THE THREAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN AFRICA

Access to clean drinking water remains a problem in developing Africa.

Environmental problems are not only caused by improper use of nature’s resources but also by unreasonable exploitation, overpopulation of states, low incomes of the population, and unemployment, as the natural environment experiences degradation.

The state of the natural environment of African countries is reflected in the high rates of population reproduction, which are associated with the expansion of acreage and pastures, the growing number of cities, and the excessive and irrational use of natural resources.

The most acute environmental problems of Africa today are reduced soil fertility, accelerated erosion, deforestation, growing water scarcity, deteriorating surface water and air quality, cutting down evergreen forests, and disappearing plant and animal species.

Other causes of environmental problems are the poverty of states and the neglect of environmental consequences. Dirty industries and pollution affect African countries. Environmental degradation also affects food, farming, and livestock.

A typical example of an environmental problem in Africa is that of the Sahel, a vast natural area 400 km wide south of the Sahara from the Atlantic to Ethiopia. The Sahel is a transitional semi-desert zone from deserts to savannas.

The northern boundary of the Sahel is the isoline of the annual precipitation amount of 100–200 mm, and the southern boundary is 600 mm. The average temperature here is + 27 ... + 29 ° С. The humid summer period does not last long, and 80–90% of the precipitation evaporates.

The dry season lasts 8-10 months. The main type of economic activity over the centuries has been nomadic and semi-nomadic cattle breeding. During the wet season, cattle graze in the north of the Sahel, and in the dry season, it is distilled to the south.

This use of land led to a violation of the ecological balance in the twentieth century, which resulted in an increase in the area and the movement of deserts to the south, up to 10 km per year, desertification, and the transformation of arid lands into desert.

The main consequence of this process is an increase in the number of droughts. Some of them went down in history as the 'Sahel tragedy, from 1968 to 1974, and from 1984 to 1985. Africa has 17% of the world's forests. 

Spontaneous deforestation for firewood, valuable trees leads to a reduction of forests. Africa has lost 90% of its evergreen coastal rainforests. In Madagascar, for example, evergreen forests are preserved only in small areas in the east of the island.

A crucial problem in Africa is the shortage of freshwater. To solve it, scientists have proposed various watering projects, for example, in the Sahara. There are projects of diversion of the Congo River to the Sahara and the creation on the site of the ancient lakes of Chad, the Sahara, and Chad.

The presence of rapids on African rivers creates conditions for the irrigation of drylands through the construction of large reservoirs. Reservoirs Kariba on the Zambezi River, Nasser on the Nile River, are examples of the rational use of African surface water.

Poor waste disposal and pollution in Africa an opportunities to invite strange diseases from the developed world to Africa.

National Parks of African countries are taking steps to save wildlife. For these purposes, specially protected areas are created. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the first national parks appeared in Africa: Albert, Virunga, Serengeti, Rwenzori, etc.

After liberation from colonial oppression, 25 new national parks were created at once, and by the beginning of the XXI century, protected areas accounted for more than 7% of its territory. The first place in the number of national parks is Kenya (15% of the area).

The largest in the area is Tsavo National Park, more than 2 million hectares, where lions, rhinos, giraffes, Kafa buffaloes, and 450 bird species are protected. The park is best known for herding elephants. In South Africa, savannahs and South African fauna are protected.

Timber exports within parentheses in Africa generate large income for many African countries, yet Africa faces threatening challenges, such as deforestation.

Westerners come to the continent for quality wood, so the area of tropical forests has significantly decreased. African leaders must find solutions to save our continent because the continuous cutting down of trees will affect the population and the environment.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN ETHIOPIA

Men's activities during the Christmas celebration in Ethiopia

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Christmas celebration is based on the country, culture, and tradition. Ethiopia is one of the few countries where Christmas is celebrated in accordance with the traditions of the first Christians. Orthodox Christians celebrate the feast of the Nativity of Christ.

Every year, thousands of tourists come to see how Orthodox residents conduct holiday ceremonies in churches carved out of volcanic rock and in modern temples. 

Many Ethiopians are Christians, and in the Ethiopian calendar, the most important dates are, of course, the New Year, celebrated on September 11, Christmas on January 7, baptism on January 19, while the Feast of the Cross or Meskel takes place on September 27.

During the New Year holidays, Christmas is usually celebrated in northern Ethiopia, in Lalibela, a small town with a population of 30,000 people, where pilgrims and tourists from all over the world flocked.

A very beautiful service in the church begins on the evening of January 6 and ends at dawn on January 7. If one considers himself a believer, one can join the local people, who dress in white clothes, walk around the church three times, with candles in their hands, and then go to the priests for Holy Communion and blessing.

For Christmas, a traditional game resembling field hockey is held in Aksum, while a special coffee ceremony is held. Songs throughout the whole day, and residents dance on the streets from dawn to dusk. 

The people of Ethiopia have a special reverence for the temple. People begin to be baptized a few hundred meters before the temple, some crawling on their knees. “Ganna,” Ethiopian Christmas, begins with the fact that everyone who comes into the church is given candles.

With a lit candle, a person bypasses the church three times and only then stands for the liturgy. On the eve of the holiday, it begins in the evening and often lasts all night. Women and men in the temple pray separately. The women are usually on the right side and the men on the left.

Female activities during the Christmas celebration in Ethiopia

In the morning, all the believers form a bright and elegant procession that goes to a nearby hill. The Divine Liturgy is served there, and then everyone eats one piece of the doro-wot from the hands of another believer.

Ethiopians bake injera, a huge cake made from yeast dough. It serves both as a plate and a napkin to take a piece of chicken. Also, in many homes during Christmas, chicken in peanuts is served as a snack or hot dish. But Dors-Uot, a piece of stewed chicken with spices, is served at a brotherly meal.

Christmas celebration in Ethiopia, indeed, puts one into the early Christian antiquity, revealing the Jewish tradition connection, which is very strong in Ethiopia.

Barack Obama - The Kind Of Man Michelle Obama Married

Michelle and Barack Obama

Michelle Obama, the former first lady, behind Barack Obama, is one of the most respected women in the world. Her love and respect for mankind have no boundary, yet her husband committed the most serious crime during his tenure in the White House in the year 2014.

Both Michelle and Barack Obama originate from Africa, one of the richest continents in the world, whose treasures have been one of the reasons Europe and America have maintained a flexible economy today. Even Africa's artifacts weren't spared; they stole everything.

Unfortunately, Africa doesn’t benefit from its rich resources. Instead, the continent's resources have been a curse, leading to all kinds of cruelty against Africa. There is no continent in the world that has suffered such a great deal as Africa.

It has suffered domination and all kinds of cruelties, ranging from slavery, colonial brutality, Apartheid, the deliberate spread of diseases, and the testing of biological weapons. Thus, it was a hope for many black people around the globe, including Africa, that since Obama is the first black US president, he would lift the image of Africa.

Unfortunately, it was a false hope. Obama, under oath, swears to defend and protect the US Constitution, which involves the clandestine activities of spreading man-made diseases and the testing of biological weapons.

Obama has no choice; he wouldn't like to be called a cowardly American leader, even when it comes to the killing of his own parents in Africa. In the year 2014, the US government under Obama's administration opened the hell gate of Ebola in three West African countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, in support of the US government's biological project for global depopulation.

In one of Michelle Obama’s interviews with NBC television, she said that Barack Obama is a perfect husband and father, but he often wins, playing tennis with his wife. “It's annoying,” said Michelle Obama.

Life Lessons Worth Knowing Before You Decide To Give Up

I joined a similar adventure from the Republic of Guinea to the Gambia in the early eighties

Your life is not between birth and death. No, it is between your inhalation and exhalation. The present, which exists here and now, is the only life that you will ever have. 


So, try to live every moment of your life to the fullest in kindness, peace, without fear and regret. This is all that can be expected from anyone.

Life is short.

This is your life, and you have to fight for it. Therefore, fight for the truth and what you believe. Fight for what is important to you and for those you love, and never forget to tell them how much they mean to you. 

Understand how lucky you are, after all, for now, you still have a chance to do something or change it. So stop for a moment, think, and if you need to do something, start it today. After all, how many years are left for you to live on this earth?

Today’s difficulties will pay off tomorrow.

When it comes to working hard for something important, whether getting a diploma, creating your own business, or any other personal achievement that requires a lot of time and effort to achieve, you have to ask yourself just one question: “Am I ready to go for it?" Don't look back, go for it, because that's the foundation of your future

Procrastination makes you a slave to yesterday.

When you are ready to take on business without putting it on hold, yesterday becomes a friendly friend for you, always ready to take the burden off your back. So try to do something today, for which you would thank the present from the future. Believe me, tomorrow you'll be glad you did it today.

Any error can be learned from.

The good happens to those who continue to hope, despite all the disappointments, to those who still believe, despite the bitterness of mistakes, to those who continue to love, even when the love hurts. So never regret what happened to you. It will not change anyway, because time travel has not yet been invented. Better to treat this as a valuable lesson and go without stopping further.

You are your own best friend.

Happiness is when you like yourself, and for this reason, you do not need someone else's approval. Before you can create healthy relationships with others, try to make friends with yourself. Before you can confidently look into the eyes of other people and create relationships with them, you must learn to look worthy of love and respect in your own eyes.

Actions speak louder than words.

Walking along the path of life, you will certainly meet very excellent people who speak only the right words. But in the end, don't judge them by their words but by their deeds. They will tell you everything that is needed.

Even a small good deed makes this world a better place.

Smile at people who have had a tough day and be kind to them. Kindness is the only investment that always pays off. And wherever there are people, there is also the opportunity to show kindness. 

Learn to just give away, without any conditions, even if it's only a smile. Not because you have too much of what you can give out, but because there are a lot of people in this world who feel as if they have nothing left at all.

Behind every beauty and pain

You stumble and fall, make mistakes and suffer defeat, but despite everything, you rise and move on, you live, and life teaches you a lesson. You are a man; no one is perfect. After falling, you were only injured, not defeated. Think about how valuable this lesson is to break down obstacles on the way to achieving your goal with love. 

Yes, sometimes it happens that your experience breaks your heart, but isn't it enough price for the precious moments of joy and pleasure? So go ahead, even when you are hurt, because you know, the inner force that brought you to this place can lead you further.

Time and experience heal pain.

I left the shores of Ghana in the year 1980, after the sudden death of my father at the age of 44 in 1976. To fight for survival, I lived in Nigeria, the Gambia, the Republic of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone before I made it to Europe. In Europe, I lived in Spain, Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Denmark.

I got married at the age of 38. I live with my wife and children in Belgium. Next year, in January 2019, we will have been married for 25 years. I have written eight books available at Amazon.com pertaining to my life and other life experiences.

What else do I need from God? Only good health has He given to me. Next year January 19, 2019, I will be 62. I feel so strong every day. I love myself and my family because time has healed my wounds and crowned my efforts.

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WHY AKUFO ADDO IMITATES HOUPHET BOIGNY WHEN GHANA IS IN DIRE STRAITS?

Nana Akufo-Addo imitates Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

Successive Ghanaian governments are often criticized, accompanied by insults, and the criticism has been particularly acute in relation to poor performance and rampant corruption. If the media is not behind you, definitely, you’ll lose favor. This is exactly what happened to the former Ghanaian leader, John Mahama, who lost his second-term presidential race to the NPP.

It is obvious that Nana Akufo-Addo doesn’t want to experience a similar fate and, therefore, would like to impress Ghanaians, starting with developmental projects. However, it is worth asking Nana Akufo-Addo about the significance of constructing a 5000-seat national cathedral in Accra when hospitals have no beds and thousands of Ghanaians are unemployed.

Is it true of what the white man says? According to white people, Africans are lazy and, therefore, always expect miracles from heaven. We can’t ignore such degrading utterances because we have proved them to be true. Because it doesn’t really make sense for a government to just announce that they want to build a 5000-seater cathedral when the cost can be used to create employment. 

Just imagine Ghana's poor sanitation, open sewage, and stinky gutters. Akufo-Addo has ignored all of these problems generating malaria in the country, and is planning to build a cathedral? May God give African leaders some wisdom to rule the suffering masses without building a cathedral.

Nana now dreams big and wants to impress Ghanaians by imitating the late Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Houphouet-Boigny was ruling an impoverished country in dire financial straits, and then, like Nana Akufo-Addo, one day he decided that it would be a good idea to build a second Vatican dome in his poverty-stricken hometown of Yamoussoukro.

In the midst of a high rate of unemployment, illiteracy, and excessive corruption, similar to the present situation in Ghana, an almost replica of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, completed in 1989, measuring 30,000 square meters, was constructed and named ‘Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix de Yamoussoukro.’ The whole project cost the government 300 million dollars.

After the 30 acres of marble were delivered by an Italian firm and the glass was also brought in from France, Houphouet-Boigny was asked how he was going to finance the church since his government was in financial straits. He replied, “A deal with God has been done, and all the 7000 seats are also individually air-conditioned.”

Three years after the Vatican replica was completed, Houphouet-Boigny dedicated it to the Pope, who consecrated the church in 1990. Did Houphouet-Boigny ever regret such a religious investment in a country where more than two-thirds of its people aren’t even Christian? Why are African leaders wasting our resources in search of self-recognition?

Frankly speaking, regarding the current economic turmoil in Ghana, such a cathedral isn’t necessary at all. It would not serve any purpose, just like how Houphouet-Boigny’s African Vatican didn’t serve any purpose. Who is Nana Akufo-Addo undertaking this project for, Ghanaians or himself?

If he is building it for Ghanaians, then I will remind him that Ghanaians need jobs and the sick need hospital beds; however, if the building is to immortalize himself and his presidency, then that philosophy will lose its significance and be short-lived.

AN OPEN INTERVIEW WITH THE GHANAIAN LEADER NANA AKUFO ADDO

The Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo

Nana Akufo-Addo, you are currently a Ghanaian leader under the platform of the New Patriotic Party. Apart from your educational and professional career, it’s likely that you inherited your political ambition from your father, Edward Akufo-Addo, who was a member of the ‘Big Six,’ one of the founding fathers of Ghana who fought for the country's independence.

As a Ghanaian and journalist, I wish to ask you a few questions, Mr. President. This interview wouldn't be quick enough for publication if I needed to follow the right procedure to grant me an interview. Thus, this is the reason I made it open for my fellow Ghanaians to read also.

Nana Akufo-Addo, I will be very glad if these questions are answered. Above all, it will be very good for both Ghanaians and you if all the questions are answered.

• Mr. President, many Ghanaians are facing a very tough political climate in the country, while many are unemployed; therefore, how do you plan on dealing with issues such as unemployment?

• In every country, the health of an individual is very important. But in Ghana, when one is sick and has no money to treat themselves at the hospital, they may surely die. How are you going to make life worth of sick patients in Ghana? 

• At the same time, it's all over the media that some hospitals in Ghana lack beds and ambulances, the reason many patients either sleeping on the floor or being refused admission. Mr. President, when will such ugly scenes come to an end in Ghana?

• Mr. President, law, and order are two important tools that promote peace and security in a country, but at the moment, many Ghanaians are living in fear because of armed robbers. What assurance will you give Ghanaians to live a normal life without fear?

• You defeated the Mahama's NDC with promises. Have you fulfilled any of your promises, and where do you see yourself within your first four years from now?

•  What is your response to the increasing number of articles from American, Dutch, and German medical writers about Aids and Ebola medical crimes to depopulate Africa, while the US government, the World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control keep deceiving the world that Ebola is being spread by bats?

• How can you convince Ghanaians that you are fighting against corruption when some of your own NPP politicians are in corruption scandals?

• What role can political leaders play for the majority of Ghanaians who have no hope of having confidence in them?

• Prices of agricultural products feeding Ghanaians are not easy to afford because some of the roads to transport the foodstuffs to the nearest markets are extremely bad. Mr. President, what plans do you have to repair or construct roads for the accessible markets? 

ARCHIVE OF RACIAL TENSION IN AMERICA

Her crime was being black in a white-dominated educational institution.

In the deep sea, the big fish has no sympathy for the helpless small fish. They intimidate the small ones and always try to eat them up. That was once the hostile situation in America years back, in every sector, including the educational sector, against African Americans. 

It’s very embarrassing to see such images in America, a country that believes in democracy, above all, they say: In God We Trust.

The more disturbing factor is, America provided a “haven” in the United States for Nazis criminals and their collaborators after World War II, yet subjected African-Americans to abuse, discrimination, lynching, experimentation, and slavery.

The abolition of slavery is a fact recorded in history, but the reality is, it still exists in many places around the globe, including America today, because we live in a violent and corrupt society.

How many years now has America been fighting against the illegal drug entering its sovereignty? Because of corruption, the country is plagued by cocaine and other dangerous drugs, drastically taking its toll on many citizens.

There was a time when, if you were an honest hard worker with distinguished achievements in society, you would be awarded, but now those who commit serious crimes against humanity are those who receive those awards, including the Nobel Prize. 

Among the ring of liars, if you want to remain different and live in truth, you will eventually become an enemy.

Do you feel this world is okay? Are you happy about the turmoil and the path of doom the world has taken? Why are politicians fighting for power when they don’t have any means to save this world? Nothing in this world seems to be going better or doing well. Everything has taken the wrong path.

Whether Africans were used as Guinea pigs in testing drugs, whether Aids, Ebola, Lassa, and other deadly diseases were bio-weapons against Africans to depopulate the continent, or whether African-Americans were used for experimentation, the Black man has survived today. That power wasn’t strong enough to wipe out the black race.

Black history is a sad song and a rough road. Even though it’s like an image hanging on the wall, the Black man should change that sad song to a happy song and straighten up that rough road ahead of him. We should let go of hatred, jealousy, racism, racial discrimination, and hypocrisy to embrace love in our community.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” — 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

HOW SAFE IS TO RIDE A BICYCLE IN AFRICA?

Safe bicycle riding in Europe under traffic light rules

In Africa, vehicle drivers don’t get along with cyclists. Many are always angry with cyclists because they think cyclists are impediments on the path of motorists, yet they don’t know that cyclists have the same rights as motorists.

The Highway Code is an official book that gives the rules to motorists and people on how to use the road safely, and the advanced dictionary defines a vehicle, which motorists use as a conveyance moving on wheels, runners, or tracks, such as an automobile or tractor.

In regard to this definition, since a bicycle has wheels, it is qualified as a vehicle to use the road like every motorist without any horn or verbal harassment.

In reality, if there is any anger, motorists have to direct that to the Ghana Highway Authority because they have failed to consider cyclists whenever constructing Ghanaian roads.

The Ghana Highway Authority has a duty to maintain to ensure the safety of road users, including pedestrians and cyclists. The adequate provision by the authority is to ensure that cyclists are safe on Ghanaian roads. However, this is not the case.

Ghanaian roads are life-threatening to cyclists because they aren’t constructed with the safety of cyclists in mind. The setback in Africa is so severe that it has also affected the roads. 

Ghanaian roads are of a poor standard, with countless potholes and no light poles, making it extremely dangerous to drive at night when travelling long distances.

Because cyclists are safe on European roads, many like to park their cars at home and use bicycles to work. Riding a bicycle helps in many ways, is punctual, saves money, and promotes good health.

The reason apart from cyclists sharing roads with motorists, they also have special roads and traffic lights to ensure their safety. In Antwerp, there is a bicycle tunnel, built under the sea, connecting the city of Antwerp and Linkeroever.

Before the tunnel is a lift that takes the cyclist below to the entrance of the tunnel to ride through. It’s the most beautiful experience as cycling through the tunnel to linkeroever within a few minutes, whereas it may take you about twenty-five minutes to go by bus.

Every road in Europe is specially designed to give comfort to cyclists, but why not in Ghana, when so many people are finding it difficult to join the public transport to work because of high fares?

Apart from our great leader, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, any Ghanaian leader who will not take up the challenge to do something significant and different to develop the country will always be considered as a child learning how to play football.

There are too many insults in Ghanaian newspapers; therefore, which Ghanaian leader is ready to change these insults to praises? Both NDC and NPP want to rule Ghana, but which of the parties has considered embarking on an underground drainage system to improve the tourism industry?

Special safe bicycle routes for users in Europe

All of them want to rule Ghana to get rich. Their power struggle is not for the poor suffering masses. After the death of Kwame Nkrumah, the money Ghana's leaders have stolen could have given the country a certain facelift to look somewhat like one of the poor Eastern European countries.

As dangerous as it is to ride a bicycle in Ghana, many cyclists don't wear helmets, yet there are traffic police officers in the country. 

The Ghana Highway Authority must consider cyclists in its future street projects after reading this article.

CAST YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS: PASTORS’ MASTER KEY TO STEAL FROM THE CONGREGATION

The Bible quotation is often used by pastors.

The only way to know the mind of a white man is to interact with them. Therefore, working with them is an opportunity to know their minds, and the more I speak with them, the more I get information about what they think about Africa.

Europeans who have visited Africa always speak well about Africans, amidst all the hardships and challenges they face daily, but those who haven’t stepped into the continent and don’t even have plans to visit Africa have negative perceptions towards the continent.

Many think Africans are lazy people, and if you ask them the reason, this is what they say: "Africans have a lot of resources but can’t do anything significant with them. The corrupt leaders always depend on foreign leaders for their daily bread. Africans are religious; therefore, they are always expecting miracles from heaven."

“Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days, and bring one-tenth of your income into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the Lord of Armies. “See if I won’t open the windows of heaven for you and flood you with blessings.”

These are some of the Biblical quotations that have inspired and generated a chain of fake pastors, churches, prophets, and bishops, deceiving the people continually around the world. They are the master keys that open the heart of the poor and hungry congregation to give everything they have to the pastors.

Has God’s house become a den of thieves, criminals, cheats, adulterers, fornicators, and lairs in Ghana? Ghana is known to be one of the most peaceful and God-loving countries in West Africa, with several mosques and churches, but now it seems everyone is a pastor in the country.

The sudden rapid increase of mushroom churches throughout the nation demands if the church truly cares about the poor, the afflicted, and those with diverse problems, or is just an institution of a profit-oriented business.

In my recent visit to Ghana, there was no place I freely passed, without seeing an advert or post boards of pastors, bishops, and prophets, which reminded me of one of the prophecies of Jesus Christ: “Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:4-5, King James Version.

Among a multitude of pastors in Ghana is one called ‘Bishop’ Daniel Obinim, who claims to have powers to heal and heads a church known as ‘International God’s Way Church. Ghanaians are very intelligent people, yet I couldn’t find the reason many people have lost their intelligence to follow someone called Daniel Obinim.

I saw on the television this man who claims to be a pastor healing an impotent man by holding his penis and stomping a pregnant woman’s belly, during church service, talking of her wife’s vagina, and engaging in other deceitful acts.

What has happened to Ghana, this great nation? On the television, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Obinim tells the congregation that he has powers to visit people in their dreams, when the great redeemer or messiah, Jesus Christ, who the storm obeys his voice, didn’t even visit any of his followers, whether dead or alive, in their dreams.

It’s a fact that some people are using God’s name to steal, confuse, cheat, and sleep with members of the church. Is Obinim one of them? Are Bishop and Prophet now titles that everyone claims serving God can confer on themselves?

The need to ask this question is necessary because the prophets and bishops in Ghana are now too numerous to count when the Bible gives reference to a few people as major and minor prophets.

Jesus Christ suffered all kinds of persecution but never insulted or cursed anyone. He was oppressed and afflicted, and like a lamb, he was led to the slaughter, without opening his mouth, yet Obinim, who claims his powers were given to him by Jesus, on national television, insults and uses profane words on anyone who challenges his claims, including the former head of state, John Jerry Rawlings.

How can Ghanaians take such a person seriously to generate such multitudes of followers? Something is wrong in Ghana.

Ghanaian pastors now drive the most expensive cars. In one church service, collecting money can take place more than five times, with each having a definition of its purpose or what it serves. The longest church service in Europe is two hours, but in Ghana, there are churches that service last longer than six hours and some eight hours.

With this in mind of the white man says Africans are lazy because they sit in the church for eight hours and work for two hours. Before the end of the church service, the pastors have taken all the money of the congregation who act by faith, yet they don’t have enough to eat.

Pastors are now competing with corrupt African politicians by driving the most expensive and luxurious cars while the blind-faith congregation is struggling to make ends meet. They cast their bread but gained nothing, since many expect miracles from God instead of working hard.

Surprisingly, most of these corrupt churches have hundreds of members; therefore, who do I blame, the church or the followers? The church is so deeply corrupt that those who give a high amount of money are given high seats, and the lowest share the back seat.

Jesus fed the five thousand hungry people, but our modern-day pastors take from the poor congregation. Until the second coming of Jesus Christ, fake pastors and prophets like vampires will continue to suck the blood of the sufferers.

STOP THE ANTAGONISM POLITICS IN GHANA

Nana Akufo-Addo and the former Ghanaian leader, John Mahama: Antagonistic politics should be discouraged in Ghana

No matter how effective a leader is, certain factors can hamper their efforts, leading to hostility, slow development, anger, and frustration in a country.

Apart from corruption, two issues that have drastically taken their toll on Ghanaian politics are armed robbery and political antagonism.

The present political situation in Ghana, in regards to the impact of corruption, the imposition of higher tariffs on imported goods, and the exorbitant prices of both foreign and locally manufactured products, is enough to reveal that Ghana is struggling to maintain a flexible economy.

Instead of all the political parties coming together to find common solutions, suggest ways to create employment and develop the country, the New Patriotic Party is under constant attack from opposition parties, especially the NDC, while the NDC also experiences the same.

Such an antagonistic political atmosphere in Ghana is not helping Ghana anyway; instead, it’s dividing a country in which citizens aren’t interested in political violence.

The NPP and NDC members keep exchanging insults. In many African countries, experience reveals a similar issue leading to political violence. I want to use this platform to humbly ask Ghanaians to stop the uncivilized behavior and help Nana Akufo-Addo’s government make Ghana a better place.

Such political antagonism can never help a nation to thrive or flourish. This is one of the reasons Ghanaians see no progress in the country and are now blaming Nana Akufo-Addo for all the hardships, without taking into consideration the shortest period this president has been in office.

Political opponents spend time posting angry, abusive, and discriminatory comments and articles against each other, and think such articles will help Ghana as a nation. Antagonistic politics is killing Ghana at a very fast rate, like how corruption is having serious implications for Ghana.

Anger and insults have now become identified with Ghanaian politics, and no political party is prepared to help each other to help other parties succeed because of greed and corruption.

It is not beyond belief to imagine how Ghana can be transformed under multiple plans, solutions, and opinions from different political parties. If no political party is willing to help the present Ghanaian government restore Ghana to its former state, then no one should be a stumbling block to its efforts.

Finding solutions to curb and reduce armed robbery in Ghana

Armed robbery not only puts the lives of Ghanaians in danger, but it also affects the development of a country. No matter how great Ghana’s political history is, with wonderful sight attractions, the country can never earn enough foreign exchange if armed robbery is prevalent in the country. Armed robbery scares tourists because it’s a crime.

There are many ways to reduce armed robbery in every country. I will, therefore, share my opinions if they will be useful to the Ghanaian government. There are too many illegal firearms in Ghana because, either sold to armed robbers by some policemen or snatched away by the robbers.

How can the Ghanaian government get back all the illegal firearms circulating in the country? This is where the Ghanaian government has to build a friendly relationship with robbers and thieves and call for the submission of all illegal firearms. The government must give anyone who submits one gun a good, specified amount.

The government has to give them full assurance by not breaking the assurance that it is not a trap to arrest them. They are hungry and unemployed, which reason many are involved in armed robbery; therefore, if they gain any confidence in the government to submit an illegal firearm, the government shouldn’t abuse that trust to arrest any of them. 

If this plan works, the Ghanaian government will see how many guns brave, hungry robbers will submit to them.

Another solution is giving armed robbers education to integrate into society. A special vocational school must be set up to train them in fields such as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and driving. This is a way to give them a second life to avoid being a menace to society. 

Criminal records reveal that thieves and armed robbers, after a prison sentence, go back to their old bad habits because society is no friend to them. Setting up a vocational school will educate those outgoing prisoners to live a useful and purposeful life.

My dear, Nana Akufo Addo, I don’t like politics, and I am not a member of any Ghanaian political party, but since I want you to be different and special among the past Ghanaian leaders, and transform Ghana to be a better place for everyone including me to enjoy, I will humbly ask you as a leader to try what I have suggested in this article and see if Ghana will not be free from armed robbers. 

KWAME NKRUMAH ON FREEDOM AND THE UNIFICATION OF AFRICA

Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah was the prime minister of the first independent state of Ghana in Tropical Africa in 1957. He was one of the most prominent ideologues of the national liberation movement in Africa.

His philosophy belongs to such works as "Autobiography", "I'm talking about freedom," "Africa must unite,"  as well as "Consensusism - Consciousness ") and" Class struggle in Africa ". His political philosophy, his vision of the past, present, and future of Africa, he detailed in the work "Africa must unite."

Speaking about the past of Africa, Nkrumah resolutely denied the colonial myth of "inferiority" of Africans, that they "did not invent the wheel or writing," that they "have no mathematics or art," and that they never had statehood. Nkrumah recalls that it was Africa that was the birthplace of man, and it was in Africa that, for several millennia, a great Egyptian civilization developed. 

Referring to written documents, he said that Ghana was already a centralized state in the 14th century. In the state of Mali, the successor of Ghana, some universities exchanged scientists with Spain and the states of the Muslim world. 

One of the most famous Islamic writers, Ibn Battuta, lived in the middle of the 14th century. The journey through Mali left an interesting testimony (Nkrumah cites him) about the Malians' character and their political life: they "are rarely unjust and have a greater disgust for injustice than any other people. 

Their Sultan is merciless to those who are even to the slightest degree guilty of this evil. In this country, there is total security. Travelers and residents do not need to be afraid of either robbers or rapists. 

They do not confiscate the property of a white man who died in their country, even if they were untold riches. On the contrary, this property is deposited for trustworthy White people, and it remains with them until the legal heir enters into possession of it."

"Is it possible to say the same thing about the European contemporaries of that era?" - asks Nkrumah and responds negatively to himself. The European conquest of Africa was accompanied by monstrous atrocities. But the most tragic consequence for the development of Africa was the slave trade, which lasted three hundred or more years. 

The number of Africans taken to slavery was from 20 million to 50 million people, and in their homeland, in Africa, everywhere it was possible to see inscriptions "Africans are not admitted" or "Only for Europeans". Nkrumah emphasizes that many Africans began to reconcile themselves with the idea of their "inferiority."

And when this theory was called into question, the whole system of colonialism was under attack. He notes with satisfaction the fact that in liberated Africa, most political leaders strongly reject racial discrimination. "We have suffered too much from racism to seek to perpetuate this evil," Nkrumah wrote.

A chapter on "How Ghana Became a Sovereign State" is very political and instructive. Nkrumah immediately emphasizes that the colonial powers do not voluntarily give up political control over any country. Before they left, they sought to cause a split and rivalry between different forces and groups in accordance with the old "divide and conquer" strategy. 

Nkrumah talks about how the British government sought to impose a "democratic" constitution on independent Ghana, many of whose provisions severely limited its sovereignty and freedom.

Speaking for the socialist path to the progress of Ghana, Nkrumah sought to translate abstract ideological formulas and appeals into a simple and understandable language. He wrote, "We are achieving full employment, the provision of well-organized homes, and equal opportunities for the entire people to receive education and develop a culture to the highest level. 

This means that the level of prices for goods must match the level of wages; apartment, the fee should be commensurate with the means of all population groups; social services should encompass all; and means of education and culture should be accessible to everyone.

Speaking about the need for industrialization, he referred to the experience of the USSR, but the most suitable model for Ghana was considered to be countries such as Japan, China, and India.

Kwame Nkrumah was an ardent supporter of the unity of Africa. "For us, Africa with its islands is a single Africa," he stressed. - We reject any partitions. From Tangier and Cairo in the north to Cape Town in the south, from Cape Guardafui in the east to the islands of Cape Verde in the west, Africa is one and indivisible.

Nkrumah was the first to put forward the idea of the formation of the Continental government for Africa. In his opinion, this government, embodying the political and economic unification of the African continent, should pursue three main goals. First, it will carry out general economic planning on the continent. 

This will require thinking and finding ways and means to create a common market for United Africa (without tempting ourselves with the dubious benefits of association with the European Common Market), to introduce a common monetary system and currency area, and to establish a central issuing bank.

Secondly, the Continental Government will ensure the establishment of a common military command by all the land, sea, and air forces of Africa, and the development of a common defensive strategy to fight against a possible imperialist aggressor.

Thirdly, the Continental Government will pursue a unified foreign policy and diplomacy. This will allow the African states not only to speak unanimously in international organizations but also to significantly alleviate the burden of a separate diplomatic mission outside Africa.

Developing his vision of the political formulation of African unity, Nkrumah also expressed the idea of creating a continental parliament consisting of two chambers. One chamber, ensuring the equality of the associated states, is formed by equal representation from each of them, regardless of the size of the territory and population.

 

It is designed to formulate a common policy on the most important issues of security, defense, and development in Africa. In another chamber, the representation of states is constructed in proportion to the size of their population, and it discusses all other problems of daily life and the development of Africa.

In concluding his book, Kwame Nkrumah wrote, "What unites us is much stronger than what is currently dividing us, and our common goal should be the dignity, progress, and prosperity of Africa." His call for the unification of Africa has found understanding in many African countries. In 1963, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was created. 

According to the adopted charter of the OAU, the supreme body of the OAU is the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which meets annually. The supreme executive body is the Council of Foreign Ministers. A number of committees and commissions on special issues have been created in the system of OAU bodies. 

In particular, there is a special commission on mediation, conciliation, and arbitration, which helped to resolve several conflicts in African states. Remarkably, decades after Nkrumah's idea of African Unity was realized in 1963, the European Union was formed in 1993.

DO WE HAVE TO DEPEND OR TRUST GOOGLE FOR OUR FUTURE?

Google is no longer the Google it used to be



Google used to be the best search engine in the world. Everyone loves Google because they have provided everything to assist businessmen, entrepreneurs, and professionals from all walks of life, the tools to be successful, but at the moment, something is terribly wrong with Google.



As the world falls apart with corruption, lies, immoralities, hypocrisy, and medical crimes, it seems the world's best search engine, Google, has been carried away by them. Google is now corrupt and is going from bad to worse.

I used to enjoy my work as a journalist blogging on the social platform of Google, but at the moment, I am no longer interested. There are many free blogs, such as WordPress; those interested in blogging can go for it, but we chose Blogger because it belongs to Google. But is it worth being on Blogger?

Readers who visit this particular blog will notice that I am no longer actively contributing regularly to this blog. I went away not because I don't have any more articles to write, but the unfriendly and coercive activities I am experiencing from Google pushed me away.

My bitter experience started when I did intensely investigative journalism and exposed corrupt banks and Belgian government officials, and lawyers stealing from foreigners, especially Africans in Antwerp. I lost all the adverts on my blog and some proceeds.

When I left this blog, I joined a Dutch scientist/microsurgeon, Johan Van Dongen, and a German medical doctor, Wolff Geisler, to launch the blog 'SECRETS OF HIV-AIDS AND EBOLA FACTS JOURNAL.' 

The HIV-AIDS and Ebola facts and information provided by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control to the general public aren't accurate. They have deceived the world because the diseases were man-made. That's why we made this new health blog.

After the new health blog became successful, Google has again begun its old tricks of sabotaging our efforts.

Despite that, we have published over seven hundred articles, and Google has indexed 655 articles on this new health blog; articles on the blog are very hard to find in the Google search engine. This is something we have never experienced before.

Our data reveal that our readers are from social media, but not through the Google search engine. For example, one of our articles generated over 8,000 views within three days, and the readers were from various social media, with the highest from Facebook. 

We can't narrate the number of times our social media has been blocked and, for unknown reasons, deleted. It sounds ridiculous that when searching our blog in the Google search engine, only the links or URLs of three or four articles we have published appeared, so where is the rest? 

This is too much Google. Blogger is for you and, therefore, you can do whatever you like, but never forget "The truth will defeat lies and the light will conquer darkness." 

Above all, help to build a better world for the benefit of the next generation. If you don't want to participate, please don't sabotage the efforts of those following the path of truth.

A MYSTERIOUS ROCK BEARING THE SIGN OF CROSS DISCOVERED IN GHANA

Mr. El Aridi Choaki Youssef, the Quarry Operations Manager, gave a brief talk about the mysterious rock.

Wonders will never end, as a mysterious granite stone was discovered at Gomoa-Ojobi in the Central Region of Ghana.

The miracle granite stone, bearing an engraved picture of the cross of Jesus Christ, was discovered by Sarcon Quarry Ltd, working in the community.

The black and white granite stone, with the brown and red cross color, releases fragrance when water is poured on the cross.

The huge rock also bears the marks of long ropes, which seem to have been used to erect Christ's crucifixion cross.

The mysterious rock exhibits an exact representation of Christ's crucifixion, which occurred over two thousand years ago.

Mr. El Aridi Choaki Youssef, the Quarry Operations Manager of the company, speaking in an interview with Modern Ghana, said:

"I discovered the stone in November during a process of breaking the rock with machines."

" A greater force," he said, "pushed me when I was processing the chippings to where the granite stone was."

He hints that the machine, which is used for cutting the rock, couldn't break it; therefore, he had to use his manpower to remove the stones from the area.

“I do not have much knowledge about the Christian religion, but what I can say to Ghana and the world at large is that we need to wake up again to know exactly where we are going, and this is a good sign for Ghana.

“What we found in November was a big miracle. God has really blessed Ghana.”

News video about the mysterious cross-embedded rock

The site, Choaki, is believed to serve as a place similar to the Biblical artifacts in Jerusalem, Israel, where Christian tourists could visit and offer prayers to God.