directive investments amounted to some $1.5 billion across the sectors. this type of growth in combination with security and democracy can only ensure an africa that will bear no resemblance to the ghost of its former self. an africa where we create equal opportunities for women to realize their full potential and where there is a respect for the rights of all human beings. this new africa will w

i was in ghana during the watts uprising in 1965, and it was the cover of paris match. my job was to do the french broadcasts for ghana radio, so i was in close touch with the french press. so watts was on the cover of paris match, and i looked at the houses and they were absolutely amazing houses. ( laughing ) that's what really hit me-- the difference in wealth in the united states and in west africa. that was what hit me then. but more than that, i learned in ghana to think in class terms, not just in race terms. and class or the economics, what the marxists would call "the material dimension," that is so important and so hard for us to see in the united states because we use race as a proxy. and race doesn't fit, necessarily, and it used to fit less awkwardly in the 20th century. in the 21st century it's... it's sort of not going together in many, many ways. so that was a crucial part of my personal education. >> hinojosa: you talk about the essence of democracy of you as a woman, about basically wanting to tell the history, the stories of the forgotten voices. >> m

>> i said ghana, kenya, i just named countries.[laughter] the first thing i did after i was notified i got the fellowship and to start traveling, i went to ghana. i was so excited i couldn't sleep. just the thought of getting to africa, you know, a place where i'm -- my ancestors came from, i couldn't -- it was just more -- i can't describe what i was feeling, and i just couldn't wait to get there and to ask them, you know, what do you think of african-american and i just, oh -- [laughter]ñ$ i asked everybody. >> it's interesting because in all the travels, you see this thread through your book of trauma, trouble, challenge, and discourse, and your choice to find a way of resolution every time. even in ghana, you have a dinner where they are like, well, african-americans and you go there and become the united nations and navigate the way through, and you go to the farm and working, and dealing with the determination they are facing, and so you're on the other end of the usda seeing exactly how the discriminatory policies, what they

go in to ghana. stand in the space where potentially your ancestors, those who were enslaved africans may have come from. what that was like what? >> oh my goodness. i can remember, and the reason i have had the opportunity to go, i had a applied for a kellogg foip and didn't think i'd get it. during the final interview, one person asking me, is there something you have always wanted to do that you have never had a chance to do. i said yes. he said what? i always wanted to go africa. where? ghana, kenya, i started naming countries. fist thing i did after i was notified i had the fellowship, i went to ghana. i was so excited that i couldn't sleep, i mean, i was just -- the thought of getting to africa, you know, a place where my ancestors came from, i couldn't -- it was just more -- i can't describe what i was feeling. and i couldn't wait to get there. and to ask them you know what did you think of african-americans, and just! [laughter] i asked everybody. [laughter] >> and it's interesting because i

final years was not to lose face i'd like you to expend a little bit on afghanistan you argue that ghana stand in particular certainly into a face saving operation for the president how is he handling that. well to the extent that he can develop a consensus in the political class in the united states to get out as soon as possible which seems to be happening not particularly through his own initiatives he will get out but unless that develops he is going to happen is going to have to be a continued presence there of some sort which is going to continue to wreak murder and mayhem and not to achieve any of the official objectives that the united states put forward in entering into that conflict in the first place if that explodes then obama will look bad because the united states will look weak and it will look to it will look defeated and that will and that's not a recipe for success for someone who has worked on an electoral campaign aside from the wars already on the u.s. plate you wrote that by far the biggest bullet for president obama to dodge is a war against iran do you think it mi

across has that started in libya and egypt have flared up in almost a dozen countries now including ghana iran iraq and tunisia correspondent in the region lisa catherine of brings us the details. seems like every hour we're hearing more updates about potential protests spreading across the region this is of course turmoil in the arab world over the fence a video denigrating the prophet muhammad we've actually seen the protests spread to right here in lebanon there are a lot calmer than what we've seen in other parts of the middle east there are protesters both in the city of tripoli where a lot of the syrian fighting has actually spilled over into as well as in the southern city of so don we've also seen protests reported in israel where protesters reportedly burned an american flag there as well as pakistan where there were a lot calmer than some of the other protests but local officials there had called on the expulsion of the u.s. ambassador there. given the large number of that country gets a i doubt that we would see that actually happening we've also seen protests spread to morocco

ghana. ken yab we just started naming countries. the first thing i did after i was notified i had the fellowship and to start traveling i went to ghana. and i was so excited that i couldn't sleep. i mean, i was just -- the thought of getting to africa i don't understand a place where my ancestors came from. .. african-americans, you kind of go there and you become the united nations and navigate your way through the big thread and you come back to the farm and you are working and dealing with the discrimination so you you were on the other and of the usda and you are seeing exactly how the discriminatory policies what they are in the ground, having the land foreclosed upon have knowing there is a mean-spiritedness about the way they were foreclosed on their land. tell us about that. >> one of the things i had to do, and i was determined that everyone who worked with me did that. i made sure we learned those regulations better than the folks they had working in those offices so that you would know when they were doing something or ar

. >> but when a hurricane demolish demolished an area of ghana, they saw its value. >> we said, i can't believe it. do you need help? >> that was in 2005. today you can find the so-called ecobrick in almost every continent. >> i've heard of a similar type building in thailand. >> it's all because of sue san a -- susannah haisan. >> if she wasn't doing trash -- >> she's unconventional by any standard. but today her unorthodox use of trash is improving the lives of thousands around the globe. i'm dr. sanjay gupta, and this is "the next list." >> this is an ecobrick. this is a container, and this is where you stuff all the wrappers, all the plastic bags, everything that is organic trash. you put the lid on and then you have an ecobrick ready for construction. i'm susannah haisan. i'm the founder of the ecobrick. this is in guatemala and central america, and this is called the most beautiful lake on earth. >> picture a vast, blue body of water surrounded by three towering volcanos. >> there's three different mayan groups around the lake. they all speak different languages. a lot of the main

welcome back here with our tears look at the top stories of ghana stand in pakistan are among the latest epicenter of anger against the u.s. while extremists try to capitalize on muslim p word by calling for more attacks on american diplomats in. the u.k. prison system comes under fire as a record number of inmates died last year and that criticism that mary doubts could have been prevented. china's anger bros over japan's purchase of disputed islands over a thousand chinese ships including several patrol vessels are reportedly to set sail towards the territories in question. doesn't add lines and coming up next back to basics a special report on which r t explores consumerism in moscow. the month is one of the millions of young hopefuls who came to moscow in search of success wealth and fame at the age of twenty six he was already in charge of the p.r. division of a major corporation we should write a list of the drinking coffee on one of the top floors and looking down at a city sprawling below. it was an exhilarating experience. to get a sense that everything was in your power that yo

back to watching r t here's a look at the top stories of ghana stamp pakistan are among the latest epicenters of anger against the u.s. while the stream astride of capitalize on muslim viewer by calling for more attacks on american diplomats. and u.k. prison system comes under fire as a record number of inmates died last year and the criticism that manny diaz could have been prevented. grows over japan purchase of disputed islands as japanese media reports that an armada thousands of chinese fishing boats and several patrol ships are to head toward the territory in question. amanda drone strikes have killed hundreds of innocent people in the middle east in recent years but it's more than just the u.s. behind the attacks and next we speak with carol grace and human rights activist who is traveling to pakistan to continue her fight against this lethal tactic. unmanned drones are lethal and seemingly indiscriminate increasingly used by the u.s. in pakistan as part of the so-called war on terror the pakistani authorities released a test in two thousand and nine alone drones killed seven hundred i

here's a look at the top stories of ghana stand joins the anti-american outrages violent protests over a muslim mocking film made in the u.s. spreads to more than twenty countries across the world. plus washington strategy of promoting the arab spring through the internet now backfire as a social networks trigger and drive the muslim uproar. and one year since the occupy wall street movement began in the ninety nine percent say politicians are still ignoring them doing nothing to solve america's wealth inequality crisis. tough economy former islamist and associate of al qaida who turned political see or east talk story about the recent anti-american protests have spread across the globe. what do you read into the events in the right now i see an expression of of radicalism in the form of attacking embassies killing versus yours and expressing these violent traits in the in the radical ways of thinking. that already fellated in the last few decades in the in the muslim world is expressing itself in this form as it expresses itself also in afghanistan in beheading people but this is the

welcome back you're with our team here's a look at the top stories from ghana stand joins the anti-american hour just violent protests over a muslim mocking film made in the u.s. spread to more than twenty countries across the world. washington strategy of promoting the arab spring through the internet now backfires its social networks trigger and drive the muslim uproar. and one year it says young about wall street movement began and the ninety nine percent say politicians are still ignoring them doing nothing to solve america's wealth inequality crisis. that's the headlines here in our team next we're bringing our special reports and cold plunder the crime of our time it takes a look behind the curtains of the global economy revealing the true reasons behind financial disaster. who had brought down wall street. hedge funds. back in two thousand and seven with the blues still in full swing my business partner e. o'connor attended despite the just off wall street for traders under the age of thirty. it reeked of affluence. shiny cars beautiful people hitched guns were like only clubs were u

it's in the end everything depends on the athletes and then mooney represents the african nation of ghana at the paralympics has come a long way in sport starting with the amputee football at home and now road cycling in london and he probably knows better than anyone that state of the art technology comes a distant second to strength of character youth how yes all day best technology has been improvement always been modified. and the athlete. is not able to put forward it will do you us you never succeed or be the best athlete so it's all about. determination does it clean integrity initiate if she had intelligence given back. and we need oscar pistorius prove to his fellow athletes with disabilities that competing at the able bodied the olympics is not an unachievable dream naturally they cannot do without artificial limbs but one thing's certain paralympians are the driving force behind the advancement of purse products. so what's in store for the future of technology for people with disabilities are we ever going to see a so-called blade runner the one hundred meters faster than the s

been perceived as being very offensive to the muslim world and in neighboring pakistan neighboring ghana stand in pakistan clashes to meet with at least two people killed in the mylan so in the clashes between demonstrators and police is now in lebannon of the largest protest so part of the movie in the large the hezbollah controlled territory tens of thousands of people took to the streets no bylane supported there but it does look like these kinds of protests will continue to spread throughout lebanon and what strikes scheduled in the southern city on wednesday as well as on friday saturday and sunday now we also know that the clashes at the scene knew that in indonesia and other places across the muslim world and it remains to be seen how long they will be teemu before calming down you see come from the reporting in beirut r.t. across the atlantic there is one big question occupying hearts and minds why is there so much hatred of the u.s. while the white house but we've seen the movie was the only reason behind the violence the problems revealed by the anti-american rallies remain a r

at ten am in the russian gavel you're watching r t welcome to the program and we start with ghana state where at least twelve people most of them foreigners have been killed as a suicide bomber rammed his car into a bus near kabul international airport and afghan insurgent group has claimed responsibility for the attack saying it targeted foreigners in response to the u.s. made film which mocks as long the violence is the latest in a wave of unrest triggered by the movie with demonstrations and attacks on u.s. embassies in over twenty countries worldwide. now as the movie continues to whip up rage across the muslim world lebanon has seen one of the largest demonstrations so far tens of thousands of venting their anger after the leader of the shia movement has called for a week of angry protest and while the masses were chanting anti-american slogans u.s. diplomatic staff in beirut have started to destroy classified documents at the embassy . thousands of people have turned out to protest the controversial film that is said to have offended the prophet mohammad after the head of the cia

perceived as being very offensive to the muslim world and in neighboring pakistan neighboring turkey ghana stand in pakistan possibly changed with at least two people killed in the in the mile uncertainty in the clashes between demonstrators and police now in lebannon on tuesday the largest protest so part of the mood in the largely it has been controlled shiite territory tens of thousands of people took to the streets no mile in support of there but it does look like these kinds of protests will continue to spread throughout lebanon on what strikes us scheduled in the southern city on a wednesday as well as on friday saturday and sunday now we also know that the clashes have to new day in indonesia and other places across the muslim world and it remains to be seen how long they will continue before calming down lucy cough no reporting in beirut r.t. . and joining the fray is thailand where rank upon rank of rock police formed the perimeter outside the u.s. embassy hundreds more protesters marched on the compound waving banners and chanting against america embassy was put on lockdown ahead

ever asked me that very question very interesting question when i was a newspaper reporter enough ghana stand in the one nine hundred eighty s. new york times when we were tied with some of the members of the taliban today we called them the mujahideen which means holy warriors the taliban told me that we are the sons and the grandsons of the mujahideen when i was captured by the taliban and when i was in prison i had to listen for hours and hours and hours to taliban recruitment tapes and suicide recruitment tapes they talk of or they sing or chant of pashtoon history question geography pashtoon poetry this is a nationalist movement in their view they are simply trying to free themselves of foreign infidel invaders exactly like their fathers and grandfathers in order to have what they feel is a proper islamic government the taliban have become somewhat different. and that is it's a result of their ties to al qaeda. which is comprised of foreigners primarily arabs gyptian zx saudis chechens specs those from western china and even some from europe so it is a different entity entirely it

leaves of ghana sun that's president putin's plunge after selling a major deal to extend russia's military presence in critical stuff let's get reaction now from any deal bansal of who's kurdistan step to the minister of social development thank you so much for joining r.t. today now russia's military bases will now stay for at least twenty more years how significant is this agreement for the two countries and actually the entire region as a whole. well this is of course significant but we have to remember that e's a member of the collective security treaty organization. russian tradition in russia ease the most important partner for us. including in security. eaves there is any issue there is a national consensus in kyrgyzstan it is that we need to russia is our friend and we need russian military presence in our country. the only question was that russia wanted to see you have the agreement. for forty nine years and our president succeeded to bring it down to fifteen years but i don't think that after two thousand. i think we will probably we can see for the foreseeable future russian mi

now as nato troops pull out of ghana stan there are some tasks they are leaving on solve the governmentthere fears it may have to close dozens of schools and clinics built by the u.k. military which can't afford to keep open millions of dollars have been spent over the last decade as part of on and to insurgents a campaign that only sexpert the popular party believes london realizes its attempt to build democracy in afghanistan has failed these schools and medical sense centers where established when hopes were high that the taliban and other insurgents would be defeated and afghanistan would become a western style democracy but that hasn't happened in the last decade or so it is pressure within the prime minister david cameron own party to cut down on foreign aid the move to ship troops as well as the rest of the nato contingent are having a hard time so those hopes have been dashed and it is clear that the west is losing interest because of that the cost is too high and therefore the question are right for countries like britain why should we. pay a lot of money to run these facilitie

questioning romney's claims because of his frequent flip flopping on a host of vital issues are to use ghana to count comments. mitt romney is now officially barack obama's opponent for the white house and he's talking tough throwing rocks well verbal rocks not only the president but also at nations at the republican convention where he accepted his nomination mr romney did not fail to once again highlight his any masorti towards russia he criticized the president for not being hard enough in his view on russia when it comes to missile defense mitt romney says under his administration quote mr putin will see less flexibility and more backbone end of quote and of course that adds up to his earlier statements that russia is america's number one geopolitical enemy and that they need to reset the reset that's actually what he says on his website as part of mitt romney's foreign policy agenda so yes a lot of tough talk i heard experts say that's how mitt romney makes up for a lack of charisma what's interesting about the backbone comment is that mitt romney himself is often characterized as lacki

country of course has a very painful sectarian christian muslim sunni shia divide past and of course of ghana stand where killings have been reported in the past associated with the burnings of the koran by u.s. . people associated with the u.s. troops we really have to keep an eye on what's going to have. and there are after friday prayers within libya there's been reported a number of arrests of people who are six suspected to have been involved in in those attacks we are also now hearing from the u.s. the special is that this wasn't a. spontaneous protest in reaction to the film that this may have been a planned coordinated attack scheduled to take place on the anniversary of the eleventh anniversary of nine eleven investigations are still continuing with that situation and we also know that the u.s. is sending a small group of marines over to that country as well as additional war destroyers to the area just in case just to see what happens there but again as a result of these clashes and the ongoing clashes in cairo we've had very very heavy security presence around the embassies in this

i mean do you know do they know we've seen them do that in other countries iraq is one example of ghana's then is an example now what's going on in other arab countries they don't know who is going to. coming next that a lot of people criticize the u.s. also for its short term a short term strategy is meaning that they they're just thinking about they're just thinking of what's going on or what's going to happen if we take this decision today but not about its consequences you know a year down the road and this is exactly what happened with iraq now it's a failure a country afghanistan is a another failure a country the arab spring is a third example of what's going on maybe they don't even know what they're going to replace the iranian regime with their goal is to get rid of this regime at the moment. at least for the emmy k. and for them it doesn't really matter what comes afterwards because that's what's important for them now it's really interesting the timing as you say and i think it's important because the timing right now of u.s. iranian relations this is such an important issue t