America first, Africa last? - The economic and geopolitical fallout of Trump’s policies

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• Kwame 11 months ago

  In whatever we do our country must come first. Whatever the situation is you must fight for a better economy in your country than going to help developed countries to make their economies better whiles yours remains a shithol ...
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  In whatever we do our country must come first. Whatever the situation is you must fight for a better economy in your country than going to help developed countries to make their economies better whiles yours remains a shithole according to President Donald Trump.
  In September 1983 I was almost deported from the country in which I studied in Europe. The immigration officer who visited me to examine if I have a visa to stay said that I must go to the university authorities to extend my stay for another month.
  At the time he visited me my wife had gone to the village to met her father whom she has not meet before leaving my daughter with me.
  So it was my daughter Hope who saved me from not being deported. She was a year and four months old then.
  I was given the tag of an enemy of PNDC and was subject to arrest at the Kotoka International Airport.
  I decided to spent years in prison in my own country, than to work as a slave in another country.
  So I returned to Ghana on 30th October, 1983 expecting to be hauled to the BNI from the airport.
  However through my studies, I prepare myself for that eventuality, and to have the wits of the brain with the security services of my country. I was well aware that I may end up dead, or the PNDC will also met its death.
  My luggage was checked without any fuss, so was my passport. That tension in me was relieved. I then too a taxi and with my luggages went to Accra-New Town. When I arrived home I told my mother what I anticipated, but did not happened.
  On 31st October, 1983 a comrade suggested to me that the PNDC is searching for Volta Regional Deputy Secretary, which I declined to without hesitation.
  The state security services want to keep me out from the country for sometime. So on 30th November, 1983 I was enplaned to Havana, Cuba for a course.
  I love Ghana than myself, to end all what transpired here.

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• Imani 11 months ago

  Exactly. Make yourself first. Not Dubai, not Swiss bank, not US. Grow your own goods. Use them. Why are our governments so foolish? Use Kantanka cars to show others. Dummies, they import Toyota for govt. officials.

  Exactly. Make yourself first. Not Dubai, not Swiss bank, not US. Grow your own goods. Use them. Why are our governments so foolish? Use Kantanka cars to show others. Dummies, they import Toyota for govt. officials.

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• Omama 11 months ago

  You paaa. DJT throws even those doing his bids for him under the bus and doesn't even care about the American ppl so what makes you think he cares about the GDP of another Country?

  You paaa. DJT throws even those doing his bids for him under the bus and doesn't even care about the American ppl so what makes you think he cares about the GDP of another Country?

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• Kojo Opoku-London-UK 11 months ago

  Do you remember General I K Acheampong slogan-OPERATION FEED YOURSELVES. The white man and woman, would not come and feed you for free. We have to unite and start sitting up and realising that our destiny is in our hands. The ...
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  Do you remember General I K Acheampong slogan-OPERATION FEED YOURSELVES. The white man and woman, would not come and feed you for free. We have to unite and start sitting up and realising that our destiny is in our hands. The West will NOT do anything for poor Africa for free. Now you remember-Dr Kwame Nkrumah-AFRICA UNITE. Let us form United States of Africa? Africans are our own downfall. UNITED WE STAND-DIVIDED WE FALL. Now the white man and woman are saying that we should become GAY before they give us loans we have to pay back. GAY sex brought HIV/AIDS to the World. Can the white man tell China or India to become GAY? GAY sex brought HIV/AIDS but Africa do NOT have Hospitals and Medicines to treat AIDS/HIV. Please, my fellow black people-we have to unite and start feeding ourselves. Grow our own rice, tomatoes, onions, cassava, plantain etc etc. Enough is Enough, let us stop blaming the white man or woman.

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