Why Ghana could face UK visa restrictions over slavery reparation demands

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  • Over Slavery? 3 months ago

    Walai! So be it!

  • Mills vs David Cameron Duel 3 months ago

    Prez Mills will be turning in his Grave. Having snubbed them off big time. Over Cameron's bait to swallow non-Ghanaian values. Choose your choice. Slave Chain Link vs Slave Master Visa?

  • FRANKIE 3 months ago

    When I insult these Aryan Caucasian rascals and bastards, people never overstand me and rather abuse me. Now you see these hypocrites and imposters and pretenders blackmailing us with visa restrictions! Nothing is beyond thes ...
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  • P Djamgbe 3 months ago

    And what makes Reform UK think they will ever come to power? And even if they do (come to power) they can go f**k themselves with their visas - we are sick and tired of their constant threats!

  • JB 3 months ago

    I don't blame them. Our leaders are our problems. Where is Ofori Atta today with all the stolen monies?

  • Rudiger 3 months ago

    Hahahahaha....!!! Look at them. The UK is now choked with a plethora of problems that have no endingin sight, and an ordinary visa to be on that island would be the last thing I will consider as a problem in my life. Bring it ...
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  • Kwaku Tee 3 months ago

    They can go ahead with their threat, most of their former colonies will also boycott anything concerning the UK including the Commonwealth. The UK will be hurt the more bcoz they so much depend on invisible trade from Africa. ...
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  • EFO KOKU 3 months ago

    USELESS VENTURE
    I pity the citizens of these reparations nonsense. Why should you be helping your governments to champion something that they will be the beneficiaries? In the case of Ghana, you think Mahama will go for this ...
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  • Concerned Citizen 3 months ago

    What do I need Britain visa for ??? They stuck their visas in their butts. Reparation demands are legitimate and they should not try to blackmail any country with it.

  • John,Tema 3 months ago

    The UK will lose more than what France is going with their former colonies if they carry out with their threat.The British are Thieves and they shd just accept the blame. They want to spoil their case.

  • Kay 3 months ago

    Stop exporting any resource to them let them source their gold and other minerals elsewhere

  • Stop listening to motivational or inspirational speakers 3 months ago

    Apuu...torr

  • Kay 3 months ago

    France and UK will be poor countries soon if they dont change their ways mark my words,Mali was once a rich country

  • Alatani 3 months ago

    There are too many Nigerians in the UK. All of them should be deported to Nigeria they are leeches and worms polluting the British culture

  • We Are Tired 3 months ago

    Please we beg, don't visit the iniquities of mouth mouth John Mahama and Okudjeto Ablakwa on the rest of us. We want you to know that we didn't send them, neither do we agree with them. As for them they have diplomatic passpo ...
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  • Sethoo 3 months ago

    Commot there. Se wope O Womo me O Reparation on Slave Trade dey go pay. I'm not a friend of President John Mahama but this one we all support him. Wodi yen Ka on Slave Trade Let dem deport all blacks from the UK

  • Ananse 3 months ago

    When a fool realized that he’s being manipulated by his friends, the play ceases.
    The Britain or any colonial masters who want to stop giving visas to African people who are demanding compensation for the reparations shoul ...
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  • Pelicles. 3 months ago

    Great Britain, with all that she did to some people on this planet is now being ruled by "Pakistanis etc". Who is Zia Yusuf, a Whiteman or what and where from that name?

    Even the name of the Mayor of London sounds Pakistan ...
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  • Truth 3 months ago

    Exactly. The whole country has become like a giant ghetto of every creature on earth and who in their right sense would want to stay there. The last time it was Badenoch who's born to Nigerians insulting us and now a Paskitan ...
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  • James__u, 3 months ago

    Enough with the demands for Britain to bankrupt itself to pay money to ex-slaves. I will be suggesting to my people that we fight back against this poorly-executed mugging. We stopped the slave trade and we lost lives enforci ...
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  • Gaskia 3 months ago

    It's not even the ex-slaves asking for the money. It is those who were never enslaved who want to profit from it, at the expense of the descendants of the slaves.

  • Atta Kay 3 months ago

    You're naive and ignorant. You do know that the structures they put on the ground in international trade is still benefitting the former Colonial masters children and hurting we in Africa. Check the banking & insurance sector ...
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  • Jim 3 months ago

    Irrespective of what Britain does with visa restriction, this whole slavery reparation issue is a misplaced priority for Ghana. Everyone in Ghana who has used the Accra-Kumasi road should be very happy to see some repairs, no ...
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  • Dunia 3 months ago

    Hahahaha @Jim, we'll say to the UK "we'll work, you can pay us anytime you have the money"

  • Tobby 3 months ago

    Britain is behaving like Donald Trump threatening left right centre. Why do I need UK Visa for? My Donkrase village is far better than the UK. I get everything thing so what is my problem of acquiring UK Visa. To hell with yo ...
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  • Kwame 3 months ago

    Its on record that Britain could not live with her Negro slaves after the abolition of slavery and brought them to Serra Leone. Us also brought them to Liberia.
    The profits British companies in Africa make is more than what ...
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  • Jane 3 months ago

    The man himself is a tribalistic and putting stolen Ghana’s money to their banks like Ofori atta etc

  • WHO IS THIS ZIA YUSUF? 3 months ago

    You see it oo!! Zia Yusuf,a pakistani moslem now the mouthpiece for white British citizens. The UK has gone to the dogs. A foreigner Zia Yusif like Trump claiming that the UK belongs to him. No Wonder the mayor of London is ...
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  • UK DONT WANT YOU TO COME TO ENGLAND THATS A FACT 3 months ago

    SO GET REAL GFHANIANS AND STOP GOING WHERE YOU ARE NOT WELCOMED

  • UK DONT WANT YOU TO COME TO ENGLAND THATS A FACT 3 months ago

    SO GET REAL GFHANIANS AND STOP GOING WHERE YOU ARE NOT WELCOMED

  • EDI -GHANA DESERVE NOTHING ZERO REPARATION 3 months ago

    GHANA DID NOT SUFFER FROM SLAVERY ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN DID AND SHOULD BE COMPNSATED SO WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING ASKING FOR MONEY YOU DONT DESERVE? HAVE YOU BEEN A SLAVE IN THE UK OR AMERICA ? THE ANSWER IS NO SO PLEASE GET ...
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  • Jr 3 months ago

    They can lick our a$$. If not for our shameless, wicked politicians who willfully dissipate our resources why would a right thinking African leave for a western country in the name of seeking greener pastures.

  • Mo 3 months ago

    Threatening us as usual. We take the threat

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  • Kwaku 3 months ago

    Upon all the looting and inhumane treatment meted out to us , they aren't ashamed of it?

  • Charlie 3 months ago

    All British embassies, consulates and companies will be closed. We will be glad to see them just try. That useless asian Yusuf thinks Africa is like Asia where they beg for everything

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  • Agbelimor Paris 3 months ago

    Stupid imagination,ghanaweb come again!

  • Baruch 3 months ago

    The Arab slave was more brutal, dehumanizing than the trans Atlantic slave trade. Can we do more research, 2 Millon black people were castrated in Egypt not have crossbreed. They were not integrated into the Arab system & wer ...
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  • The west need Africa to survive 3 months ago

    The west always bully people with restrictions if people don't want to agree with them. Let the restrict whatever they want. Always playing the restriction cards to manipulate countries and people. Enough of this nonsense, is ...
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  • 123 3 months ago

    Our ancestors did business with the white man and today we are demanding money from same white man for a business our ancestors willingly participated.

  • Martin 3 months ago

    We don't care
    There should be reparation and apologize for taking millions of Africans as slaves to develop your country
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    Besides any stolen artifact from Africa should be returned immediately
    Nonsense!!!!!

  • John wood 3 months ago

    I think the western world or the UK should know that countries in the world these days had known their dodgy acts and their wicked things and they have to know that that supremacy tag they used is no more and countries are wi ...
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  • Kpakpo 3 months ago

    Look at them. Even slave owners were compensated, why can't Africans make a case for reparation? It is not necessarily cash paymenta sef.

  • DDT 3 months ago

    This will be the end of UK. All their embassies will be closed. UK needs these countries more than they need UK.

  • Nuo 3 months ago

    Good move

  • TAN 3 months ago

    Ghana should stop blackmailing UK with reparations. Very soon, Ghana will be blackmailing China reparations for the health consequences of GALAMSEY. Can we Ghanafuo think FAR for once PLEASE. ARISEEEEE. ARISE !!!!

  • Nsia 3 months ago

    @Tan, you have made one of the most sensible comment ever. Pls my own comments . Thanks!

  • GOLDEN 3 months ago

    GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE WERE CAPTURED AS SLAVES FOR DISOBEYING THE MOST HIGH GOD ALMIGHTY,THAT IS A BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL FACT,PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    READ THE HOLY BIBLE,AND STOP BELIEVING IN DECADES OF LIES AND TWISTEN FACTS TO ...
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  • Yabi Yabi 3 months ago

    The author of the article cannot be an honorable, certified journalist with bonafides.

    Zia Yusif who is but a political lightweight born in the UK with non-christian parents who transplanted/migrated to UK is looking to sc ...
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  • Lawrence Sackey 3 months ago

    Multoply the 3.8m visas issued by your visa fees and deduct the £6.8bn and tell your children if it was aid or our money.

  • Mens 3 months ago

    Please do it quickly and expect British businesses in Ghana to suffer as well

  • Stephen 3 months ago

    Just leave or boycott the Commonwealth if they don't want to pay.

  • Ashanti 3 months ago

    Give us space. Uk is not life support.

  • Nana K 3 months ago

    Who cares!
    Colonial looters!

  • Yaa Dua 3 months ago

    Sir Zia Yusuf. That damn country has been taken over by jihadists

  • Scott 3 months ago

    I Always says that this man is indeed called Mahamaliar, he just need money but using the reparation as an issue. Instead saying something sensible look at what nonsense he went to the UN to demand.l would say the money sho ...
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  • Dr. P. 3 months ago

    I wish they do it and we will see who will perish first

  • roja 3 months ago

    kwasiasem, is the visa free?...we will restrict their visa as well...we dont need them for anything..siafuo..thieves

  • Luu 3 months ago

    Fortunately Reform UK are not in government and are never likely to be