Fire hydrants are needed nationwide by the Ghanaian government

A fire hydrant


How easy is it to fight fire in Ghana? Most likely, there aren't enough fire hydrants in any of the towns or cities in Ghana. Like many African countries, Ghana faces the challenges of fighting fire and saving properties whenever there are outbreaks of fire.

People throughout their lives try to amass as much property as possible but usually forget that one day, within a few minutes, they could lose everything that they have struggled for through a fire disaster.  

During a fire, it spreads so fast that sometimes you do not have time to look back, as several buildings are engulfed in flames. For many centuries, humanity has been confronted with this problem, resulting in entire cities and villages being burnt out.


When extinguishing a fire, water is the main means of fighting the fire. Therefore, to make it easy to prevent the destruction of properties or the loss of lives, almost all public buildings, offices, and strategic points in the cities are provided with an external fire water supply (fire hydrant).

For example,  cities throughout Europe and the United States of America are provided with a network of fire hydrants used by fire brigades as a water source. The fire water supply system is designed to ensure the supply of the required volumes of water at the required pressure for a standard time to extinguish the fire.

There are two types of fire hydrants: ground and underground. Ground hydrants are installed on the surface of the earth, and underground hydrants are located in a closed hatch. The surface fire hydrants are located mainly along the roads at a distance of no more than two and a half meters from the edge of the carriageway. 

Upon arrival at the site of the fire, the fire brigade quickly connects the water hose on the vehicle to the stationary fire hydrant and starts extinguishing the fire. Depending on how fast the fire is spreading, two or three fire tankers can work on a fire. 



It will be recalled that in the middle of heavy floods, an explosion at a petrol station in Accra killed at least 150 people. Per the rules of fire, developing countries need fire hydrants, which the fire brigade can depend on whenever a fire occurs, because the absence or lack of water during a fire can turn into a tragedy. 



Why do Ghanaians always have to beg the government to be serious about certain life-saving projects when, after all, the result of the operational work of the fire departments is not only saving properties but also saving lives?

How Lumumba's Widow Protested Bare- Chested Against The Assassination Of Her Husband

Pauline, the wife of Lumumba, was walking through the streets with her bare chest, protesting against the brutal assassination of her husband.

If I interpret rightly, the colonial era was one of the most brutal historical times for Western European countries to unleash all kinds of cruelties and oppression on African countries just to sustain the European economy. Thus,. Many European countries, including Belgium, adopted a brutal reign in Congo, a country they took over as their personal property.

Congo, the Belgian colony, was under colonial rule from 1908 until independence on June 30, 1960. Fifty-two years of colonization weren't enough for the parasitic country in which the economy was run by the rich resources of Congo, thus, didn't take the independence likely. 

That's when the plot to assassinate the newly sworn Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba, began. The plan of reprisals against the disgraced politician was prepared at the highest levels of power; even the Belgian king, Baudouin I, knew about the preparation of the murder.

  

Earlier, in the course of previous investigations, it was found that the CIA was also engaged in preparing for the elimination of Lumumba, and US President Dwight Eisenhower allegedly gave the order to poison the ousted prime minister. 

 

After the assassination of Lumumba on January 17, 1961, together with the bodies of Okito and the Minister of Youth and Sports Maurice Mpolo, nobody had the idea that their bodies would be taken out of their new graves in Kasenga. A definitive solution was planned over the next two days.

 

Early in the afternoon of January 21, two Europeans in uniform and a few black assistants left for Kasenga in a lorry belonging to the public works department, containing road signs, geometrical instruments, two demijohns filled with sulphuric acid, an empty 200-liter petrol barrel, and a hacksaw.

 

According to Brassinne, all the equipment was provided by the public works department, and Verscheure and Belina also confirmed that the sulphuric acid came from the Union Miniere.

 

On their arrival, they unloaded the road signs and theodolite to make passers-by think that they were doing a land survey. But they couldn't find the grave and had to stop searching at nightfall.

 

Not until the evening of the next day did they find the grave and start their lugubrious task. The corpses were dug up, cut into pieces with knives and the hacksaw, then thrown into the barrel of sulphuric acid.

 

A group photo of the Lumumba family

The operation took hours and ended the next morning, on January 23. At first, the two Belgians dismembering the bodies wore masks over their mouths, but took them off when they became uncomfortable.

 

Their only protection against the stench was whiskey, so according to Brassinne, they got drunk. One of the black assistants spilled the acid on his foot and burned him badly.

 

AFRICAN COUNTRIES CONFIRMED OF COVID - 19, THE CORONAVIRUS

The Ghanaian leader, Akufo-Addo, has taken strict measures in the country to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.

More than 937,000 infections are confirmed in at least 180 countries and territories, including at least 47,000 deaths. However, in Africa, over 146 infections of the coronavirus have now been confirmed, which is very low compared to other continents. 

However, experts warn that an outbreak there could cause a medical disaster due to inadequate healthcare facilities and a fragile health system in Africa. 

In Africa, the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has hit, especially, the more touristic countries and countries that are further north or south of the equator. 

Egypt tops the list with 776 cases, with 52 deaths, while Algeria follows with 847 cases, with 58 deaths, and South Africa, 1,380 cases with 5 deaths.

Many patients are travelers arriving or returning from Europe, the US, the Middle East, or Asia. A first case surfaced in Kenya yesterday, a Kenyan who had been to the United States. 

According to Professor Marleen Temmerman, who works at the Nairobi University Hospital in Kenya, it is striking that the virus has not yet spread around Africa. 

"That could be a matter of time," she says, but virologists also point to climatic conditions. The flu virus may not thrive in tropical countries."

Most African countries now have a health plan in place. Some countries have stepped up border controls. For example, in Mali, people coming from risk areas must be kept in isolation for 14 days. Everyone who arrives in the capital, Bamako, is checked for fever. 

Thousands of passengers from China have already been screened in Ethiopia. Addis Abeba is an important hub for international air traffic. 

This morning, Morocco has banned all incoming flights from, among others, Belgium. Sudan has stopped bus traffic with neighboring Egypt after the first death. 

In Rwanda, residents have been banned from shaking hands for a week. In that central African country, however, this is an important ritual, and people often walk hand in hand on the street. 

That is currently not possible, says the government. 

In the Rwandan capital Kigali, there are washbasins with soap at bus stops, restaurants, banks, and shops. The Rwandan newspaper New Times made an informative video about it. (see below and continue reading under video) 

Somalia - 5 cases, Botswana - 4 cases, Gambia - 4 cases, 1 death, Central African Republic - 3 cases

Burundi - 2 cases, Sierra Leone - 1 case, Zimbabwe - 8 cases, 1 death, Angola - 7 cases, 2 deaths

Chad - 7 cases, Sudan - 7 cases, 2 deaths, Cape Verde - 6 cases, 1 death, Liberia - 6 cases

Mauritania - 6 cases, 1 death, Mali - 31 cases, 3 deaths, Guinea - 30 cases, Ethiopia - 29 cases

Tanzania - 20 cases, 1 death, Republic of the Congo - 19 cases, Gabon - 18 cases, 1 death

Equatorial Guinea - 15 cases, Eritrea - 15 cases, Namibia - 14 cases, Libya - 10 cases

Mozambique - 10 cases, Seychelles - 10 cases, Syria - 10 cases, 2 deaths, Benin - 9 cases

Eswatini - 9 cases, Guinea-Bissau - 8 cases, The Democratic Republic of the Congo - 109 cases, 9 deaths

Rwanda - 82 cases,  Kenya - 81 cases, 1 death,  Madagascar - 57 cases,  Uganda - 44 cases

Togo - 36 cases, 2 deaths, Zambia - 36 cases, Niger - 34 cases, 3 deaths, Djibouti - 33 cases

Burkina Faso - 282 cases, 16 deaths, Cameroon - 233 cases, 6 deaths, Ghana - 195 cases, 5 deaths

Senegal - 190 cases, 1 death, Malta - 188 cases, Ivory Coast - 179 cases, 1 death

Nigeria - 174 cases, 2 deaths, Egypt - 779 cases, 52 deaths, Algeria - 847 cases, 58 deaths

South Africa - 1,380 cases, 5 deaths

At the end of December 2019, Chinese authorities reported an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Experts previously established that the causative agent of the disease was a new type of coronavirus, 2019-nCoV. 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced the pandemic of the coronavirus COVID-19, which by this time had affected 118 thousand people in 114 countries.

HOMOSEXUALITY: WHY AFRICA CAN NOT ACCEPT

The cultural values in Africa can't accept homosexuality.



Homosexuality is seen as an abominable act in Africa. However, this social vice, which is less popular on the continent, is now becoming famous in many African countries, turning the countries into an unnerving place to live in, because church leaders and many organizations against this practice wouldn't like to embrace this type of culture to add to their own culture.

At times, I do ask myself time and time again, do Europeans think Africa will accept whatever they are interested in? Africa had nothing to do with Christianity before the white missionaries ever went there. 

They thought Africans to follow the Bible teachings. Well, later the truth was discovered. The reason was not to let Africans know about Christ but to loot.

Fortunately, many parts of Africa derived interest in the Bible and studied it thoroughly, therefore living by its teachings. An African Christian explaining his point to defend his hate against homosexuality would take one deep step into the Bible to give you a reference.  

Two of such scriptures confirming that homosexuality is an evil act can be read in 1st Timothy, chapter 10, and 1st Corinthians, chapter 6, verse 9. 

The question is, "Why are Europeans and other Gay Rights Organizations now fighting for the practice of homosexuality to be recognized in Africa when they have already been there with the Holy Bible, a book telling Christians how evil the practice of homosexuality is?" 

The teachings of the Holy Bible can't be reversed, so I am afraid to say that Africa can never change its mind or opinion on the negative aspects of homosexuality.

Africa is already overwhelmed by many diseases, such as AIDS, Ebola, and malaria; therefore, it makes sense that they don't want that practice. Europeans, Americans, and some organizations are the first people whose voices are heard whenever there is a bad situation in Africa. But whenever there is an epidemic, the response to contain the situation never comes or comes very slowly.

Africa has learned a lot from their misfortunes, which is the reason it is fighting against homosexuality today. Unfortunately, the path Uganda has taken to deal with this issue is totally out of course, and the death penalty for homosexuals is sheer madness. Violence against homosexuals is not an option or a solution.

ROBERT MUGABE, THE BLACK ADOLF HITLER?

Robert Mugabe's fist and mustache are identical to Hitler's



Although Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is a Blackman, he and the late Adolf Hitler of Germany have something in common. The small vertical patch of mustache right under the nose and the thirst for power. 


The power of greed and selfishness that almost destroyed the world and mankind. But with Mugabe, the impact is affecting the Zimbabweans and neighboring South Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique.

Previously known as Rhodesia, after gaining independence in 1980, the country became Zimbabwe under the new leader, Robert Mugabe. 

Then a country once with vast mineral resources and a successful economy gradually started declining to be one of the poorest economies and chaotic political conditions in the world.

From the history of Zimbabwe's politics, Robert Mugabe has been a man who has ruled and is ruling with an iron fist as a dictator. He regards any opposition as a threat and an enemy. 

His adamant heart wouldn't allow him to take any advice on how to save the country. He couldn't stand Joshua Nkomo, until finally sending him to his early grave.

No one actually knows the plan of Mugabe for hanging on to power since 1980. His rule has caused so much unrest among the Zimbabweans, using food as a political weapon against those who do not support his party. 

The country is afflicted by 70 percent unemployment and hard-biting inflation. Every advice from world leaders has fallen on deaf ears. Mugabe's wicked and greedy actions are destroying the country and causing violent clashes between clans.

Who can save Zimbabwe when such a man is in power? Already, the healthcare system has collapsed with the economy. 

The United Nations effectively became responsible for providing the necessary aid to save the emerging health crisis. It is like most of the African leaders are not capable of talking to Mugabe, instead of supporting his criminal regime.

What I have observed so far as an African is, it is nice for any African country to have a leader or head of state to represent his or her country, but the duties of a head of state, that they don't know. Corruption inspires many of them to be in politics, but not to help the poor people. 

Most African leaders are lazy, always expecting miracles from heaven or from the West or America. Instead of wasting taxpayers' money and state funds on attending poverty alleviation conferences, they must stay at home to use the money to alleviate their own poverty.

Libya is an African country, but Gaddafi's successful rule of the country has yielded the best results for the people. They are rich, and the economy is even better than so many European countries. The Libyans have confidence in him. 

The same way that should be in Zimbabwe and other African countries. One day, Mugabe should sit down alone and ask himself these questions: where are Idi Amin, Bokassa, Mobutu, etc? Then, to listen to the voice of the suffering masses of Zimbabweans to step down.