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A Tribute to Prof. Kofi Awoonor

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  • MUGU YARO 10 years ago

    I ALSO LIKED HIS WRITINGS BUT HIS HATRED FOR AKANS IN GENERAL AND ASANTES IN PARTICULAR LEFT MUCH TO BE DESIRED IN HIM. I HOPE HE LEFT AN APOLOGY IN HIS WILL.

  • PHILTY McNASTY 10 years ago

    The tribal bigot who provided the hatred ideology and justification for the confiscation and destruction of Akan businesses met a deserving end. Alahu Akbar, God is great. May he rest in pieces and shreds where nobody can ide ...
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  • Yaw Poku,USA 10 years ago

    What a masterful piece my brother. You have said it all. Bravo. God bless the great Ashanti.

  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    some on this forum have doubted the warnings we have elaborated many times , now the reality has come home . these muslims wish nothing good for us and must be eliminated from our society. For decades and in some cases centur ...
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  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    Masterful piece. It is an embodiment of who and what that men stood for and he paid for it. Evil will follow those who think, eat, drink, bathe, sleep evil and that is Kofi Awoonor.

  • Mr. Figure-Out 10 years ago

    I am totally disappointed in Kwarteng(alias Korash) a Fanti-Asante half caste from Aduman in Ashanti region, my course mate and floor mate at kn-UST, and a friend here in the STATES ( both in Massachusetts and New York , the ...
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  • brick city man 10 years ago

    I dont know about the prof's support for the practice of trokosi. but i know
    he knew more about the( sect )that practice what you call trokosi than you. You clearly dont know a damn thing about what you call a trokosi. your ...
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  • MINOR CASE 10 years ago

    You are wrong. This Kwarteng guy is half Ewe . Did you read his previous article which had Ewe quotation as a prelude ? You have mistaken some body for this Ewe guy just as you will by mistake take Dr SAS for Asante.

  • Zaman 10 years ago

    Very disappointed in what Ghanaians are saying on a tribute. No wonder why Ghana is strugling to move forward. Tribalism is a killer of a countries' potential. Good luck.

  • Mabia 10 years ago

    Fool.

  • kobb 10 years ago

    i was brought up not to spea ill of the dead but my heading is the correct description of the PROF
    he WAS ALSO A BRILLIANT ACDAMICIAN
    may he rest in peace

  • MINOR CASE 10 years ago

    No matter how eloquently you try to portray this man as a goodman , he was evil and not patriotic. His statement " I am an Ewe before a Ghananian " means he would rather have an Ewe from Togo and Benin than Ghanaian , not ...
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  • GAWUKO 10 years ago

    Wheta Kpokli,
    tsi madza,
    ba didi na.

  • Akpaklika Mewua Lo Ode 10 years ago

    Aren't you quoting out of context?

  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    A man of Awoonor's stature should not make that reckless comment like "I am an Ewe before a Ghanaia" It is reprehensive. He is very learned and understand the complexities of such loose talk.

    Yesterday, a former colleague ...
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  • S-Zulu 10 years ago

    This is an eloquent tribute to an eloquent scholar. I am impressed that it is authored by some one with a 'math and natural science background.' And sadly, in Ghana today, a different ethnic background. Congratulations and we ...
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  • I & I 10 years ago

    Kofi Awonoor William's death should be Celebrated by all Akans, none Tribalist, and all Fair Minded Ghanaian. For it is said that those who live by the Sword die by the Sword. This was a guy who orchestrated the 1981 Coup tha ...
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  • You and You 10 years ago

    ..and you know how you are going to die?

  • Kawaanopaado 10 years ago

    Wow, what a tribute from a mathematician and scientist! Francis Kwarteng is great in his own right. He is indeed a polymath and polyglot. Prof Awoonor's tribute refers. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Condolences to the f ...
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  • Tony Hogbe 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
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  • Tony Hogbe 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Hogbe 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • K. Boateng 10 years ago

    Francis is a real gem. May the good old prof rest in perfect peace and thanks to Francis Kwarteng for glorious tribute; it's unparallel.

  • Tony Hogbe 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • K. Boateng 10 years ago

    Francis is a real gem. May the good old prof rest in perfect peace and thanks to Francis Kwarteng for this glorious tribute; it's unparallel.

  • Tony Hogbe 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Hogbe 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Hogbe 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • K. Boateng 10 years ago

    Francis is a real gem. May the good old prof rest in perfect peace and thanks to Francis Kwarteng for this glorious tribute; it's unparallel.

  • Tony Hogbe 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony Helu na Akan wo 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • MINOR CASE 10 years ago

    With all your " intelligence, beauty, fish oil,etc" where ever the Ewe man has a foot print ,there is abject poverty .Look at Togo ,Benin and your distant cousins in Haiti. Bad omen follows you like flies after a carrion. Ewe ...
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  • Yaw Poku,USA 10 years ago

    Bravo for your great comment. May his soul rot in hell

  • Agyeman 10 years ago

    One of our illustrious sons of Ghana is gone and will be sorely missed.His oratory skills were rich and influencial.All Ghanaians of goodwill should mourn this great son of Ghana irrespective of tribe or creed.One of Ghana's ...
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  • Tony H 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Tony H 10 years ago

    I am pretty sure you are one those blakies descendants from the Gorillas of Ashanti deep forests. This is the reason we, proud Ewe (hanson & beautiful with fair skin)hate you akans & ashantis: we have decided not to you Ashan ...
    read full comment

  • Agyeman 10 years ago

    One of our illustrious sons of Ghana is gone and will be sorely missed.His oratory skills were rich and influencial.All Ghanaians of goodwill should mourn this great son of Ghana irrespective of tribe or creed.One of Ghana's ...
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  • Kofi ohene 10 years ago

    Ghanaians tend to be hypocritical on many issues and more so when an individual passes away. Kofi Awoonor throughout his political life showed that he HATED the AKANS in Ghana and nobody wants to touch on that;rather people a ...
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  • I. Donkor, Selden, Suffolk County, Ne 10 years ago

    I used to like Awoonor- Williams because of his poems and novels. But when he orchestrated the holocaust against Akans and Ashantis in particular, I stopped reading anything from him. His evil mind fostered Rawlings and the T ...
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  • Mabia 10 years ago

    Just one quote or action to support your infantile posting, will suffice. Otherwise, please, stop the lies.

  • BLACKMAN 10 years ago

    Mr. Kofi Awoonor died as a big tribal bigot and jealousy.The Omipotent and Omipresent God will allow them to reap what they sowed.Are you listening? Rawlings, Kpegah,Kojo Tsikata and Tsatsu Tsikata and likes of the Ewes

  • Bodmas Foresight 10 years ago

    Damirifa due Prof. WE shall remember YOU for your tonge

  • KOJOVI 10 years ago

    DOES THAT EWE BIGOT DESERVE TRIBUTE AT ALL?

  • Ayaare G. 10 years ago

    Prov.Kofi Awoonor never dies. His legacies live for ever with we the new generation of Afirica.Prov. say high to Kwame Nkrumah for me.

    Death to al-shabah!!!!!death to alkaida!!!!

  • BRIGHT COSMOS TAY 10 years ago

    Thanks for your captivating and a wonderful tribute to this great son of our land.l will take it upon myself to read the collections of Professor Awoonor to delve into his mental construction as dilated on in your piece

  • Joni 10 years ago

    No matter which way you look at it, Shakespeare is one of the greates, if not the greatest, dramatist who ever lived. This has nothing to do with being dead, white, European or maleness. We should continue reading lots of Sha ...
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  • WIAFE 10 years ago

    A good tribute for the literary giant. We all may not be fond of Kofi's politics,--but his lasting legacy is his literary works.Good job, Francis