Ghana, Morocco and the Polisario debacle

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Yusuf 10 years ago

The Polisario are a relic of the Cold War era and are kept on Life Support by Algeria to undermine Moroccan development.

The Polisario are a relic of the Cold War era and are kept on Life Support by Algeria to undermine Moroccan development.
william 10 years ago

Interesting piece and food for thought. Think tanks, over to you!Both Algeria and Morocco are close friends of Ghana. The Sahara issue has been quite divisive. Delicate but need for pragmatism and forward looking ideas!

Interesting piece and food for thought. Think tanks, over to you!Both Algeria and Morocco are close friends of Ghana. The Sahara issue has been quite divisive. Delicate but need for pragmatism and forward looking ideas!
KWAME 10 years ago

Moroccans refer to you as Africans. They don't even consider themselves as Africans and rightfully so. A Ghanaian intellectual will not hesitate to clean toilets in other countries. They want it now, and now. Start being sel ...
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Moroccans refer to you as Africans. They don't even consider themselves as Africans and rightfully so. A Ghanaian intellectual will not hesitate to clean toilets in other countries. They want it now, and now. Start being self reliant. Moroccans did not give in to slave trade (hell no), but you did. You people will one day become totally useless to the rest of the world. What natural resources does Morocco has besides Cows, fish and belly dancers? Yet look at how much you import from that country( 60 mil to 3 mil?). Always slaving away in other countries. Why? Sardines that they throw away or consider as food for the poor is what you grab like it is going out of style. Black Africans are lazy, but demand instant gratification. Nobody wants to sacrifice for long term growth, so everything is short term. Rulers are corrupt, and you have been blinded to think that corruption is part of your culture. So you sit still waiting for God to save you from thieves. Yes, Morocco is big on tourism, and you have your slave castles to display...fruits of your hard work. A Moroccan puts a label on a leather bag and the world parade around it, and pays good money for it. They have achieved respect and trust. Ghana made bag sits in the dog house. You don't even have time to refine your products. Need it quick and now. Oil will not do a damn thing for you until you change yourselves and your stinking mentalities. Ghana....great Ghana going down in memory lane. The Brazil of Africa? Seriously? You shamefully align yourself with another country after achieving something wonderful on the world stage in soccer.
Zak 10 years ago

I think Ghana should know better , that the Sahara is a Moroccan it is very Clair to the eyes. Every body knows that especially the countries surround it . You can not change the history . Algeria and khadafi of Libya want pa ...
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I think Ghana should know better , that the Sahara is a Moroccan it is very Clair to the eyes. Every body knows that especially the countries surround it . You can not change the history . Algeria and khadafi of Libya want part of it , but now only Algeria is in a play against morocco , because they are very jealous of stable morocco economically culturally and also morocco did always respect all the African nations and never create problems for them like Algeria did and still do . Ghana is smart enough to be close to morocco it for the benefit of both nations and for the hall continent .
Kweku Boateng Jnr. 10 years ago

Morocco is not a member of the African Union for her colonial policy on Western Sahara. Ghana has always supported national liberation movements from 1958 All African People's Conference, held in Accra.
Ghana must continue ...
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Morocco is not a member of the African Union for her colonial policy on Western Sahara. Ghana has always supported national liberation movements from 1958 All African People's Conference, held in Accra.
Ghana must continue to support the people of the Western Sahara like the AU and the UN does.
KWAME, you are dead right. Morocco provides a few scholarship to Ghana in order to have our support and I hope thevMahama administration would not betray our trust. We must focus on genuine development looking first inward. Our educational system makes us think inferior. It is the Morrocans and others who destroyed old Ghana, burnt the capital Kumbe Salle just like the British did to Coomase now Kumasi in 1874 led by Sir Garnet Worsen. KWAME, I salute you. Forward Ever.
Jerome 10 years ago

Public debt
71.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
64.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
Debt - external
$33.98 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$29.05 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Morocco - For my ally is France and I will help my ally regai ...
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Public debt
71.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
64.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
Debt - external
$33.98 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$29.05 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Morocco - For my ally is France and I will help my ally regain its colonies
Peter 10 years ago

The author of the paper is well learned the lesson. Before his main goal, apparently hi want to sell us a fully interested image of Morocco. It seems that he wants to pass a message: ''the Moroccan thesis on Western Sahara is ...
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The author of the paper is well learned the lesson. Before his main goal, apparently hi want to sell us a fully interested image of Morocco. It seems that he wants to pass a message: ''the Moroccan thesis on Western Sahara issue''. It's a pure propaganda. This is not the first time he does it. In a previous pamphlet (see Ghana web of 04/11/2013) he uses the same method. Taking advantage of the fact that the referee team of the football match Ghana/Egypt in Kumasi was of Moroccan origin, he started talking about football to finish asking Ghanaians to support the occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco. Yes, freedom of opinion is sacred but I don't think pamphlets like this could help to a serene and impartial debate.
AB 10 years ago

This article is ludicrous, Morroco is not even part of the African Union and we can all see how they treat African migrants trying to get to Europe, Morocco occupies western Sahara like a colony and as Africans we need to fig ...
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This article is ludicrous, Morroco is not even part of the African Union and we can all see how they treat African migrants trying to get to Europe, Morocco occupies western Sahara like a colony and as Africans we need to fight against it. People there are regularly beaten, arrested and tried by military courts and in prison sometimes raped. Just because Morocco has money does not mean we drop our ethics on the floor. The fact that this author claims that no state from Europe or north America recognises the Sahrawi Arab democratic republic? DO Africans opinion not even matter? This article is pure propaganda from the Moroccan state. and we would be wise to realise that.
Sontro 10 years ago

All in all Ghana's interest are primordial..and lets face reality here folks...It is in South Africa's economic interest that Ghana doesn't allign with Morocco nor with moderate US/European standpoints about the matter. SA wa ...
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All in all Ghana's interest are primordial..and lets face reality here folks...It is in South Africa's economic interest that Ghana doesn't allign with Morocco nor with moderate US/European standpoints about the matter. SA wants all African political hegemony and is sided by the corrupt regime in Algeria. Autodetermination is a risky business as they all know cause one day the Kabiliyans and the southern Touaregs in Algeria will claim it too.. and you have to be a fool or naieve to think SA to stand then by them then..remember the tricky situation of theKonkomba on one side and Nanumba, Dagomba, and Gonja
Sontro 10 years ago

Jerome you're quite funny where are South African values when supporting dictatorial Mugabe and Algeria's military support for Kadaffi & his family...don't misunderstand me Morocco ain't heaven but my dear friend as Lord Palm ...
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Jerome you're quite funny where are South African values when supporting dictatorial Mugabe and Algeria's military support for Kadaffi & his family...don't misunderstand me Morocco ain't heaven but my dear friend as Lord Palmerston once said “Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests“ and believe me Ghana's interest are better served with Western minded countries then hoodlums whose countries fall in decay every 5 year
African Tiger 10 years ago

You kidding me? Western countries who always exploit you? You must be smoking political pot! And you quote some stupid British nitwit called Lord what? The day you Afropeans stop revering these nitwits who always exploit, you ...
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You kidding me? Western countries who always exploit you? You must be smoking political pot! And you quote some stupid British nitwit called Lord what? The day you Afropeans stop revering these nitwits who always exploit, you will be ready to take your place in the renewal of Africa.
Jerome 10 years ago

I rather be funny with dignity,than ignorant and believer in world fabricated news....

I rather be funny with dignity,than ignorant and believer in world fabricated news....
Jerome 10 years ago

I had to do some research to help you in your game of segregation:
The majority of Algerians are Berbers in origins, but a majority identifies with an Arabic-based culture. Berbers are divided into many groups with varying l ...
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I had to do some research to help you in your game of segregation:
The majority of Algerians are Berbers in origins, but a majority identifies with an Arabic-based culture. Berbers are divided into many groups with varying languages. The largest of these are the Kabyles, who live in the Kabylie region east of Algiers, the Chaoui of North-East Algeria, the Tuaregs in the southern desert and the Shenwa people of North Algeria.
But I need your help to understand why a Berber will separate from another Berber ... religion? economy? Language? History? on what basis? got it Politics....but that cannot not work because everyone hate politicians.
Jerome 10 years ago

You do not need Morocco to help you economically. With a $29,420,000,000 debt I can assure you that they need your financial help.
Ghana is a nation of values, and I do not expect them to sell those values for few economical ...
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You do not need Morocco to help you economically. With a $29,420,000,000 debt I can assure you that they need your financial help.
Ghana is a nation of values, and I do not expect them to sell those values for few economical privileges.
African Tiger 10 years ago

Rightly said! Jerome. We will have no dignity if we go begging for crumbs from Morocco! Who is Morocco?? I hope the Afropeans in our midst understand that!

Rightly said! Jerome. We will have no dignity if we go begging for crumbs from Morocco! Who is Morocco?? I hope the Afropeans in our midst understand that!
kodjo 9 years ago

The U.S, the richest and strongest country in the world has a 17.5 trillion (2014 est.) debt or almost 80% of gdp. In fact most developed countries have a huge debt so you can't really use that argument!
Morocco is one of t ...
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The U.S, the richest and strongest country in the world has a 17.5 trillion (2014 est.) debt or almost 80% of gdp. In fact most developed countries have a huge debt so you can't really use that argument!
Morocco is one of the more developed countries in Africa and we can mutually benefit from each other!

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