Captain Ibrahim Traoré: Democracy, not dictatorship, is Africa's safeguard against failure

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  • SOMEBODY TELL HIM RUSSIA DOES NOT HAVE PERMANENT FRIENDS! 3 weeks ago

    They have permanent interests. Russian soldiers like they vetrayed Ghaddafi, Assad , Saddam etc will one day betray you.

    The only people who will not betray you are your own Burkinabes with a democratic Constitution

    In ...
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  • The Spear 3 weeks ago

    Tell us when democracy ever held anyone accountable! Ghana wouldn't have this stunted growth and languishing in filth this much while the youth hawk from 5am to 9pm if thieves of the state were made accountable, forestalling ...
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  • Burkina Citizens See Ghana as a Paradise to beg on our streets! 3 weeks ago

    If your Burkina Citizens find it worthwhile to become beggars in our "filthy" streets then we better start calling ourselves Switzerghana". Lol

  • Ghana Biya 3 weeks ago

    All observers know where the writer of this piece is coming from. Since independence, these countries have been practicing democracy according to Western definition of it. What are the positive dividends of it? The French ...
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  • Burkina Citizens See Ghana as a Paradise to beg on our streets! 3 weeks ago

    So why are the Burkinabes sleepwalking into Beggarship in Ghana instead of goibg back home to enjoy BF!

  • Dudu 3 weeks ago

    This a hit piece. So far Traore has done very well, and should be encouraged. I'm all for democracy, but democracy by itself has not brought tangible results to West Africa. What matters is the leader(s) and the quality of l ...
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  • Burkina Citizens See Ghana as a Paradise to beg on our streets! 3 weeks ago

    So why are Burkina Beggars still on our atreets if hes done well forvthem?

  • Amani 3 weeks ago

    Continue chopping the payroll of your french masters

  • Mawuetornam 3 weeks ago

    Judgment, judgment, judgment! May the JUSTICE SYSTEM OF THE LIVING God now reign in all of the earth! May God's JUSTICE SYSTEM DESTROY DEMOCRACY AND ITS SEMBLANCE OF JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT! God, let your justice and righteousness ...
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  • OGyam 3 weeks ago

    Massa, Is Ofori Atta availing himself for his role as our Finance Minister under our airy-fairy democratic dispensation of venal Akufo Addo? I am not a fan of Traore because ,I, think Islam has actually done more damage to ...
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  • OGyam 3 weeks ago

    @Massa, continued. There you have it plain as the nose on your face. Awiating your reply. Thanks!

    Singapore: While it has not fully transitioned to a competitive multiparty democracy like the others, Singapore under Lee ...
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  • Burkina Citizens See Ghana as a Paradise to beg on our streets! 3 weeks ago

    So why are Burkina citizens begging on our filthy Ghanaian streets instead of goibg backbto Ouaga to enjoy Troares sucess!

  • KK 3 weeks ago

    Where have you seen those BF citizens in our streets? Have you inquire the identities of those beggar's?

    Stop your hatred towards the African.

  • Burkina Citizens See Ghana as a Paradise to beg on our streets! 3 weeks ago

    Stop fooling around. Go look at the UN Development Index Burkina Faso is amongs the last 10 at the bottom. For the sake of argument lets say those beggars are from Mali, Niger or Chad. Why didnt they end up with their closest ...
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  • EnglishMan 3 weeks ago

    Thank you Mr. writer, You talk about accountable and accountabilities, when in GHANA our so called LEADERS have account for their stewardship in OFFICE. The only favor they can do for us as citizen is to compared economic ind ...
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