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‘Africa not poor’ – Kofi Annan

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  • Amotia JINNI Powers man+233547122212 6 years ago

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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 6 years ago

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  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 6 years ago

    INCESSANT FOREIGN AID FROM SO CALLED WEALTHY NATIONS ALSO CONTRIBUTES IN AIDING AFRICA TO NOT SEEK THEIR TRUE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL...U HAVE SOME AFRICAN GOVTS WHO DELIBERATELY REFUSE TO DEVELOP INFRA STRUCTURALLY SIMPLY BCOS TH ...
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  • T'pau 6 years ago

    Africans simply, cannot manage their own affairs. Reasons: your guess is as good as mine.

  • Rosie. Accra 6 years ago

    Our leaders are illetrates and stupid

  • prince Abibirim 6 years ago

    I worked at the UN when kofi anan was sec gen,and he was totally working for amerikkka under the guise of the UN AGAINST Africa and our economies. He is useless.

  • kofi adu 6 years ago

    you and Obama are of no value to your people. what have you done for your people lately? quiet.

  • Adams 6 years ago

    Why don't u blame our corrupt public n govt officials who were suppose to manage the country's affairs n whom we voted for bt rather blaming these individuals..

  • Ghanaianpoliticians 6 years ago

    Kofi adu, your type of mentality is what Kofi Annan wants to change. Instead of getting off your ass and applying your mental capacity to the natural resources you're waiting for others to help you. No wonder your types will ...
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  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 6 years ago

    THIS IDIOT. U WILL SEE. U FUCKING ASSHOLE

  • SANTROFI 6 years ago

    KOFI ANNAN IS A TYPICAL AFRICAN WHOSE LEADERSHIP IS PRIMITIVE AS DECLARED BY THE WEST.

    WHAT DID KOFI ANNAN DO FOR GHANA AS UN SECRETARY GENERAL APART FROM DANCING TO THE TUNES OF THE WEST?

    LIKE ALL USELESS AFRICAN LEADE ...
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  • GHANANI 6 years ago

    Yes Africa is not poor.Africa's lack of development stems from the inefficient running of african economies and rude outside interferences[Libya is an example] by those nations which want african countries to continue to be t ...
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  • Take 6 years ago

    Spot on

  • CHARLIE 6 years ago

    You are right but how does Africa get the CAPITAL-MACHINES, MONEY AND EXPERTISE-to initiate production if developed countries refuse to support Africa with these essentials if African countries do not tow their line.

  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 6 years ago

    U NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. U CAN TELL SO MUCH ABOUT A PERSON' INTELLECT BASED ON THEIR POST...DWEEB! GO N BEG FOR CHANGE BCOS U HVE NO MONEY...

  • CHARLIE 6 years ago

    Stop the insults and put forward your views.

    Tell me what happens in practice when a country is starved of capital by the World Bank or IMF and there is no other source finance for them.

  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 6 years ago

    WHO IS PUTTING A GUN TO YOUR HEAD TO SOLICIT LOANS FROM GLOBAL LENDING AGENCIES? IN GH PPL WHO EXPORT FINISHED GOODS PAY HIGHER TAXES THAN THOSE WHO EXPORT COMMODITIES/RAW MATERIALS....LIKE COCOA 0 TAXES. THERE R SO MANY WAYS ...
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  • Earl Jones 6 years ago

    The narrative that AFRICA is poor is a relic of the colonial narrative, if Africa says it is poor then it is right. If it says it is Rich, then AFRICA is right too.
    Africa is NOT poor.
    We must get rid of the chains of menta ...
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  • Ami 6 years ago

    Greedy Govt Official and corruption which is the tread in the whole country system is making Ghana and other African countries poor. Why did you think the Dutch, Portuguese, Germans, and British come to Africa and conquered s ...
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  • Osei Boakye 6 years ago

    Simply put, Africa is poor because of its irrelevant education system.
    STEMIC must be the way and nothing else!
    Science , Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Innovations, Communications.
    Studying these subjects woul ...
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  • Chief amankwa 6 years ago

    We know all this already
    So what are u talking about

  • God is good 6 years ago

    Yes, God never curse Africa please open your brain not eyes , and you get answer for yourself, how many years your country Ghana got independent from white man, what Ghana can done? What Ghana had achieved? Till when,? what i ...
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  • NON-ALIGNED 6 years ago

    Kofi, where were you when the west plotted against a GREAT African leader, who had the political WILL to put his oil resources to good use, for the benefit of his citizens........IN AFRICA????

    Where were you Kofi? Please s ...
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  • Adams 6 years ago

    Africa was rich bt with mass corrupt it has become poor again.. its surprising that African can not manage their own resources bt depends heavily on foreign donors all cos of corruption

  • AKWAMU ROYAL APAASO. 6 years ago

    How i wish this man.can lead us the Akwamus.

  • Ooo 6 years ago

    He is not poor but Africa is indeed poorer.

  • dunaa 6 years ago

    I guess it all depends on your definition of the word "poor". In my view, Africa is quite poor! Africa has amazing potential and a staggering amount of resources, so we are not "broke". But our psychological posture is extre ...
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  • minladder 6 years ago

    The most stupid and senseless man ln the world

  • Nii 6 years ago

    We are poor ,period. What have we to show? We are lagging behind in everything measurable. Don't deceive yourself because resources without the ability to exploit it is better left untouched.

  • EDUARDO DOMINGO 6 years ago

    HIS EXCELENCY KOFI ANNAN HIT THE NAIL BUT ALMOST AT THE EDGE! THE TYPICAL AFRICAN LEADER IS A DEMON INFESTED BEING! A FEW ARE OK BUT MAJORITY THAT SWAYS THE SITUATION ARE SICK! LOOK FOR INSTANCE THE POVERTY OF A NATION LIKE N ...
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  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 6 years ago

    MANY AFRICAN LEADERS ARE UNEDUCATED. HE ONES WHO ARE EDUCATED ARE CLOSET DESPOTS. WHO CLOAK THEMSELVES WITH POWER, CORRUPTION N MISMANAGEMENT..FOR POWER, THEY WILL SELL THEIR OWN TO ANY NATION WHO WILL SUPPORT THEM MILITARILY ...
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  • Kaf Swedenn 6 years ago

    Yes you are right the problem is our leaders with their wickedness giving out V8 bungalows petrol for free instead of creating jobs they only think of their pockets girlfriends and boyfriend God have mercy

  • Yaw 6 years ago

    U were in office with the UN for several yrs, in several influential positions, & yet U never made such statement to the world! Very strange!

  • Mho 6 years ago

    This idiot is useless, greedy and corrupt. Who's he talking to? Foolish man.

  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 6 years ago

    STUPID MHO. WAT HAVE U ACHIEVED IN UR SORRY LIFE? U CALL KOFI ANNAN USELSS N CORRUPT? SMH...U THINK THESE WESTERN NATIONS DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH AFRICA? THEY KNOW BUT U SHOULD FIND SOLUTIONS TO UR OWN PROBLEMS. SOME PPL T ...
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