cos most 99% of them are illiterate and they always listen to fools like mahama.. educate them to wise them up.
cos most 99% of them are illiterate and they always listen to fools like mahama.. educate them to wise them up.
Ike 10 years ago
You are not one of them and will never be one of them no matter how hard you try to kiss their ass. Let Northern politicians be a force to the supremacist in Ghana and see them turn their anger and hatred on Northners as they ... read full comment
You are not one of them and will never be one of them no matter how hard you try to kiss their ass. Let Northern politicians be a force to the supremacist in Ghana and see them turn their anger and hatred on Northners as they are doing to Ewes since Jerry emerged on the scene.
Supremacist all over the world act the same. They attack one minority after another that is why we all need to come together and put an end to their supremacist views in Ghana.
Never say you dont care because their attacks do not concern you. Evil they say thrives when good people stand aside and do nothing. I may not be an Anlo Ewe but will always try to refute their lies and propaganda when ever they start unleashing their venoms.
nii kootse 10 years ago
You think who feed the Universities in Ghana?
You think who feed the Universities in Ghana?
Jingo Bell 10 years ago
THIRTY MILLION PEOPLE ARE SLAVES, HALF IN INDIA:
LONDON, Oct 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 30 million people are enslaved worldwide, trafficked into brothels, forced into manual labour, victims of debt bondage or ... read full comment
THIRTY MILLION PEOPLE ARE SLAVES, HALF IN INDIA:
LONDON, Oct 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 30 million people are enslaved worldwide, trafficked into brothels, forced into manual labour, victims of debt bondage or even born into servitude, a global index on modern slavery showed on Thursday.
Almost half are in India, where slavery ranges from bonded labour in quarries and kilns to commercial sex exploitation, although the scourge exists in all 162 countries surveyed by Walk Free, an Australian-based rights group.
Its estimate of 29.8 million slaves worldwide is higher than other attempts to quantify modern slavery. The International Labour Organisation estimates that almost 21 million people are victims of forced labour.
"Today some people are still being born into hereditary slavery, a staggering but harsh reality, particularly in parts of West Africa and South Asia," the report said.
"Other victims are captured or kidnapped before being sold or kept for exploitation, whether through 'marriage', unpaid labour on fishing boats, or as domestic workers. Others are tricked and lured into situations they cannot escape, with false promises of a good job or an education."
The Global Slavery Index 2013 defines slavery as the possession or control of people to deny freedom and exploit them for profit or sex, usually through violence, coercion or deception. The definition includes indentured servitude, forced marriage and the abduction of children to serve in wars.
According to the index, 10 countries alone account for three quarters of the world's slaves.
After India, China has the most with 2.9 million, followed by Pakistan (2.1 million), Nigeria (701,000), Ethiopia (651,000), Russia (516,000), Thailand (473,000), Democratic Republic of Congo (462,000), Myanmar (384,000) and Bangladesh (343,000).
The index also ranks nations by prevalence of slavery per head of population. By this measure, Mauritania is worst, with almost 4 percent of its 3.8 million people enslaved. Estimates by other organisations put the level at up to 20 percent.
Chattel slavery is common in Mauritania, meaning that slave status is passed down through generations. "Owners" buy, sell, rent out or give away their slaves as gifts.
After Mauritania, slavery is most prevalent by population in Haiti, where a system of child labour known as "restavek" encourages poor families to send their children to wealthier acquaintances, where many end up exploited and abused.
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Moldova, Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia and Gabon have the next highest prevalence rates.
At the other end of the scale, Iceland has the lowest estimated prevalence with fewer than 100 slaves.
Next best are Ireland, Britain, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg, Finland and Denmark, although researchers said slave numbers in such wealthy countries were higher than previously thought.
"They've been allocating resources against this crime according to the tiny handful of cases that they've been aware of," said Kevin Bales, lead researcher and a professor at the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation at Hull University.
"Our estimates are telling them that the numbers of people in slavery - whether it's in Great Britain or Finland or wherever - in these richer countries actually tends to be about six to 10 times higher than they think it is."
Walk Free CEO Nick Grono said the annual index would serve as an important baseline for governments and activists in the anti-slavery fight.
"This kind of data hasn't been out there before," he said. "It's a multi-year effort, and next year we'll have a much better picture of where slavery is and what changes there are. If you can't measure it, you can't devise policy to address it."
Countries with highest absolute numbers of slaves
Country Estimated slaves
India 13.9 million
China 2.9 million
Pakistan 2.1 million
Nigeria 701,000
Ethiopia 651,000
Russia 516,000
Thailand 473,000
D.R. Congo 462,000
Myanmar 384,000
Bangladesh 343,000
Ranking by prevalence of modern slavery per head of population
Rank Country Estimated slaves Population
1 Mauritania 151,000 3.8 million
2 Haiti 209,000 10.2 million
3 Pakistan 2.1 million 179.2 million
4 India 13.9 million 1.2 billion
5 Nepal 259,000 27.5 million
6 Moldova 33,000 3.6 million
7 Benin 80,000 10.1 million
8 Ivory Coast 157,000 19.8 million
9 Gambia 14,000 1.8 million
10 Gabon 14,000 1.6 million
Source: Global Slavery Index 2013, Walk Free
OWEN, NEW YORK 10 years ago
I have good friends from the zongo communities who don't involve in crime or trouble. In fact, these friends are all educated and value their lives. Most zongo guys people used for touble or crime related cases are the illite ... read full comment
I have good friends from the zongo communities who don't involve in crime or trouble. In fact, these friends are all educated and value their lives. Most zongo guys people used for touble or crime related cases are the illiterate guys in those communities. They see their lives wasted and wouldn't mind to go to prison or die. The little kids in these communities need western education, along side their Kretu or makaranta.
Joe Opuni 10 years ago
Makaranta education is to enslave black Africans into Islam in perpetuity. We must all work hard to encourage Zongo community to go for western type of education, not enslavement education.The Islamic immigrants in Zongo area ... read full comment
Makaranta education is to enslave black Africans into Islam in perpetuity. We must all work hard to encourage Zongo community to go for western type of education, not enslavement education.The Islamic immigrants in Zongo areas have been in darkness for far too long. Their Islamic leaders will never encourage them to go for western education, for these hardliners are against western education.
PASQUIN 10 years ago
Please don't expose your ignorance. Find out more. That is assuming you're ignorant. But if what you say is out of bigotry then God save you.
Please don't expose your ignorance. Find out more. That is assuming you're ignorant. But if what you say is out of bigotry then God save you.
kwadede 10 years ago
Why not abolish the zongo system where people of similar ethnic extraction live or congregate such that, it is easy to mobilize the idle hands to cause problems to tarnish the image of the innocent and decent ones in the comm ... read full comment
Why not abolish the zongo system where people of similar ethnic extraction live or congregate such that, it is easy to mobilize the idle hands to cause problems to tarnish the image of the innocent and decent ones in the community? It is a 'general belief' that when a 'zongorian'(to borrow from the author)sees another zongorian fighting, the latter will not find out from the former why he is fighting but will join the fight. When the fight is over, he will find out that the person he helped to fight was wrong after all.
I have many decent and law-abiding zongorian classmates and friends some of whom are MPS and Ministers of State but, the criminally minded ones hide behind religion, and ethnicity to show they are brave but they are mindless in the end. Let's abolish Zongos and see if this bad behavior will not stop.
Jingo Bell 10 years ago
Muslims will never accept any truth. What do these Zongo boys get from Makaranta education? All what these Zongo boys get from Makaranta is violence and deviant behavior. They becom misfits in our society. There is nothing pr ... read full comment
Muslims will never accept any truth. What do these Zongo boys get from Makaranta education? All what these Zongo boys get from Makaranta is violence and deviant behavior. They becom misfits in our society. There is nothing profitable in Makaranta education. But Muslims leaders will force it on these boys in Zongo to deepen their ignorance and understanding of what is going in society. Muslims leaders rely on this Zongo boys for violence when it comes to Islamic issues. Se the boys free and let them receive proper education.
MUSA 10 years ago
No formal education ----> massive unemployment-----> vices and uselessness
The devil has work for the idle hand.
No formal education ----> massive unemployment-----> vices and uselessness
The devil has work for the idle hand.
kwame 10 years ago
HOW I WISH ALL ZONGO PEOPLE CAN READ THIS.
HOW I WISH ALL ZONGO PEOPLE CAN READ THIS.
Haruna 10 years ago
I don't dispute the fact that there are some bad nut in the Zongo community,is time to let ghanians know some of the product of Zongo community who has contributed immensely in the development of the nation .May be this peopl ... read full comment
I don't dispute the fact that there are some bad nut in the Zongo community,is time to let ghanians know some of the product of Zongo community who has contributed immensely in the development of the nation .May be this people can be seen as a mentor to the youth of Zong.Indeed when it comes to western education there a tremendous difference as compare to the past,It is hard time people should clear that notion that majority of this people are violent .Any person who is from the Zong and involve himself in such hooliganism should held liable for his action.In as much as there are challenges in the Zongo community,with constant education and forums on some of the dangers in such act ,I think it will help us mitigate the looming situation.However people should stop undermining the Zongs. I am proud to be a product of Zong.
GIDEON 10 years ago
THE PEOPLE OF THE ZONGO COMMUNITIES LIKE EVERY COMMUNITY ARE GOOD EXCEPT FOR A FEW BAD NUTS. THE DIFFERENCE THOUGH IS THAT THE ZONGO COMMUNITIES ARE SOMETIMES OVER PROTECTIVE OF THE CRIMINALS.
THE PEOPLE OF THE ZONGO COMMUNITIES LIKE EVERY COMMUNITY ARE GOOD EXCEPT FOR A FEW BAD NUTS. THE DIFFERENCE THOUGH IS THAT THE ZONGO COMMUNITIES ARE SOMETIMES OVER PROTECTIVE OF THE CRIMINALS.
mohammed amin abdallah,adenta,fafraha 10 years ago
YOU HAVE SAID IT ALL AND SOUND.HOWEVER,THERE ARE SYNTAXES WHICH DID NOT UGGER WELL IN YOUR CAPACITY AS A MUSLIM,ALTHOUGH I DEDUCED YOUR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION BY VIRTUE OF YOUR NAME AND VIRTUAL IDENTITY.REMEMBER ALLAH (SWT)CRE ... read full comment
YOU HAVE SAID IT ALL AND SOUND.HOWEVER,THERE ARE SYNTAXES WHICH DID NOT UGGER WELL IN YOUR CAPACITY AS A MUSLIM,ALTHOUGH I DEDUCED YOUR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION BY VIRTUE OF YOUR NAME AND VIRTUAL IDENTITY.REMEMBER ALLAH (SWT)CREATED YOU FOR A PURPOSE,THAT IS TO SERVE HIM AND IN SERVING ALLAH WE ARE SERVING HUMANITY,YOU CITED SOME WORDS OF WISDOM FROM TUPAC SHARKUR,THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH BY PROPHET (SAW) AS A ROLE MODEL.ANY WAY THE ARTICLE IS QUITE INSPIRING.
nii kootse 10 years ago
Who is a Zongoan. The so called Northerners, or Muslims?
To me there are as much Akans in Nima as in any place in Ghana. There are also many non so-called Northerners in Nima who are Muslims.
But mind you the youths in Nim ... read full comment
Who is a Zongoan. The so called Northerners, or Muslims?
To me there are as much Akans in Nima as in any place in Ghana. There are also many non so-called Northerners in Nima who are Muslims.
But mind you the youths in Nima started the hustle much earlier than most of you hidden here to write you what you do not know. Before Ghanaians started dying in the Sahara the man known as Political Maverick Mr Kofi Wayo, was one of the first to "walk" to Ablotsi, if not the very first.
Inside the example, Nima Zongo, had stars like Mr. DK Poison, a World Boxing Champion, many footballers. The General, Mr Acheampong, even the Osagyefo was said to have lived in Nima before? Mr Nana Akufo-Addo lives in Nima. Please you may say some cannot read and write English like many other Ghanaians, even some from the Universities, but people from Zongo Communities are not fools and less dangerous than the "tutum be di Kokor" Pastors ruling the country today!
MYSELF 10 years ago
They will never change. God must be cursing himself of creating these good for nothing armed robbers, bigots, idiots and very stupid dick heads.
They will never change. God must be cursing himself of creating these good for nothing armed robbers, bigots, idiots and very stupid dick heads.
Newsite bansah 10 years ago
What really is a zongo and why do we need them? Why don't zongo inhabitants live among their host communities and integrate the way other tribes do? And what the hell is a zongo chief and why do we need one? Let's get rid of ... read full comment
What really is a zongo and why do we need them? Why don't zongo inhabitants live among their host communities and integrate the way other tribes do? And what the hell is a zongo chief and why do we need one? Let's get rid of the zongos. If those who live in the zongos are not willing to integrate, then they should get on the next bus and head back to their villages. Afterall, I have not heard of an Ashanti, Kwawu , or Ga forming a zongo when they migrate.
zongo president 10 years ago
Because they are lazy , they are dirty ,they have no vision, zongo man dont care buying whole cow and eat while he sleep on the floor,they dont want to change their dirty life style, Jerry Rawlings said it right ,all the dirt ... read full comment
Because they are lazy , they are dirty ,they have no vision, zongo man dont care buying whole cow and eat while he sleep on the floor,they dont want to change their dirty life style, Jerry Rawlings said it right ,all the dirty place in our community is called zongo,
Pontius Pilate 10 years ago
I can't really remember exactly what zongo means but I have read somewhere that the term it is not derogatory.
from the little I know about development, every society is a reflection of the economic and social orientation ... read full comment
I can't really remember exactly what zongo means but I have read somewhere that the term it is not derogatory.
from the little I know about development, every society is a reflection of the economic and social orientation of the people. this means economically sound group are likely to have relatively better communities.
that notwithstanding, I equally believe it is even a sin not learn from others who may be doing well. zongo communities are situated not extremely far from relatively well and better endowed communities socially and economically. the resolve of the zongo communities to maintain the status quo for me is the challenge.
not everything in zongos are bad as with every society or community but I think they should be more interested in projecting a positive image.
cos most 99% of them are illiterate and they always listen to fools like mahama.. educate them to wise them up.
You are not one of them and will never be one of them no matter how hard you try to kiss their ass. Let Northern politicians be a force to the supremacist in Ghana and see them turn their anger and hatred on Northners as they ...
read full comment
You think who feed the Universities in Ghana?
THIRTY MILLION PEOPLE ARE SLAVES, HALF IN INDIA:
LONDON, Oct 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 30 million people are enslaved worldwide, trafficked into brothels, forced into manual labour, victims of debt bondage or ...
read full comment
I have good friends from the zongo communities who don't involve in crime or trouble. In fact, these friends are all educated and value their lives. Most zongo guys people used for touble or crime related cases are the illite ...
read full comment
Makaranta education is to enslave black Africans into Islam in perpetuity. We must all work hard to encourage Zongo community to go for western type of education, not enslavement education.The Islamic immigrants in Zongo area ...
read full comment
Please don't expose your ignorance. Find out more. That is assuming you're ignorant. But if what you say is out of bigotry then God save you.
Why not abolish the zongo system where people of similar ethnic extraction live or congregate such that, it is easy to mobilize the idle hands to cause problems to tarnish the image of the innocent and decent ones in the comm ...
read full comment
Muslims will never accept any truth. What do these Zongo boys get from Makaranta education? All what these Zongo boys get from Makaranta is violence and deviant behavior. They becom misfits in our society. There is nothing pr ...
read full comment
No formal education ----> massive unemployment-----> vices and uselessness
The devil has work for the idle hand.
HOW I WISH ALL ZONGO PEOPLE CAN READ THIS.
I don't dispute the fact that there are some bad nut in the Zongo community,is time to let ghanians know some of the product of Zongo community who has contributed immensely in the development of the nation .May be this peopl ...
read full comment
THE PEOPLE OF THE ZONGO COMMUNITIES LIKE EVERY COMMUNITY ARE GOOD EXCEPT FOR A FEW BAD NUTS. THE DIFFERENCE THOUGH IS THAT THE ZONGO COMMUNITIES ARE SOMETIMES OVER PROTECTIVE OF THE CRIMINALS.
YOU HAVE SAID IT ALL AND SOUND.HOWEVER,THERE ARE SYNTAXES WHICH DID NOT UGGER WELL IN YOUR CAPACITY AS A MUSLIM,ALTHOUGH I DEDUCED YOUR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION BY VIRTUE OF YOUR NAME AND VIRTUAL IDENTITY.REMEMBER ALLAH (SWT)CRE ...
read full comment
Who is a Zongoan. The so called Northerners, or Muslims?
To me there are as much Akans in Nima as in any place in Ghana. There are also many non so-called Northerners in Nima who are Muslims.
But mind you the youths in Nim ...
read full comment
They will never change. God must be cursing himself of creating these good for nothing armed robbers, bigots, idiots and very stupid dick heads.
What really is a zongo and why do we need them? Why don't zongo inhabitants live among their host communities and integrate the way other tribes do? And what the hell is a zongo chief and why do we need one? Let's get rid of ...
read full comment
Because they are lazy , they are dirty ,they have no vision, zongo man dont care buying whole cow and eat while he sleep on the floor,they dont want to change their dirty life style, Jerry Rawlings said it right ,all the dirt ...
read full comment
I can't really remember exactly what zongo means but I have read somewhere that the term it is not derogatory.
from the little I know about development, every society is a reflection of the economic and social orientation ...
read full comment