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Kofi Annan endorses reforestation of Africa

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  • ISAACS NYARKO. 8 years ago

    We thank the organisers and high officials of this program. I am now doing my masters in the field of Tropical forestry and Agroforestry hopefully I think it will have a lot of impact in Africa and the world as whole.Since no ...
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  • Mobert Rogabe 8 years ago

    ... good for you Isaac Nyarko...

  • Kojo mawuyegah 8 years ago

    We must not just plant trees and export timber, we must also find ways to turn the timber into secondary products before exporting them.

  • Johnson Tunu 8 years ago

    There must be two things happening in Africa:reversing the desertification of the continent, and embarking on tapping the solar energy in Africa for industrial needs of the continent, and for export to Europe,or other partner ...
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  • K. 8 years ago

    This is a laudable idea. This issue is hugely on the heart of some us. This will do both Ghana and Africa a lot of good both now and for posterity. We shouldn't as a continent waited for it to come this far. Africa has no vir ...
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  • Mobert Rogabe 8 years ago

    ...good to know we don't need the whiteman to come tell us what to do here... we have Kofi Annan, right?

  • Ekow Samuel. 8 years ago

    Very good Papa Annan with the good talks of you,God bless you all and oman Ghana!.

  • SIMON 8 years ago

    WHILES GHANA AND AFRICA DESTROY THEIR FRESH WATER STREAMS AND FORESTATIONS TO ILLEGAL CHINESE CROOK MINING EUROPEANS KEEP THEIR FORESTATION AS WELL AS INCREASING FORESTATION INTACT WHY BECAUSE BLACK LEADERS DON'T CARE EXCEPT ...
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  • DAVID, TEMA 8 years ago

    Kofi annan only concern,s himself with foolish things.When kufuor stole the elections in 2014 and the opposition wanted to go on stike under Atta Mills, he intervened. Why is he not interveneing on the foolish strikes by the ...
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  • Kojo mawuyegah 8 years ago

    Strikes occur everywhere including Eu and the Americas, it is part of democracy. It forces employers to treat workers with the respect they deserve.

  • Asempaye 8 years ago

    What can I say when Words aren't enough? Great son of Africa out of Ghana. May God continue to bless you with good health, long life, wisdom and courage to enable you to continue to work for humanity.

  • wakwe 8 years ago

    Mr KOFI should kindly starts with his reforestation in Ghana before he can mention Africa,how on earth in this our time Ghanaian still sell charcoal for business it is really stupid from Ghanaian s i think.

  • Asiwome 8 years ago

    This is a tricky proposition. The company will be using the land to grow timber for business, that is like growing Christmas trees for money. It will not benefit Ghana. Try growing trees that bear fruit for food and leave the ...
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  • Afrikikoman 8 years ago

    He sprayed seeds into bear desert areas of communities to grow weeds, all around the country, giving dargatifour or touncast laborers jobs to do. Going round trimming these places as the weeds grew. In some places Acheampong ...
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  • NANA AGYEMANG BAWUAH 8 years ago

    Pretty good idea , Papa. Let's start in Ghana .We can reclaim our deserts in Ghana and Africa.
    And do include our water bodies as well. Some thing can be done.