Africa 'not getting fair deal' - Kofi Annan

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Nana Kofi 10 years ago

One of Africa's most illustrous sons/daughters of the century. Keep telling the world the truth....depriving mothers, women and children can continue to be shamelessly justified!

One of Africa's most illustrous sons/daughters of the century. Keep telling the world the truth....depriving mothers, women and children can continue to be shamelessly justified!
Kromfour buster 10 years ago

He made money through the Iraq oil-for-food program using his son as a front

He made money through the Iraq oil-for-food program using his son as a front
True Patriot 10 years ago

What role did Kofi Annan played in the "Oil for Food" Scandal?

Which UN member countries were responsible for overseeing the Process?

I need your answers since you seem to know everything.

Thanks

What role did Kofi Annan played in the "Oil for Food" Scandal?

Which UN member countries were responsible for overseeing the Process?

I need your answers since you seem to know everything.

Thanks
insight to the bone 10 years ago

Ndc is now continuing to shoot itself in the other leg, not only have they succeeded in eroding the trust and confidence of the majority of their own supporters with the corruption and looting but also with their ongoing stup ...
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Ndc is now continuing to shoot itself in the other leg, not only have they succeeded in eroding the trust and confidence of the majority of their own supporters with the corruption and looting but also with their ongoing stupidity at the supreme court led by ayigbe idiot fool kwaseaba tsikata. Everybody knows their structures and various interest groups within the party especially the ayigbe are so diabolically evil and and anti developmental that if even archangel Michael led them they would still fail in every positive undertaking. the incompetence is not only destructive but will put a yolk on our necks we shall not be free of in the next 100 years. it took the Akans over 100 years to prepare and gain independence and they allowed the brits to saddle them with another group the ewes who were not on that level and never will be of social consciousness and developmental readiness so no matter what you do they are always in the shadows undermining every effort from the time of kotoka through to rawlings and now . how many genuine projects are being sabotaged and rubbished everyday , yesterday pepeni comes and says we should pay more for energy because of his deal with general electric and the kickback bribe he is taking instead of telling the people the truth that we could actually be paying less for energy than what we pay today . it is the agenda of this evil alliance to push us further into poverty so our people forget any dream of a standard of the 21st century . pepeni continue and you will soon have war
Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

God bless you Kofi,we shall bring all
those sabotages to book and chancelle
their activities in the country.The
Engineers are the Ghanains themselves
to lower their profits for taxations.
How is the TAX papers calculated ...
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God bless you Kofi,we shall bring all
those sabotages to book and chancelle
their activities in the country.The
Engineers are the Ghanains themselves
to lower their profits for taxations.
How is the TAX papers calculated,put
all concern to court.Accountability
is the song Rawlings was singing all
the time but turn death ears to it.
Nana Kofi 10 years ago

Sorry, folks. I meant cannot continue to be shamelessly justified.

Sorry, folks. I meant cannot continue to be shamelessly justified.
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THE LONE PROPHET OF JEHOVAH 10 years ago

Stop this 419 on ghweb

Stop this 419 on ghweb
MENSAH 10 years ago

HE HAS SAID IT ALL.
AFRICA'S NATURAL RESOURCES IS HER BACKBONE.THE RECESSION THAT HIT THE DEVELOPED WORLD,NEVER AFFECTED AFRICA AND THE OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES,LIKE THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
THEREFORE,WE HAVE THE OPPORTU ...
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HE HAS SAID IT ALL.
AFRICA'S NATURAL RESOURCES IS HER BACKBONE.THE RECESSION THAT HIT THE DEVELOPED WORLD,NEVER AFFECTED AFRICA AND THE OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES,LIKE THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
THEREFORE,WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE EVERY ADVANTAGE POSSIBLE,TO PROCESS OUR RESOURCES,BEFORE EXPORTS.SO WE CAN CREATE JOBS FOR OUR CHILDREN AND ADD VALUE TO OUR RESOURCES AS WELL.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE,WE ARE CONTINUALLY SELLING THE RAW MATERIALS/CRUDE.
THAT IS A PITY TO AFRICA,THAT HAS GOT A CHANCE BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO EXPLOIT IT TO HER ADVANTAGE.
KOFI ANNAN MAKES A WHOLE LOTS OF SENSE IN WHAT HE IS SAYING.
AFRICAN LEADERS SHOULD WISE-UP.AS LONG AS WE SELL TO THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES OUR RAW MATERIALS,THEY WOULD ALWAYS DICTATE PRICE FOR US,THEREFORE,BUYING IT CHEAP.AFRICA SHOULD OPEN HER EYES,AND KNOW WHAT MATTERS,SO WE COULD WALK AWAY FROM THE TRIVIAL.
WE COULD ONLY PROGRESS PROPORTIONATE TO OUR LEVEL OF THINKING.WE HAVE TO EXCERCISE OUR BRAIN TO AVOID BEING EXPLOITED EVERYDAY.AREN'T WE TIRED OF BEING EXPLOITED ALL THE TIME?
IT'S SO SAD,WE ARE STILL BEING BLIND TO THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
True Patriot 10 years ago

With a President Like John Mahama who thinks at this modern era Ghanaians must import every commodity, we will still be exploited by the rich nations.

Markets are to be built by the Chinese, Coffins are imported etc. Just ...
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With a President Like John Mahama who thinks at this modern era Ghanaians must import every commodity, we will still be exploited by the rich nations.

Markets are to be built by the Chinese, Coffins are imported etc. Just draw the conclusion
EZEKIEL 10 years ago

Mr.Annan, you are right...BUT sometimes I THINK our people are just STUPID at the negotiating table.Some DON'T UNDERSTAND the implications of what they SIGN and SECONDLY because of the "brown envelope", MANY are prepared to S ...
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Mr.Annan, you are right...BUT sometimes I THINK our people are just STUPID at the negotiating table.Some DON'T UNDERSTAND the implications of what they SIGN and SECONDLY because of the "brown envelope", MANY are prepared to SELL their Nations for PITTANCE!!
kojo brenya 10 years ago

Busummuru Kofi Annan Ghanaians will love you more and will forever remember you after your demise if you and your group are able to lobby the westerners to aid you by exposing all corrupt African leaders anytime they enter in ...
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Busummuru Kofi Annan Ghanaians will love you more and will forever remember you after your demise if you and your group are able to lobby the westerners to aid you by exposing all corrupt African leaders anytime they enter into any shady deals like the ones dramani mahama entered into when he went to negotiate for aircraft for the Ghana Air Force,the Cuban Government scholarship,the gold exports to Turkey, the guinea fowl project, the tree-planting venture etc etc.
You see how stupid African leaders are ?. They sell our birthright to the whites and go to them with their prostitutes to beg for what Africans could have invested so we could also give loans to the whites.
We have had enough of the theories. what we now need is action to stop the thieves parading the corridors of power from killing us by their corrupt behavoiur.
naa so i see am 10 years ago

What did you do as Secretary Gen for Africa. You did not say this when you were SG, although this pilfering is as old as colonialism. Don't waste our ears with what is already known.

What did you do as Secretary Gen for Africa. You did not say this when you were SG, although this pilfering is as old as colonialism. Don't waste our ears with what is already known.
ice pak 10 years ago

what did you do for your own village you from not even talking of ghana and africa

what did you do for your own village you from not even talking of ghana and africa
Paa Joe 10 years ago

WHY COMPLAIN TO THE WORLD-

WERE THESE MEN AND WOMEN APPOINTED WHO WERE APPPOINTED TO POLITICAL POSITIONS IN THEIR VARIOUS COUNTRIES, AND THOSE WHO ARE PRESENTLY IN POLITICAL POSITIONS NOT AWARE OF THE SERIOUS ECONOMIC DOWN ...
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WHY COMPLAIN TO THE WORLD-

WERE THESE MEN AND WOMEN APPOINTED WHO WERE APPPOINTED TO POLITICAL POSITIONS IN THEIR VARIOUS COUNTRIES, AND THOSE WHO ARE PRESENTLY IN POLITICAL POSITIONS NOT AWARE OF THE SERIOUS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN BRINGS ON THEIR NATIONS.

IT IS TIME WE STOP TO BE SUBJECTIVE ON THESE ISSUES.

THIS IS COMMON SENSE AND NOTHING BUT COMMON SENSE.
Paa Joe 10 years ago

WERE THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE APPONITED TO POLITICAL POSITIONS IN THEIR TIME OFFFICE AND THOSE PRESENTLY RUNNING THE AFFAIRS OF THEIR NATIONS NOT AWARE OF THE SERIOUS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IT BRINGS ON THEIR VARIOUS NATIONS.
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WERE THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE APPONITED TO POLITICAL POSITIONS IN THEIR TIME OFFFICE AND THOSE PRESENTLY RUNNING THE AFFAIRS OF THEIR NATIONS NOT AWARE OF THE SERIOUS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IT BRINGS ON THEIR VARIOUS NATIONS.

IT IS TINE WE TRY TO BE OJECTIVE ON THESE ISSUES, WHICH ARE LONG OVERDUE.

THIS IS PURELY COMMON SENSE.
kk 10 years ago

Am glad to hear u as my hero, but what I want to say is if u don't protect your food on the table someone else will take your food. This is the real world nobody will give you what u want ,it's a dog eat dog world

Am glad to hear u as my hero, but what I want to say is if u don't protect your food on the table someone else will take your food. This is the real world nobody will give you what u want ,it's a dog eat dog world
AKASI MARTHA NZEMA 10 years ago

NEW AFRICA, IS COMPULSORY TO GET FAIR DEAL,IF THE GOV'T CAN PUT DOWM 5O PERSENT ON A PROJECT IN AFRICA. IF YOU ARE POOR PEOPLE TAKE AN ADVANTAGE OF YOUR POVERTY.

NEW AFRICA, IS COMPULSORY TO GET FAIR DEAL,IF THE GOV'T CAN PUT DOWM 5O PERSENT ON A PROJECT IN AFRICA. IF YOU ARE POOR PEOPLE TAKE AN ADVANTAGE OF YOUR POVERTY.
BOBSAM 10 years ago

Talk talk and nothing done. Do you think africans dont know, we do. Its how to stop it is the problem when Woyome alone can take millions from Ghanaians and everybody cant say nothing, plus John Mahama a shareholder of Woyome ...
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Talk talk and nothing done. Do you think africans dont know, we do. Its how to stop it is the problem when Woyome alone can take millions from Ghanaians and everybody cant say nothing, plus John Mahama a shareholder of Woyome business.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

Great research. It only confirms my long held believe that Africa does not need Aid, but proper governance and fair trading practices to develop.

What saddens me most is that our own people have decided to play the Judas' ...
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Great research. It only confirms my long held believe that Africa does not need Aid, but proper governance and fair trading practices to develop.

What saddens me most is that our own people have decided to play the Judas' and help in this economic raping of the continent.
Readers should pay attention to what the Congolese Minister of Mining said; 'the country had "lost nothing".' Traitors like him are the reason why the continent will continue to suffer. In fact the government of Congo does not control the WHOLE country and a wise minister would have even put it, we will investigate. His reply only gives him away as corrupt and a traitor.
My few years in Europe has confirmed to me that, the ordinary European feels it is his/her duty to serve as a guardian of their wealth and nation.

I will encourage my fellow Africans to do likewise, else we will give away everything God gave us in return for nothing and even when we find our way to these Western countries, we are considered as pest and thus unwanted. PATRIOTISM is the key also.
Www 10 years ago

Thanx for gives us light

Thanx for gives us light
XXXX 10 years ago

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME, TELL GHANAIANS TO STOP IT.

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME, TELL GHANAIANS TO STOP IT.
PSD 10 years ago

Oh! What a revelation?

Moron continent indeed.

Oh! What a revelation?

Moron continent indeed.
Kapo 10 years ago

3y3 as3mooo

3y3 as3mooo
BIG - JOE -moscow/kharkov/minsk 10 years ago

Mr. Annan has said Africa loses more through what it calls "illicit outflows" than it gets in aid and foreign direct investment, it explains.
And that is not enough ... the powers in control of governments, public offices, s ...
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Mr. Annan has said Africa loses more through what it calls "illicit outflows" than it gets in aid and foreign direct investment, it explains.
And that is not enough ... the powers in control of governments, public offices, state run banks, mineral commissions,United Nations Agencies,so called Financial Intelligece and Anti Money Laundering Agenccies in Africa particulary in ECOWAS region notably Nigeria and Ghana . As well as so called United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime with agencies in Africa as to be BLAMED ..... As Dr. Kofi ANNAN acknowledged he knew what he said and aware of and knows African Presidents and head of banking , mineral, oil and gas, industrial and income generating companiess, in addition to state ministers , deputy ministers,President of Ecowas,Kesire Ouadrago,as well as Security , Mineral and Financial Commsissions responsible for illicit money laundering that switch into offshore accounts . Just imagine someone like ex- Nigerian President Obasanjo and of late Kwasi Ahwoi ,of NDC and current Ghana's Minsister of INTERIOR verbally denouncing illicit transfer 4 days today when both Obasanjo and Kwasi Ahwoi among several high profile Ghana, Nigeria and African Leader illegally whooping nations coffers into offshore bank account for their families when so many promising private entrepreneurs can't afford to borrow from local banks becos of hyper interest rate of between 26- 50 percent in Ghana and Nigeria....
Africa is sick and burderned of GREEDY LEADERS in high positions of trust in Ghana , Nigeria, Ecowas region and Africa as continent .
The institue laws and regulations against their own who voted them into power and then turn around to milk and suck their blood and sweat by imposing unnecessary tax, tarrifs,VAT, confiscation and seizure of properties and sentence them into prisons ... while they live scot freeeeeeeeeee.
Currently as am writting the so I last month received mail from President Kesire Ouedrago head of Ecowas that he and his Agency UNODC are withholdin the investment fund meant for setting up a proposed Cement and Auto Industry in Central Region of GHANA . Cement Factory at Cape Coast ,Food and Beverage Industry as Ajumako and Auto Machine PLANT at MANKESSIM .
The investment fund and the bank account of the Foreign Partner in Thailand and mine is currently frozen . Why ? Becos the ECOWAS President and UNODC/Nigeria insist they suspect the amount may be to support Terrorist and Drug Barons in Ghana ..
So until mine overseas partner supply 3 documents our accounta and investment fund will be frozen.
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NAMELY : Clean Bill Certificates,
Documents from Justice Ministry proving we do clean commerce
and 3, Document from Narcotic Control Board to prove we are not drug deakers or terrorists ..
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its will cost us US$ 373,000 to secure papers before UNODC gives clearance ......
Dr . ANNAN we do not know what else to do becos its not easy to raize such money and like wise we do not understnd the Ecowas and Unodc in Nigeria of this emabarassment ...
THEY DOCUMENT AND RECEIPTS ATTACHED
TO WIRE TRANSFER PLAINLY SHOWS THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE INVESTMENT FUND AND ITS ROLE TO BE INVESTED IN CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA.
So as Dr , KOFI ANNAN said today its
Africa losses more through what it calls "illicit outflows" than it gets in aid and foreign direct investment, it explains. Thiusands of new jobs to be created at CAPE COAST , AJUMAKO AND MANKESSIM is now threatened by EVOWAS President Kesire Ouadrago.
This leader persoanlly mailed a summons to me, foreign partners and foreign bank and he is among the vast number of African leaders destroying the lives of Africans .
Mr Kofi ANNAN how may I connect you ?
Can any one help me secure his contact address and number to address thiis case he nailed today ?
YB 10 years ago

The Sub-Sahara Africa countries are proportionally high tax nations. If we reduce our tax rates to low proportionally rates we would collect more than what we are currently collecting. We have gotten an idea that high tax rat ...
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The Sub-Sahara Africa countries are proportionally high tax nations. If we reduce our tax rates to low proportionally rates we would collect more than what we are currently collecting. We have gotten an idea that high tax rates bring in more money. But a high tax rate causes the firm or the person supposed to pay to rethink about how to avoid tax or pay some official(s) a small amount to escape paying the tax. There are more actions the company or the person can take.
kombian mathew 10 years ago

kofi it is truth that africa leaders are not helping matters at all.

kofi it is truth that africa leaders are not helping matters at all.
BIG - JOE -moscow/kharkov/minsk 10 years ago

Yab they black leaders won't help and won't change much as they live from reality ... Our leaders are spon fed

Yab they black leaders won't help and won't change much as they live from reality ... Our leaders are spon fed
kombian mathew 10 years ago

Africa leaders should wake up!

Africa leaders should wake up!
Alex Kojo Sammy-Paris 10 years ago

the great name of Jesus!...Mfanstifo de...Ewuradzi wodom so na safohen eyiwo; mbow nd long live forever and the blessen will follow u nd yr famill, day nd nigth....God bless our home nd land Ghana including all seed...Ogyam ...
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the great name of Jesus!...Mfanstifo de...Ewuradzi wodom so na safohen eyiwo; mbow nd long live forever and the blessen will follow u nd yr famill, day nd nigth....God bless our home nd land Ghana including all seed...Ogyamanase yi speaking nd God bless u all....
MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

According to UNFCCC, Bali Action Plan, COP-15 2007, the industrialized nations are supposed to give $30 billion to the developing world REDD+ for emitting anthropogenic gases into the atmosphere. EU,US, JAPAN, India ,China mu ...
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According to UNFCCC, Bali Action Plan, COP-15 2007, the industrialized nations are supposed to give $30 billion to the developing world REDD+ for emitting anthropogenic gases into the atmosphere. EU,US, JAPAN, India ,China must pay up to establish funds for mitigation & Adaptation.
Frank, Maryland 10 years ago

thank you Kofi Annan, get more radical.

thank you Kofi Annan, get more radical.

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