I miss when "The News" was just a guy in a suit telling you what happened, instead of a 24 hour panic machine designed to make you hate your neighbor so you don't notice your rent went up 30%.
The capacity to absorb famines, natural disasters, hyperinflation, and epidemics without political, social or demographic collapse is also development. You may not see economic transformation but you can ensure the next generation doesn’t have to start from scratch.
This is why I have a problem with the statement, “Yesrɛ aban se…”. A lot of people assume that the government interventions are favors and not a social contract that governance is. Until people realize that, holding our leaders accountable will always be in the distant future
Be extremely good at something. Art. Music. Writing. Cooking. Fashion. Just be good at something, my friend. I promise you no one can take this from you. In this dark place, it'll be your light.
Just like with housing and transportation, politicians have successfully convinced Ghanaian parents it's their responsibility to provide their children with private school basic education so they could neglect the public basic school system without much public outcry.