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[Sam Attah-Mensah @Sammens]

A second cycle school, Dabokpa Technical Inst. in the Northern Region is doing something amazing. Building tractors, tricycles, incubators, etc. I believe they require some serious collaboration with industry. Let's encourage them. Repost this till they get the needed attention.

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[Prof. E. Kofi Abotsi @ProfAbotsi]

Their cause was just and the mission right ! They gave up their lives for us to live in an envt. devoid of of toxins. Now is the time to crush the acts of env’tal criminals & say truly never again! Fathers, husbands, patriots, sons, they rose to the cause of national service and paid the ultimate price. Their deaths cannot be in vain! #RIP

[Rockson Soul🇬🇭 @RocksonSoul1]

Society is facking out generation up. If a guy goes out with multiple women, he’s a womanizer, but if a woman goes out with multiple men, she’s keeping her options open and exploring. Make it make sense.

[Ohene-Bampoe Brenya @obbampoegh]

@Fentuo_ Adamu take you go the Ghana restaurant for Maryland?? We go chop fufu 13 million. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[JULIAN NANA OWUSU🇬🇭 @yesjulianowusu]

(Part 1) Why I Believe Staying in Ghana Beats Leaving for the Youth.

Before I start let me say, "The Goal is to LIVE in Ghana🇬🇭 but to travel during the year for BUSINESS or HOLIDAY🌎"

Ok, lets go..

I was born in the UK, moved back to Ghana at 16 to pursue football, after winning the Ghanaian Premier League with Berekum Chelsea, 19 years later, I’m still here. Over time, I’ve come to see why living in Ghana might be a better choice for the youth than packing up and leaving. Let me explain...

To be clear, this is for the young people who have been to university. If that’s you, stick with me—I’m talking directly to you.

Here's 4 things to think about if you’re eyeing Europe or North America as your next move:

1). If you leave Ghana today for the UK or US, it’ll take at least 2 years to get a decent job—say £24k+ a year. Why? You’ve got no bank account, no National Insurance number, no work experience, no network. You’re a ghost in their system. Building that takes time. Before you get this basic job, you'll be doing A LOT of low level cleaning, warehouse or store jobs (remember you're a graduate) - This period is HARD...living costs are super high, you'll regret moving at this stage its just that many people are to shy to admit this to family and friends back home.

2). Once you land that "decent" job, the system squeezes you dry. You’re paid at the end of the month, but bills—rent, insurance, council tax, groceries, parking fines etc—hit you just as hard. You’re lucky to keep 30% of your salary. Saving? Good luck.

3). A few years in, you’ll want to climb the ladder at work to earn more money. Here’s the catch: as a Black African man or woman, office politics and racial bias can slow you down. It’s not impossible to rise, but it’s harder than it should be compared to others. Remember, if you're reading this from Ghana, you honestly do not even know what racism is yet.

4). Community? Forget it. You can be home all week, and no one checks in. Everyone’s too busy with their own grind. You’re on your own out there. Figure it out - for those of you who are in Ghana always calling on the Government to help you, when you leave Ghana, who will you blame now? you have to make it work yourself - that experience will quickly mature you.

Re-read these points before we move on, don't be ignorant and just say "me diehhh I want to leave Ghana" this is your life, think carefully.

If you're interested in Part 2&3 or have any questions/comments, follow @JNOwusu and turn on notifications for my posts.

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[यमराज @autopsy_surgeon]

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[Bright Simons @BBSimons]

Advice: when you see a feel-good story from Ghana, DON'T PROBE! Just pray for all to be well.

I saw that a Chinese company has partnered the government to build a manganese refinery for $450m. I checked and the company is indeed a big refiner in China. I should have left it there.

But I didn't. So I'm now all confused about so many confusions.

1. Let's start with Ghana Manganese Company (GMC), the country's only manganese producer. It has been 90% owned by Consmin, a Dutch-Ukrainian crew, since it was bought by the Jersey-based entity in 2007. 10% of GMC is vested in the State.

2. In 2017, Consmin itself was acquired by a Chinese company that had been its main offtaker for the manganese carbonate it mines in Ghana. A company called Ningxia Tianyuan Manganese Industry Group, or TMI.

3. In 2019, government of Ghana suspended operations at the mine for 4 days after investigative journalists prompted an audit that, according to the government, exposed Consmin as having cheated Ghana out of $357m. The govt said at the time that it changed its mind quickly because Consmin promised that it will operate above board going forward. Consmin's COO simply disputed the charge of cheating and denied owing the State any money.

4. The government capped production of manganese at 5 million tons a year in 2019 after TMI announced its intention to boost production to 12 million tons a year. TMI went as far as to claim that Ghana has the world's largest reserves of manganese (not true) and then promptly exceeded the production cap forcing another brief shutdown. It seemed to be in a hurry to haul all the manganese away. By 2023, manganese production had dropped to 3 million tons, however. Promises to renovate the Western Railway line and build a whole lot of infrastructure hadn't been kept.

But here is where it gets interesting.

5. One of the charges the government laid against Consmin/TMI in 2019 was that it was arbitrarily discounting the price at which it sold manganese ore from Ghana to its Jersey Affiliates by more than $65 a ton. That practice continues. In 2023, Ghana's manganese was sold at ~$60 a ton. South Africa, which has a slightly higher grade of manganese, sells at ~$140 per ton (FOB, 37% Mn). Adjusting for Ghana's grade & the usual "payability" factors, Ghana's manganese should indeed sell for about $125 (FOB Takoradi) at 2023 average prices (normally benchmarked to 44% Mn, CIF Tianjin). Strangely, like nearby Ivory Coast's, it sells for much less.

6. Even more curiously, Consmin, until it was bought by TMI, used to report FOB prices above $200 a ton in its Australian reports (it had a listing on the ASX at one point).

7. The government has never explained to anyone how the issue of "transfer pricing" & "illegal discounting" was resolved exactly. Was Consmin manipulating prices or not?

8. Initially, the government announced that the company sponsoring the refinery is Consmin's owner, Ningxia Tianyuan Manganese Industry Group (TMI), which is still the info being carried by the international press. Slight problem: this globally well-known company WENT BANKRUPT in October 2023, with massive unpaid debts.

9. Abruptly, the government invented a new entity: "Tanyun Manganese Industry Group", still "TMI".
Slight problem: no major Chinese manganese refiner goes by that name.

10. The whole saga now has me scratching my head. Which TMI is this? The bankrupt one? Or the shadowy one? What has happened to enforcing the right pricing to get the State the right amount of revenue even as the refinery gets built? Assuming it would be built.

Like I said, it doesn't help to probe feel-good stories. You just get headaches. Best to pray and hope for the best.

[Ralph Menz @menzRalph]

August 16, 2024, at 9:00 am marks a significant milestone for the people of Tarkwa and Abosso. Dignitaries, local leaders, and the community will gather to celebrate the start of a new era in local sports infrastructure. #GoldfieldsGhana @GoldFields_LTD

[kojo sAG @SagKojo]

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My deepest condolences to you and the family. @FemalePainter
May Jehovah grant you the strength to withstand this storm 🙏

[Teeji @_namedNameless]

Really interesting game and fun to watch, but more importantly, there’s a powerful lesson to note.

Our journeys through life often vary in their progression.

Some appear to figure life out early and have a smooth progression. They get nearly everything right firm the onset and appear not to miss a step, so they go far swiftly. We easily perceive those ones to be the ones winning in life, but is that always the case?

For others, the start is really slow. They struggle to figure things out at the initial stages and their peers advance and leave them far behind. They make mistakes, fail and have to start afresh over and again. However, if they remain resilient and courageous enough, FOCUSING ON THEMSELVES, life will owe them a debt to get easier even at the point where it gets more complicated.

Whichever one be your fate, you can make the most of your life. Bear this in mind, however:

If you started out with ease, brace up coz it gets tougher later and you must equip yourself to go all the way. If you started out struggling, stay focused and keep going, it could get easier.

And yes, a little bit of luck might come to play as well.

Good morning. May the odds be in your favor.

[Kofi Ntim🇬🇭 @NtimBarima]

Most iconic interviews in Ghana, a thread:

1. Dome market fire eyewitness 🤣