Ghana is facing ECOCIDE
It is still free the citizens because the citizens of Ghana are not free from ILLEGAL MINING. Our President still has the corrupt DCE at post. Kidney cases are on the rise. Babies are still being born with deformities. Performative arrests not enough prosecutions. #StopGalamseyNow #BrownMonday
@askghmedia People in mining communities need to mobilize and rise against galamsey. The gov’t does not care and those in the communities will be the most affected if this menace is not curtailed
Now that we're done talking about Ghana football, let's shift our direction to Ghana Basketball.
Right now, the FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers are ongoing. Ghana does not have a team participating. The question is: Why?
Spoke to the current president of the Ghana Basketball Association some weeks back about the state of the sport.
Article comes out tomorrow morning on @LabariJournal
Our World Cup journey has come to an end. The dream is over for now, but we can be proud of the run we had and the belief we reignited. 💫
Thank you, for your incredible love and support throughout this journey 🇬🇭
A special thank you to Coach Carlos for believing in me when many didn’t -Gods Plan
Morocco’s recent performances in football have attracted global attention.
For me, the deeper story lies beneath the surface.
In 2017, the Director General of Morocco’s National Agricultural Research System said to me:
“Eric, even if we do not harvest a single grain for five years, we will not need to import grain from anywhere. Our reserves are solid.”
That statement stayed with me.
Morocco invested in research, institutions and human capital, including world-class universities such as Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P).
Today, the results can be seen in food security, industrial development, scientific capacity and sporting excellence.
It invites a question for Ghana:
If we experienced two consecutive seasons of poor rainfall, how confident would we be in our food reserves, research systems and response mechanisms?
National competitiveness is built over decades through deliberate investment in knowledge, people and institutions.
Research and innovation are strategic national assets.
#ResearchAndInnovation #NationBuilding #Morocco #UM6P #FoodSecurity #HigherEducation #SportsDevelopment #Ghana #Africa
Whilst we rightly abhor the many negative stereotypes about Africa, sometimes even the positive stereotypes hold us back.
Like the idea that Africa is a lush, green, continent.
If you fly as much as I do, you can't help but notice on descent how ungreen the continent is becoming and how greener cities in Europe, for e.g., have become.
The WHO says the average person needs a minimum of 9 square meters of green space to be healthy (ideally, 50 square meters.) Most major African cities barely provide 3 square meters.
I have attached a brief list of cities around the world & what percentage of their landmass is covered by greenery. It's really something.
Part of the problem is the "aniteɛ" concept I was describing last time where each person maximises their strategic intelligence and the whole society becomes dumber as a result.
One easy example: how mega-developers behave in Accra.
The Accra Mall has triggered a new high end district around Boundary Road. Expensive condos all over.
Yet, each developer has decided in their boundless wisdom not to spend any land on pavements. Like zero pedestrian walkways. Forgetting that the prices of condos are affected not just by the quality of the build but also how livable the neighbourhood is. Green spaces don't just clean the air; they also minimise flooding and heat waves.
Would smart folk who won't even sacrifice a bit of profit for pavements create any green space? Would municipalities who make their money from commercial buildup care about pavements and green parks?
Your guess is as good as mine.
Now that we’re out of the World Cup, here’s a reminder that while our attention was elsewhere, our water bodies continue to be destroyed and contaminated by illegal mining. Corrupt DCEs and officials who enable or ignore this destruction remain in their positions with little to no accountability. #StopGalamseyNow