Gandhi Falls in Ghana as University Topples Statue Donated by India

Ghanaian professor: “This is part of a greater movement for black dignity and self-respect”

ACCRA, Ghana: Dec. 13, 2018 — Ghanaians made history this week when they tore down a statue of Indian icon Mohandas Gandhi.

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Hindu Nationalists Responsible for Christian Massacres Demand Malawi Gandhi Statue

Malawians to Indian VP Venkaiah Naidu: “We shall go head on with this figurehead”

Malawi: Nov. 5, 2018 — Amidst growing controversy over a statue of Gandhi which the Indian government demands that Malawi install in exchange for foreign aid, … Read More

Activists Secure Injunction Blocking Gandhi Statue in Malawi

“India wants to be an imperial power over Malawi,” say activists

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Oct. 30, 2018 — Just three weeks after launching an online petition calling on Malawi’s second-largest city, Blantyre, to “Stop Erecting Racist Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue,” activists in … Read More

Malawian Government Ignores Charges of Racism, Supports Gandhi Statue Construction

Gandhi statue required to maintain “lines of credit and concessionary loans” from India

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Oct. 11, 2018 — In a formal response to growing outrage among citizens of Malawi about a proposed statue of Mohandas Gandhi (nicknamed “Mahatma” by … Read More

Malawians Seeking to Stop Proposed Statue: “Gandhi Was An Ardent Racist”

Human rights group “horrified by the arrogance of the Statues for Development agenda”

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Oct. 7, 2018 — Malawi is now the second nation in Africa to bear witness to a sustained effort by the local population to block … Read More