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Kofi Annan tackles narcotics trade in West Africa

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  • Papa Yaw 10 years ago

    Why

  • Mallam Tula 10 years ago

    This is man who was FULLED by the West into standing by and fire burnt and people were killed in Rwanda and today instead of him to provide advice on how the poor can get get water and toilets in our villages he wants to tack ...
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  • GOVERNOR 10 years ago

    Another fool talking about drugs instead of finding a way to help better the lives of the ordinary ghanaian...no housing..no welfare...no nothing...N u are here fooling yourself...

  • NEMESIS RADAR, UK! 10 years ago

    What a clueless Ghanaian obroni puppet who cannot manage UN properly, now wanting to tackle powerful drug barons in West Africa? This was a clueless man whose INCONPETENT as UN Secretary General, looks on why over 100,000 Rw ...
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  • ROMANO 10 years ago

    MUGU YARO SHUT THE FUCK UP. AGAIN WHAT DO U DO FOR A LIVING?

  • NEMESIS RADAR, UK! 10 years ago

    Who let this motherfucker son of a bitch ROMANO out from asylum? You are definitely going back to where you belongs....behind bars, with your drug crimes. You are being watched. Your days are numbered. Be very afraid indeed! ...
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  • muk 10 years ago

    is an agent of c i a criminal marry a white woman when we have a lot of beautyful black women.he hate is kind he just want to talk,time will tell his pay masters will soon deal with him fool.

  • MENSAH 10 years ago

    Please,don't target NIGERIANS AND GHANAIANS alone,in the DRUG TRADE from WEST AFRICA TO EUROPE.
    JAMAICANS ARE ALSO MIDDLEMEN IN THE TRADE.THEY KNOW THESE TRADE MORE THAN THE WEST AFRICANS,THEMSELVES.
    That could be why they ...
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  • Bonoman, SK 10 years ago

    Mr. Annan has out lived his time as a diplomat. he could not do anything in Rewanda with Bill Clinton, He could not do any thing to stop the war in Iraq. he was sent to Syria guess what he did. Now he wants to tackle the powe ...
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  • BEN KOFI,CALIFORNIA-USA. 10 years ago

    KOFI ANNAN IS BETTER OFF FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN GHANA AND AFRICA RATHER THAN DRUGS WHICH CAN ENDANGER HIS LIFE.EVEN RICH GOVERNMENTS LIKE THE US,UK ETC.CANNOT FIGHT DRUG BARONS AND DEALERS LET ALONE AN INDIVIDUAL. KOFI,MY CAN ...
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  • Koo Dwomo 10 years ago

    Kofi Annan made name for himself, and not Ghana. He should stop wasting our time. He sat in the United nations and looked on unconcerned whilst Jerry Rawlings butchered Ghanaians and got away with it. No sanctions were applie ...
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  • Shamu 10 years ago

    Charity begins at home. Hey Kofi, you need to advice your friends NPP members and the huge drug lord himself to stop taking money from cocaine dealers. They made Ghana what it is today when it comes to drug. You better start ...
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  • Ghana 1st 10 years ago

    The politicians in Ghana must be watchful that they don't follow such criminals acts due money concious people to damage image of Ghana's good name.Narcotics traffic,Drugs trade in Ghana is disgraceful.The parties and governm ...
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  • nana 10 years ago

    Latin America is not 1600 miles from West Africa!!

  • Peter Dogbe 10 years ago

    You are rather damn wrong.

    The shortest distance across the Atlantic Ocean is between Senegal and Brazil. It is a distance of about 1,600 miles.

  • Otukornor 10 years ago

    “Since 2008, the volume of cocaine transiting through West Africa was roughly 50 tonnes a year and its annual worth estimated at US$2 billion.
    It said: “Nearly 50% of all non-US-bound cocaine, or about 13% of all global ...
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  • Ugly Akufu Addo 10 years ago

    Akuffo Addo pos the drug user.

  • Kofi kwame 10 years ago

    Good,K.Annan pls do not go off road by ignoring the power of Govt and their politician .who sat on our border,and ports,those people are corrupt.the ordinary people are just used.

  • GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

    PLS...HE IS IN BED WITH THE WEST TO USE GH AS GATEWAY FOR COCAINA TRANSPORT TO NORTH AMERICA. WEN THESE WEAK, RICH TYCOON WHITE FOLK SNIFF COKE. THEY FEEL HARD N TUFF LIKE KING KONG...LOL
    COCAINA BUSIMESS CONTROLS AMERIKKKA ...
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  • Yahoo 10 years ago

    Use spell check ! I don’t understand your US ranting.

  • HABLUTA SENYO 10 years ago

    THE ONLY THING NPP LEFT BEHIND IS ONLY THE DRUG TRADE FOR OSEIKROM BOYS TO CARY ON.IN MY NEXT REVOLUTION ALL THOSE MANSIONS FROM KUMASI TO ACCRA OWNERS WILL BE SENT TO NSAWAM PRISONONE BY ONE

  • salam 10 years ago

    Ghanians should be proud of this man

  • BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 10 years ago

    DEAR KOFI ANNAN FOUNDATION,

    TO RESPECTFULLY REFER TO YOUR ARTICLE PUBLISHED ABOVE AND CAPTIONED, "KOFI ANNAN TACKLES NARCOTICS TRADE IN WEST AFRICA" AND TO HUMBLY SUBMIT THAT WE SHOULD TRY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO STOP THE G ...
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  • Komi Adickah 10 years ago

    Sir, with due respect when you were in office you did not do any thing about Somalia, the Congo and C.A.R but rather now you thinking about drugs. You even have a foundation fighting drugs trafficking, surprise after living o ...
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  • Kofi 10 years ago

    Is he trying to kill the main source of funding to the NPP and the Asantehene? How is Menshia Palace going to afford its luxuries?

  • Ali 10 years ago

    NPP to give Amoateng a special welcome home

  • Dhuruwah 10 years ago

    I hope Amoateng learnt a lesson and his ass soreness healed into a big hole.

  • Osei Yao 10 years ago

    TELL KOFI ANNAN NOT TO BRING HIS FRIENDS TO DESTRY WEST AFRICA. ALREADY THE CIA ANDTHE M16 ARE LISTENING TO EVERY WORD WHISPERED IN EVERY HOME IN THE REGION. IS HE INVITING GRONES TO DROP BOMB ON INNOCENT PEOPLE SO AMERICANS ...
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  • Jim 10 years ago

    Glad to hear it. The illegal drug trade is destroying West Africa, Ghana included. Time to take big steps to shut down this menace! The governments seem to lack the will to deal with it - I wonder why....?

  • Kofi Yankey 10 years ago

    Mr. Annan for your information America and other Western countries are moving towards legalizing drugs. Weed just became legal in some states in the US. Why are you helping with a problem that Western countries are giving up ...
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  • SHAKARA 10 years ago

    HOW DO U WIN THIS GAME WHEN DRUGS SEIZED IN RAIDS SIMPLY DISAPPEAR UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. U NEED HONEST PEOPLE TO FIGHT THE DRUG MENACE.GHANA DONT HAVE THEM.SO KOFI JUST REST AND FORGET ABOUT FIGHTING DRU ...
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  • Omint's (Belgium) 10 years ago

    I'm sorry for former UN general secartary Mr, Kofi Annan,I was experted him tackle genetically modified organism (GMO)which kan killed or give diseases to Ghanaians rather than talking about narcotics trade in west Afrika,b'c ...
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  • SHAN 10 years ago

    HE HAS TAKEN MONEY FOR BEING AMBASSADOR FOR GM NOW HE IS DIVERTING ATTENTION FROM GM TO DRUGS!! H SHOULD BE TELLING US THE BENEFIT GM FOR WHICH HE IS MADE AMBASSADOR TO PROMOTE IT IN AFRICA. WHY THEN DID HE TAKE THE ROLE?

  • JKK 10 years ago

    WITH DRUGS IN GHANA AND AFRICA THINGS WILL BE WORSE. WAR, DISEASE, POVERTY, RESOURCE CURSE, FILTH SANITATION, UNDERDEVELOPMENT IS EVERYWHERE IN THIS CONTINENT. THE LAST STRAW IS DRUGS WHICH WILL KILL THIS CONTINENT YOUTH WHO ...
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  • JKK 10 years ago

    NO HOPE SINCE LEADERS OF THIS CONTINENT ARE BUNCH OF CROOKS AND SELFISH WITH ALL THE EDUCATION. UNTIL IT HIT HOME ONE DAY AND SOMEONE WILL START REALISING HOW SERIOUS IT IS

  • Daniel Domfeh 10 years ago

    It's an undeniable fact that in a society where poverty thrives any form on criminal activity that has economic benefit is " wholly acceptable" as a means to an end. Until leadership West Africa who holds in trust the wealth ...
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  • Okponglo Guy 10 years ago

    Your people are suffering from corruption

  • kaketonti 10 years ago

    Uncle Kofi,you can't beat them.Rather you time and energy will be profitable helping the rural dwellers.Heard about the ALLIGATOR CHILDREN/500 CHILDREN IN FOREST RESERVES ETC!This should be the dividends for a statesman legac ...
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  • kaketonti 10 years ago

    Re-write:Rather your time........

  • Kumasehene 10 years ago

    Mr Kofi Annan is fighting a loosing battle because Nana Addo still smokes wee and most of his friends are drug dealers. What of if he wins, do you think he will support Annan in his fight.?

  • Ohene. 10 years ago

    Yes with your fathe.

  • Jojo 10 years ago

    GEORGE BUSH JNR.FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATESOF AMERICA KNOWS MUCH ON THE OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAMME

  • Chicago guy 10 years ago

    Foolish fant man

  • twaa pau 10 years ago

    Kofi Annan, we wish you tackle corruption the main cancer not narcotics.

  • TEE 10 years ago

    MALLAM TULA IS KOFI ANNAN THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA OR YOUR USELESS MAHAMA WHO IS SUPPOSE TO SUPPLY YOU WATER AND ELECTRICITY SO SHUT UP YOU PEPENI FULANI MUSLIM NEVER OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND SAY ANYTHING SILLY ABOUT KOFI ANNAN. THA ...
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  • TEE 10 years ago

    KOFI ANNAN SHOULD BOOKED RAWLINGS TO ICC IMMEDIATELY THIS YEAR THAN FELLOW MAHAMA THIEF LOOT AND SHARE PRESIDENT

  • BRO DAN- TRC 10 years ago

    REJOICE O' NOBLE PEOPLE OF AFRICA AND REPUTABLE PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD! FOR -THE WORK- HAS NOT EVEN BEGAN LET ALONE IT BEING CONSIDERED- DONE. YEA, O' THIS NOBLE -"LION AND LAMB", -ABRAHAM BEGUN AT THE AGE OF 75, ...
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  • Nii Ankrah 10 years ago

    Sorry u got it all wrong,the greatest threat to west Africa n Africa a whole is GOVT. CORRUPTION.Like Pope Francis said CORRUPTION IS WORSE THAN SIN.Then rigging of elections by ruling govts.It led to war in many countries,ha ...
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  • Jacky Chang 10 years ago

    UNODC never stated the drug trade through West Africa is now worth 800 million USD a year. 800 million USD is about cocaine trafficking only.