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Letter from Africa: Red tape and visas - Komla Dumor

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  • observer 10 years ago

    Succinctly put; can you feature these same points in Focus on Africa?

  • NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

    The chicken of Ghanaian Asshanti EVIL Kofi Busia's ACO, has come home to roost at last and we are now witnessing the consequences of the EVIL acts of 'BLACK ON BLACK DISCRIMINATION' started by Ghanaians Asshanties in the 60s ...
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  • Old Dirty Bastard 10 years ago

    These people think Ghana is Ashanti region.

  • william 10 years ago

    RWANDA HAS SHOWN THE WAY, SMALL AS IT IS. AND WHAT IS THE REST OF AFRICA DOING? LIP SERVICE TO UNITY?

  • Kwasi 10 years ago

    Komla, well said. I think, I support the observer that if you share this experience on focus on Africa it will catch the attention of a lot of people and we can start to have some sort of change. It is a big shame that foreig ...
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  • Yaw Adu-Asare 10 years ago

    One continental African government, as per African Unity, will eliminate the need for passports and visas for Africans in Africa.

    Before formation of EU Osagyefo was talking about the need for a united Africa; did anybody ...
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  • Ilunga 10 years ago

    While we have United States of America,

    Africa can also have United Nations of Africa and member nations allow travel and business to flow just as it is in the states.

    Africa has to reduce attachments to neo colonial ma ...
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  • Sappey-Agboh, Atsiame - Avenorpeme 10 years ago

    @ Yaw Adu Asare, your observation was well noted, however, the mere existence of the OAU and later AU for the past half century, should have eliminated this red tape and crass discrimination. Every citizen of the EU, which do ...
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  • KB 10 years ago

    Hello,are any African leaders out there listening,or rather reading?Between Arthur K's posting and K.Dumor's it is obvious that the issues we have that are creating obstacles against a speedier process of integration and even ...
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  • PAPSON 10 years ago

    HELP FOR AFRICA IS WITHIN AFRICA AND WILL NEVER COME FROM ANY OTHER CONTINENT

  • KWAME A. 10 years ago

    Thank God that someone is speaking up about this. If Africans can not make it possible to trade among themselves is the future of this great states.

  • africanus 10 years ago

    This situation will not change soon. This is because Africa government is run for African politicians and the officials who service them. These people provide "courtesies"to one another across the continent, so when they trav ...
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  • IS THIS DUPE INVESTMENT SCHEME 10 years ago

    US TILAPIA IS IN TROUBLE IT IS NOT HONOURINGT PROMISE OF INVESTMENT PAYMENT IS THIS THE FISH PYRAMID SCHEME WE ARE WATCHING ,THEY NEED TO PAY OUR DIVIDENDS .THEY HAVE ASSURED THEMSELVES THE COURT WILL PROTECT THEM BECAUSE IT ...
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  • kuluulu 10 years ago

    The Rwandan President is a real modern day African leader with a vision, but the type that the west would hate, because of semblance in attitude and vision to the likes of Nkrumah and Congo's Lumunba. Kigami is a forward thin ...
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  • ASHANTIS ARE UGLY BY DNA 10 years ago

    KOBLA PLS DELETE NIGERIANS FROM YOUR CASE TO SCORE 100%, AFRICAN ATTAINING A FREE VISA STATUS IS JUST A BOMB IN THE WAITING EXPLODE , A COMPLETE MIRAGE ESPECIALLY WITH NIGERIANS WITHIN THE BRAKET......THANX FOR COCEIVING SU ...
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  • ROMANO 10 years ago

    Kwasia like u should be deported back to Togo . I prefer nigerians to smelly ewes...

  • NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

    Twea! I spat you out of my mouth. Nigerians HATE you Assante bastard son of Agbogloshie prostitute. wo maame twe kankan

  • concern ghanian 10 years ago

    I READ YAHOO NEWS SOMETIME AGO AND A WHITE LADY WROTE A COMMENT. SHE SAID, NOW THE BLACK MAN ENEMY IS THE BLACK MAN. WHEN WE ONLY HAVE HEADLESS OF STATES AND NOT HEAD OF STATES, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?

  • wasty 10 years ago

    whoever you are , you are a foolish stupid guy, and that why you can not write your name moron.
    komla dumor is talking about people like you fool, you are racist , Ghanian have to throw you into the water, in a new wor ...
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  • Swapna Guduru 10 years ago

    You find it pleasing to call someone a moron but your posting puts you below a moron. You deserve your name "wasty" for your brain is wasted.

  • ROMANO 10 years ago

    Look who's talking . Stupid coward chameleon changing names all the time

  • TRUTH 10 years ago

    i have 2 passports, and what kills me is that it takes a longer time to enter my own country , than it is to use my eu passport to enter ANY other eu country.

    as for the conecting flights from eu to africa high costs, ev ...
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  • Sincerity 10 years ago

    'Kwasea ani te a na agro agu' That is an Akan adage....meaning, when the fool eyes get opened to reality that means the end of the ' game'. African laeder should learn and understand the 'economic game' and how to play it. Un ...
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  • Paul Amuna 10 years ago

    The difference between "an African" carrying a European passport and that of an African country is huge in Africa!!! Along with the mentality of immigration officials and their attitude towards the individual. In August 2001 ...
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  • Paul Amuna 10 years ago

    not pan-African highway

  • Jojo 10 years ago

    Great piece. I recall a trip i made by road several years ago from Lagos to Accra. The bribes by fake and genuine immigration and police officers at each station is enough to last a lifetime. I promised myself NEVER ever to u ...
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  • Whatever 10 years ago

    The problem of Africa and Ghana is leaderrrrs. Leaders who don't see anything wrong with greediness in society. That is our problem. The solutions are there, necessity is the mother of INVENTION. If leaders will realize the p ...
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  • Justman 10 years ago

    JUST TACKLE UR COUNTRY GHANA FIRST AND LET THEM SHOW THE WAY THEN ALL AFRICAN COUNTRIES CAN FOLLOW.SHAME THAT RWANDA HAVE TAKEN THE FIRST TAPE.

  • Ga Mashie 10 years ago

    This is not the time for open door policy. See what happened at Kenya's westgate mall after they opened their doors to somali refugees. They used their hospitality to create mayhem at westgate mall. We cannot let our guard do ...
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  • Kofi vs. Kwame 10 years ago

    We all now know, where you have been to,....but,...what? I can travel from Accra to Tema, to know that traveling in westafrica is a hazzle.!

  • KELEVE KORMI 10 years ago

    the past, present and future leaders and governments of africa governance and development illiterates. they lack action taking capabilities. they all have the wrong thinking that they can develop their nations without freeing ...
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  • Proud Pepeman. 10 years ago

    LOME IS THE WORST. I AM GHANAIAN WITH A GHANAIAN PASSPORT. THIS SHOULD ALLOW ME FREE TRANSIT IN ALL ECOWAS COUNTRIES. I TRAVEL A LOT IN WEST AFRICA FOR MARINE SURVEY WORK. BECAUSE OF THE ATTITUDE OF THE IMMIGRATION AS TRAVEL ...
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  • Sunkwa 10 years ago

    Brothers and Sisters of Mother Africa, for how long are we going to be under the dictates of the Whiteman? No African should be required to obtain a Visa to travel to any Country on the Continent . The African Union should m ...
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  • Otublohun 10 years ago

    Masterpiece !

  • Joe 10 years ago

    If all the leaders suffers the same fate as the rest of us. They will perhaps change the system and make Africa, travel friendly within.