You have said it all. Even though Chinese are not the best. Even though they sometimes cheat in business, we can truly say that Ghana and the whole of Africa are going through unprecedented economic growth because of our curr ... read full comment
You have said it all. Even though Chinese are not the best. Even though they sometimes cheat in business, we can truly say that Ghana and the whole of Africa are going through unprecedented economic growth because of our current involvement with Chinese.
Any bad water that comes in this relationship will be to our disadvantage.
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koloxoxo 10 years ago
Government must set up a limit and stand firm on it's policies. in china blacks are never allowed to work,so blacks or other foreign nationals are not allowed to engage in certain jobs in china. why cant Ghana set up a limit ... read full comment
Government must set up a limit and stand firm on it's policies. in china blacks are never allowed to work,so blacks or other foreign nationals are not allowed to engage in certain jobs in china. why cant Ghana set up a limit for foreigners? our political prostitution just let all foreigners in to engage in any silly business,. how? where is the limit? foolish Ghana
paajim 10 years ago
Let me raise my voice to Mr Adgei Kode,It well known in the world that this chinese people take the leniency of our Government to infloat of illegal chinese citizens who do not care about our health and friendship to steal fr ... read full comment
Let me raise my voice to Mr Adgei Kode,It well known in the world that this chinese people take the leniency of our Government to infloat of illegal chinese citizens who do not care about our health and friendship to steal from us, spoil our farm , waters and enviroments. The legal firms we do not have anything against.W e want to sieve out a the bad once from the good once. In this case Mr. Adgei help to stamp these bad once out .
ras 10 years ago
if the chinese break our law we should deal with them.the chinese also repatriate their profits.
if the chinese break our law we should deal with them.the chinese also repatriate their profits.
ras 10 years ago
"To this end, the Inter-Ministerial Task force must not been seen as anti-Chinese and an instrument for collapsing small-scale local mining in favor of other multinational firms who turn to repatriate their profits from our s ... read full comment
"To this end, the Inter-Ministerial Task force must not been seen as anti-Chinese and an instrument for collapsing small-scale local mining in favor of other multinational firms who turn to repatriate their profits from our shores without accounting or the Minerals going through PMMC".
The Chinese also repatriate their profits?does this guy know all the Chinese people in Ghana?
the Chinese don't give use free loans.
papason 10 years ago
pls tell the chinese people to have a good name for us .instead of calling as a name in their own word.aleast gold cost not fei zhou we are getting tired of that name they even use that name for our leaders but they are still ... read full comment
pls tell the chinese people to have a good name for us .instead of calling as a name in their own word.aleast gold cost not fei zhou we are getting tired of that name they even use that name for our leaders but they are still taken gold and other resources from us lets wise up.fei zhou is a not good name .a good name brings progress for the future blacks are also humans not animals tell the chinese people
Aseye 10 years ago
Unscrupulous African Governments always have soft spots for Chinese business people. Notably Ghana, South Africa, Kenya etc. These country kowtow to Chinese who get better business deals at the expense of local businesses. Ch ... read full comment
Unscrupulous African Governments always have soft spots for Chinese business people. Notably Ghana, South Africa, Kenya etc. These country kowtow to Chinese who get better business deals at the expense of local businesses. China is now colonizing Africa and our leaders are either corrupt or are so ignorant not to act in favour of the local business people. South Africa give concessions to Chinese investors than an African Investor. At the end of the day, we still go cup in hand begging them for for investment which they still run away with chunk of the money they make here. Adjei Kodee, please read between the line and stop being a stooge!
KK 10 years ago
Why is it that their president or Chairman, as they call him, does not allow foreigners to mine in China? Gold mining is practically unavailable in China, but there are substantial amount of gold ore in China. Why don't they ... read full comment
Why is it that their president or Chairman, as they call him, does not allow foreigners to mine in China? Gold mining is practically unavailable in China, but there are substantial amount of gold ore in China. Why don't they mine from their country as they even have the largest land in the world.
ghanaba 10 years ago
How much were you paid by the Chinese for this article.you are not a Ghanaian, go live in the lagoon.
How much were you paid by the Chinese for this article.you are not a Ghanaian, go live in the lagoon.
NO MONEY FOR BUSH 10 years ago
the lagoon still need chinese to treat i guess i am right.ghana can not solve the problem, pls low head and learn.
the lagoon still need chinese to treat i guess i am right.ghana can not solve the problem, pls low head and learn.
wo nso ka bi 10 years ago
And so what? should we give them the country as gift, dont forget the monies you talked about are all loans. please shut the F,,, up
And so what? should we give them the country as gift, dont forget the monies you talked about are all loans. please shut the F,,, up
wallii 10 years ago
Its always like this . The black man sufering under the white rul . IT IS NOW CHINESE who will give us some loans and tire up our economy. The Chinese don't respect us and our government . LET NOT WHAT THEY GIVE US blind us f ... read full comment
Its always like this . The black man sufering under the white rul . IT IS NOW CHINESE who will give us some loans and tire up our economy. The Chinese don't respect us and our government . LET NOT WHAT THEY GIVE US blind us from their wicked and bad act . We have a law in this country that must be obeyed by all and sundry.
Francis 10 years ago
We shouldn't loose our destiny that we get support from China so we should allow them come and to galamsey. The law strictly says non-Ghanaians are not allowed to do small-scale mining/galamsey. Why should our security agenci ... read full comment
We shouldn't loose our destiny that we get support from China so we should allow them come and to galamsey. The law strictly says non-Ghanaians are not allowed to do small-scale mining/galamsey. Why should our security agencies look on for them to mine illegally to spoil our environment/water bodies and pulling guns on indegenes?
EZEKIEL 10 years ago
IF we are SERIOUS in Ghana, EVERY VISITOR, as well as Ghanaians, are OBLIGED to respect our laws.IF WE CANNOT ENFORCE OUR OWN LAWS, WHY BLAME THE CHINESE ??? The level of corruption AT ALL LEVELS in Ghana IS JUST TOO HIGH!!! ... read full comment
IF we are SERIOUS in Ghana, EVERY VISITOR, as well as Ghanaians, are OBLIGED to respect our laws.IF WE CANNOT ENFORCE OUR OWN LAWS, WHY BLAME THE CHINESE ??? The level of corruption AT ALL LEVELS in Ghana IS JUST TOO HIGH!!! A small brown envelop, and you LOOK the other way when your LAWS are DIS-REGARDED. We then go about BLAMING SOMEBODY ELSE!!
ROGUE LAWYER 10 years ago
this government is selling Ghana to the chinese wich is not acceptable.
we warn prof mills about the dealings with the chiness but the then prof mills refused to listen, mahama upon taken the seat is making the same mistak ... read full comment
this government is selling Ghana to the chinese wich is not acceptable.
we warn prof mills about the dealings with the chiness but the then prof mills refused to listen, mahama upon taken the seat is making the same mistake his Boss made-no lesons learnt nobody had sold the degnity of Ghana and sustain in the presidency
yaw 10 years ago
give them no chance . they alwas act otherweise to what they say
give them no chance . they alwas act otherweise to what they say
ama 10 years ago
when will Ghana learn to use it own nationals for the development of their own home.
when will Ghana learn to use it own nationals for the development of their own home.
Nancy 10 years ago
When did Chinese consider you black Africans as brothers? Black African will bow and worship any skin that is different from theirs. But do not respect their own.
Do you know Chinese people very well? Let us hear from them i ... read full comment
When did Chinese consider you black Africans as brothers? Black African will bow and worship any skin that is different from theirs. But do not respect their own.
Do you know Chinese people very well? Let us hear from them if we blacks are their brothers. Don't make these stupid comments personal ambitions? Chinese are the most racist group among the Asians.
Chinese are economic Vultures. They will stoop low to fool you to get your resources. That is what Chinese are doing in Africa now.
Kpeblo 10 years ago
As I always say , a wise person learn from their mistake but a smart and wiser person learn from others mistakes. Ghana should from all the other countries that the Chinese have been in and see the damage and mess they left t ... read full comment
As I always say , a wise person learn from their mistake but a smart and wiser person learn from others mistakes. Ghana should from all the other countries that the Chinese have been in and see the damage and mess they left them in. If they are that helpful as the claim why are they moving from one African country to the other.
LOOK AT THEM 10 years ago
ooooh western region had so far not benefitted from any of the loans from china but enjoying the major part of the adverse effects on the environment.
please tell us does Ghana also issue license for water pollution?
ooooh western region had so far not benefitted from any of the loans from china but enjoying the major part of the adverse effects on the environment.
please tell us does Ghana also issue license for water pollution?
Osagefo 10 years ago
‘Well-behaved’ African leaders rewarded by President Obama
BY JEHRON MUHAMMAD | LAST UPDATED: MAY 10, 2013 - 1:08:07 PM
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(FinalCall.com) - Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president after independence and the person most identified with the creation of the Organization of African Unity, came to disapprove of the way that certain African leaders had abandoned the African revolution. His concern was that they were failing their people by initially “checking with Washington, London and Paris before making decisions,” reported the Daily Mail.
In March “well-behaved African heads of state ... (were) rewarded by Barack Obama with a chance to meet with him in groups of four and have their picture taken with him,” reported Africasacountry.com. “It’s like meeting Beyonce, but you get to call it a state visit.”
And what made matters worse is that they just sat there with folded hands like American subjects, beaming as the president read their accomplishments. “The wider symbolism was unmistakable,” wrote Elliot Ross, “These guys, Obama is saying, work for me. African visitors (unlike other heads of state) can be received in groups, as, they’re all Africans, don’t need to be spoken to individually. Politics? Negotiations? They’re just happy to be here.”
“The essence of neo-colonialism is that the state which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty. In reality, its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.”
—Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah,
The Brookings Institute says these selective meetings with African leaders “not only served to advance American interests in Africa, but also to tacitly communicate the administration’s expectations.”
The president said during the photo-op that the presidents of Senegal, Malawi, Sierra Leone and the prime minister from Cape Verde “exemplify the progress that we’re seeing in Africa.”
Secretary of State John Kerry revealed in April that President Obama is going to Africa. The Obama administration’s position on Africa might be a reaction to this year’s OAU/AU 50th Anniversary celebration, or better yet China’s increasingly large African footprint. No clear Africa policy has emerged during Obama’s second term.
Kerry recently let it be known that in May he plans on attending this year’s AU Summit in Addis Ababa. He also said, without giving details, that Obama also plans to go to Africa.
What is revealing is four months into Kerry’s tenure the State Department, especially its Africa Bureau, appears to still be trying to find its legs.
A large number of senior State Department positions remain vacant, including the Obama administration’s top envoy to Africa post. Ambassador Johnny Carson, assistant secretary of state for African Affairs, retired in March. The post is currently being run by Acting Assistant Secretary Don Yamamoto, a Foreign Service officer. National Security Counsel Senior Director Gayle Smith is rumored to be in the running for the top Africa post. In addition other Africa posts, including the special envoy for Sudan, remain vacant.
ForeignPolicy.com believes Obama and his team “are determined to control it all.” He’s obviously not going to give Kerry the same controls over the State Department that he succumbed to giving Hillary Clinton. “The Cable” blog, which appears on ForeignPolicy.com, included a piece titled “Nobody home at the State Department,” which suggests the “process to fill (senior State Dept. positions) seems indefinitely stalled.”
Whatever this means it doesn’t bode well for developing a cohesive African policy. In March Obama excluded Nigeria, one of Africa’s most influential nation states—also the continent’s most populous—from attending the White House summit. The slight was Obama’s way of registering his displeasure over the recent pardon granted embattled former Bayelsa State Governor D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha.
This was done in face of the fact that, not only does Section 175 of Nigeria’s constitution allow a presidential pardon, but the Council of State advised the president “to grant him (a pardon).” Alamieyeseigha was convicted of stealing and laundering public funds. Not only did he return the stolen funds, according to the Nigerian Vanguard, he also “pleaded guilty and served out his eight year (prison) term.”
Obama’s slight to Nigeria and African leaders falling over themselves for a White House invitation speaks to a divided Africa and to an Africa unwilling or unable to police its own affairs.
Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan addressing 19 African heads of state at the 1993 African African-American Summit in Gabon stated, “We don’t think like free men.” “We go to the capitals of America and Europe, like paupers, (too) weak to demand or ask for what unjust regimes will never give,” he said.
Nkrumah, in his seminal work “Neo-colonialism the last stage of imperialism,” explained how so-called independent states are controlled by outside powers. “The essence of neo-colonialism is that the state which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty. In reality, its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.”
Unless Africa develops its potential power through a unified continent, as advocated by Nkrumah, and gains control of its natural resources, Min. Farrakhan warned, “We will never achieve what we desire for our people … We have the pomp and circumstances of real power, but beneath it there is no real substance.”
Jehron Muhammad, who writes from Philadelphia, can be reached at Jehronn@msn.com.
DODOWA 10 years ago
All that I want to know is what amount of pelf did Adjei Kordie receive from the Chinese to make him write such an insulting piece to Ghanaians? The blind and insatiable clamor for wealth has really made people to lose their ... read full comment
All that I want to know is what amount of pelf did Adjei Kordie receive from the Chinese to make him write such an insulting piece to Ghanaians? The blind and insatiable clamor for wealth has really made people to lose their minds. Adjei Kordie strikes me as a Neanderthal. His arguments are baseless and expose him as a gaping sycophant. This fool has to be reminded that his Chinese masters are not in Ghana because they love Ghanaians. They are there because of the avenues to fleece us. China is an emerging imperialist country, and nobody should be fooled by those facades they set up as bilateral committees. Adjei Kordie is a complete sell out and people should treat his sophomoric advise with the contempt it deserves. What a toke.
Kofi 10 years ago
Okay, since China is investing so much in Ghana we should let them destroy our lands, forests and water bodies. Thank you Adjei Kode3!
Okay, since China is investing so much in Ghana we should let them destroy our lands, forests and water bodies. Thank you Adjei Kode3!
abcd 10 years ago
In China then it is the Chinese who are a problem in Ghana.
In China then it is the Chinese who are a problem in Ghana.
K. Botchway 10 years ago
I am sorry to say that you are a Person with LOW minded Mr. Adjei.
Reasons:- In China, even citizens can't cut a small tree down how much more Gold. Who ever do that ended him in Prison or death sentence. Do you want to tell ... read full comment
I am sorry to say that you are a Person with LOW minded Mr. Adjei.
Reasons:- In China, even citizens can't cut a small tree down how much more Gold. Who ever do that ended him in Prison or death sentence. Do you want to tell the whole nation that we must accept what in China not allowed is in Ghana simply because of your SELFISHNES interest. Don`t you know that a country is only successful when both Government and Citizens think about the future of a Country. This means thinking about the Children and the grandchildren who are not even born.
You can`t go to any Country in this world and cut even a small TREE how much more GLOD digging.
With this you want to proof to the whole world that ghanaians are VERY LOW MINDED. But this is not true it is only some few people LIKE YOU and some others who are LOW MINDED and have no PRIDE atall.
Are those chinese people not being paid for their work in Ghana? or are they working for free?
China has also GOLD why don't they go and dig it?
They can`t do that in China simply because they RESPECT their COUNTRY.
They will come in abundance because people you don't respect your COUNTRY so they will also not RESPECT our COUNTRY.
There is one proverb:- If you don`t value what you have , you will one day lose everything.
Adjei Kode If you don't know who you are, nobody will tell you, who you are.
This is not ANTI CHINESE. But rather this is National Pride.
Will you, allow someone to FUCK your WIFE and go free? and you saying woman well than for the good JOB?.
Every Country is protecting what it has because they think as Human beings.
It started the same way in Democratic Republic Congo and now is out of control.
When the foreign GOLD diggers start to finanz desperate Ghanaians as Rebels, it will not effect me alone but it will affect every single Ghanaian.
Please don't import problem when there is no problem.
Please let us all think as matured Human Beings but not like small children who dosen`t know how dangerous a Blade is when playing with it.
A word to a wise is enough.
God Bless Ghana.
You have said it all. Even though Chinese are not the best. Even though they sometimes cheat in business, we can truly say that Ghana and the whole of Africa are going through unprecedented economic growth because of our curr ...
read full comment
Government must set up a limit and stand firm on it's policies. in china blacks are never allowed to work,so blacks or other foreign nationals are not allowed to engage in certain jobs in china. why cant Ghana set up a limit ...
read full comment
Let me raise my voice to Mr Adgei Kode,It well known in the world that this chinese people take the leniency of our Government to infloat of illegal chinese citizens who do not care about our health and friendship to steal fr ...
read full comment
if the chinese break our law we should deal with them.the chinese also repatriate their profits.
"To this end, the Inter-Ministerial Task force must not been seen as anti-Chinese and an instrument for collapsing small-scale local mining in favor of other multinational firms who turn to repatriate their profits from our s ...
read full comment
pls tell the chinese people to have a good name for us .instead of calling as a name in their own word.aleast gold cost not fei zhou we are getting tired of that name they even use that name for our leaders but they are still ...
read full comment
Unscrupulous African Governments always have soft spots for Chinese business people. Notably Ghana, South Africa, Kenya etc. These country kowtow to Chinese who get better business deals at the expense of local businesses. Ch ...
read full comment
Why is it that their president or Chairman, as they call him, does not allow foreigners to mine in China? Gold mining is practically unavailable in China, but there are substantial amount of gold ore in China. Why don't they ...
read full comment
How much were you paid by the Chinese for this article.you are not a Ghanaian, go live in the lagoon.
the lagoon still need chinese to treat i guess i am right.ghana can not solve the problem, pls low head and learn.
And so what? should we give them the country as gift, dont forget the monies you talked about are all loans. please shut the F,,, up
Its always like this . The black man sufering under the white rul . IT IS NOW CHINESE who will give us some loans and tire up our economy. The Chinese don't respect us and our government . LET NOT WHAT THEY GIVE US blind us f ...
read full comment
We shouldn't loose our destiny that we get support from China so we should allow them come and to galamsey. The law strictly says non-Ghanaians are not allowed to do small-scale mining/galamsey. Why should our security agenci ...
read full comment
IF we are SERIOUS in Ghana, EVERY VISITOR, as well as Ghanaians, are OBLIGED to respect our laws.IF WE CANNOT ENFORCE OUR OWN LAWS, WHY BLAME THE CHINESE ??? The level of corruption AT ALL LEVELS in Ghana IS JUST TOO HIGH!!! ...
read full comment
this government is selling Ghana to the chinese wich is not acceptable.
we warn prof mills about the dealings with the chiness but the then prof mills refused to listen, mahama upon taken the seat is making the same mistak ...
read full comment
give them no chance . they alwas act otherweise to what they say
when will Ghana learn to use it own nationals for the development of their own home.
When did Chinese consider you black Africans as brothers? Black African will bow and worship any skin that is different from theirs. But do not respect their own.
Do you know Chinese people very well? Let us hear from them i ...
read full comment
As I always say , a wise person learn from their mistake but a smart and wiser person learn from others mistakes. Ghana should from all the other countries that the Chinese have been in and see the damage and mess they left t ...
read full comment
ooooh western region had so far not benefitted from any of the loans from china but enjoying the major part of the adverse effects on the environment.
please tell us does Ghana also issue license for water pollution?
‘Well-behaved’ African leaders rewarded by President Obama
BY JEHRON MUHAMMAD | LAST UPDATED: MAY 10, 2013 - 1:08:07 PM
What's your opinion on this article?
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(FinalCall.com) - Osagyefo K ...
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All that I want to know is what amount of pelf did Adjei Kordie receive from the Chinese to make him write such an insulting piece to Ghanaians? The blind and insatiable clamor for wealth has really made people to lose their ...
read full comment
Okay, since China is investing so much in Ghana we should let them destroy our lands, forests and water bodies. Thank you Adjei Kode3!
In China then it is the Chinese who are a problem in Ghana.
I am sorry to say that you are a Person with LOW minded Mr. Adjei.
Reasons:- In China, even citizens can't cut a small tree down how much more Gold. Who ever do that ended him in Prison or death sentence. Do you want to tell ...
read full comment