Ivory Coast sees soaring oil output rivaling Ghana by 2019

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Kofi Virginia 10 years ago

This statement about expanding production shows how Ivory Coast's economic recovery after the civil war has become dependant on offshore explorations. This also means that their interest in the fields that Ghana claims is im ...
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This statement about expanding production shows how Ivory Coast's economic recovery after the civil war has become dependant on offshore explorations. This also means that their interest in the fields that Ghana claims is important to them. The commisssion should double its wfforts to complete the maritime demarcation to extricate Ghana from Ivorian economic conversations.
OSEI TAWIAH 10 years ago

A critical look at the map of Ghana shows Ghana actually stole some of the Ivorian land perhaps because of they knew of its economic importance in advance. Travelling through the forest from the Ivorian village of Yaa Kesse t ...
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A critical look at the map of Ghana shows Ghana actually stole some of the Ivorian land perhaps because of they knew of its economic importance in advance. Travelling through the forest from the Ivorian village of Yaa Kesse through Alubo to Grand Bassam I remember crossing a large river in South-Eastern Ivory Coast but before I reached Half Assini, I was all of a sudden back in Ghana, then I as I moved west toward Jewey Wharf, I realized I was heading back to Ivory Coast. Later, I found out from the map of Ghana that I was travelling on a long strip of Ghana land that can be described as a peninsular. The Ivorians should have clamed Half-Assini and Jewey Wharf after independence. I believe it's now too late. Those people living on that peninsular are now used to being Ghanaians and it's too late to change them into Ivorians.
Tovi 10 years ago

Why won't they want to become Ivorian s when you say everything in Ivory Coast is better than that of Ghana?

Why won't they want to become Ivorian s when you say everything in Ivory Coast is better than that of Ghana?
OSEI TAWIAH 10 years ago

Because a larger part of the Nzima people are in Ghana not in Ivory Coast. It's similar to how all Trokosis would like to be in Ghana rather than living in Togo.

Because a larger part of the Nzima people are in Ghana not in Ivory Coast. It's similar to how all Trokosis would like to be in Ghana rather than living in Togo.
ATOPA 10 years ago

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER THE HONORABLE OSEI TAWIAH HAS GIVEN ME ANY REASON TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN ANY OF HIS POSTINGS.I AM NOT QUITE SURE IF OSEI IS AWARE OF THE TYPE OF WAR MONGERING PERSON WE ARE DEALING WITH IN OUTTARA. ...
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THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER THE HONORABLE OSEI TAWIAH HAS GIVEN ME ANY REASON TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN ANY OF HIS POSTINGS.I AM NOT QUITE SURE IF OSEI IS AWARE OF THE TYPE OF WAR MONGERING PERSON WE ARE DEALING WITH IN OUTTARA.COUPLED WITH THE FRENCH
AGGRESSIVELY REBUILDING,RETRAINIG AND ARMING HIS MILITARY,LOOSE TALK LIKE THIS WILL SINK OUR SHIP.
SAQ 10 years ago

According to the minister -
Ghana and the Ivory Coast ended a dispute over the delineation of a maritime boundary in which an oilfield is located.

Why is ivory Coast backing off now??

According to the minister -
Ghana and the Ivory Coast ended a dispute over the delineation of a maritime boundary in which an oilfield is located.

Why is ivory Coast backing off now??
KELEVE KORMI 10 years ago

tawiah, you are not correct. away you with your senseless mind.

tawiah, you are not correct. away you with your senseless mind.
OSEI TAWIAH 10 years ago

Kwasia, Ayigbeni aboa, you fools don't know anything about the Western part of Ghana. You only know about freeloading in Accra and fighting over your stupid Keta lagoon. Ofui, if you think I am wrong, why don't you tell every ...
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Kwasia, Ayigbeni aboa, you fools don't know anything about the Western part of Ghana. You only know about freeloading in Accra and fighting over your stupid Keta lagoon. Ofui, if you think I am wrong, why don't you tell everybody the right version?
Spiky 10 years ago

Expanding oil production and prospects for economic growth: All well and good. But who benefits? Ivorians or the masters of Alassane Ouattara that put him in power?

Expanding oil production and prospects for economic growth: All well and good. But who benefits? Ivorians or the masters of Alassane Ouattara that put him in power?
John Moran-Akuse. 10 years ago

The solution is total unity among the west African countries and the use of one currency so that no single country can be exploited...u can only break one broom stick.

The solution is total unity among the west African countries and the use of one currency so that no single country can be exploited...u can only break one broom stick.
zomabi 10 years ago

THE LITERACY RATE IN IVORY COAST IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH-56%.(44% OF IVORIANS CANNOT READ AND WRITE) OUATTARA MUST CRACK DOWN ON THIS SET BACK. FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA HAS THE HIGHEST ILLITERACY RATE IN THE WORLD.

THE LITERACY RATE IN IVORY COAST IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH-56%.(44% OF IVORIANS CANNOT READ AND WRITE) OUATTARA MUST CRACK DOWN ON THIS SET BACK. FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA HAS THE HIGHEST ILLITERACY RATE IN THE WORLD.
OSEI TAWIAH 10 years ago

Ghana has so many literates but cannot match Ivory Coast in anything. Just imagine if they were as literate as we are. Ivory Coast has oil, gold diamond, manganese, nickel, iron ore and cocoa just like Ghana. Strange enough m ...
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Ghana has so many literates but cannot match Ivory Coast in anything. Just imagine if they were as literate as we are. Ivory Coast has oil, gold diamond, manganese, nickel, iron ore and cocoa just like Ghana. Strange enough most of these are found in the Akan areas and most of the gold is found in Ashanti(Bawure) areas just like Ghana. Corruption is minimal in Ivory Coast compared to Ghana. They have the best cities in West Africa. They have 27 airports compared to 5 in Ghana. They have the best soccer team in Africa. They are the World's largest producer of cocoa. They have much cleaner cities and villages than Ghana. Stop talking about Ivory Coast because they are far better than your stinky corrupt literate Ghana.
KELEVE KORMI 10 years ago

its not strange. the geography is same, same stretch of land mass, but divided by colonialists. so natural resources are same in occurrence. as for leadership, ghana is a sad failure.

its not strange. the geography is same, same stretch of land mass, but divided by colonialists. so natural resources are same in occurrence. as for leadership, ghana is a sad failure.
Frank 10 years ago

That is true. Ghanaian should stop thinking that we are the first in everything: first independent nation south of the Sahara, we are this, we are that, while corruption is killing and stagnation is destroying the nation, oth ...
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That is true. Ghanaian should stop thinking that we are the first in everything: first independent nation south of the Sahara, we are this, we are that, while corruption is killing and stagnation is destroying the nation, other countries we look down upon, because of our arrogance of being better than and more civilize and more intelligent that most African countries, these so-called uncivilized countries are fast developing their economies, building modern infrastructures, new clean modern cities, well-planned townships, with play areas, recreational areas, parks and gardens. Ghanaians should go to East Africa and visit counties like Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania and countries like Botswana, and be ashamed of our stinking capital Accra. AN AVERAGE GHANAIAN IS VERY DIRTY, UNTIDY AND UNHYGENIC. We should stop boosting, stop corruption and build the country Ghana. With only one small international leaking, flooded airport halls, we call ourselves, Gateway to Africa. The only country in the whole of Africa that has foolishly embraced Genetically Modified Foods.
KELEVE KORMI 10 years ago

my brother, ghana is on the heels of lvory coast and the rest of french west africa to surpass them in illiteracy. 70% of ghanaian basic school children cannot read and write, l tell you.

my brother, ghana is on the heels of lvory coast and the rest of french west africa to surpass them in illiteracy. 70% of ghanaian basic school children cannot read and write, l tell you.
Jo 10 years ago

Hmmmm. I wonder from which side of the fence these 200kbpd will come from....?

Hmmmm. I wonder from which side of the fence these 200kbpd will come from....?
www 10 years ago

Thanks to K4's hands-on leadership - at least we too have an oil.

Thanks to K4's hands-on leadership - at least we too have an oil.
www 10 years ago

From cocoa to oil - what else. Take over Gh as well. Move in your troops assisted by France. We have nothing to show off. Our troops are hungry

From cocoa to oil - what else. Take over Gh as well. Move in your troops assisted by France. We have nothing to show off. Our troops are hungry
KELEVE KORMI 10 years ago

its important that governments of countries strive to better the lives of their countrymen and women. l can only hope allassan quatara sticks to plan and deliver

its important that governments of countries strive to better the lives of their countrymen and women. l can only hope allassan quatara sticks to plan and deliver
kofman 10 years ago

Ghana is not against your moving forward.. we hv more to think about pls......

Ghana is not against your moving forward.. we hv more to think about pls......
JAMES Y 10 years ago

Soon after the dispute about the 2012 election results became public - culminating in Supreme Court hearing - the writer had put forward in many circles, including comments in the Ghanaweb that the Ivory Coast would overtake ...
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Soon after the dispute about the 2012 election results became public - culminating in Supreme Court hearing - the writer had put forward in many circles, including comments in the Ghanaweb that the Ivory Coast would overtake Ghanaian economy within few years. Although our dispute did not end in a civil war, as in the case of our western neighbour, it has destroyed the Ghanaian economic advancement to a greater extent. The Ghanaian cowardice makes them from killing one another - it isn't their natural inclination to do so - but what come from their mouths are sharper, noisy, destructive and self- damaging. They do not look at its effect, in relation to their welfare, if they open their mouths to destroy their own country if they think the government has wronged them.
JAMES Y 10 years ago

... this writer had put forward....

... this writer had put forward....

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