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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 02:04:22
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Originally posted by kondorong
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Originally posted by MADIBA
[quote]Originally posted by kondorong
I lived in Accra in NUngua area. We bought water from donkey carts with barrel of water on them. The taps are dry because of no electricity to pump. The dam is now a failure. I am a living witness of development euphoria. Accra has serious shoratge of electricity. They have moved from exporters of electricty to being in deficit
When was that? I lived in Ghana too. I lived in Tessano.
You have left out the Tetteh Quasshi roundabout , the biggest in west africa i think. It was a site all visitors to Accra are shown proudly. However while i was in Accra it was once that we had a power cut. The cut did not last 30mins. The next day national media explained and apologised. I can't remmeber what the problem was exactly but it was during the rains. That's nearly three years ago.
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 02:11:00
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Then again i am no Gahanian citizen
I think it was there my taxi driver had a ticket for wrongful parking. It was a big circle with many cars. However it is a terrible place during "rush hour" as Ghanians called it.
Did you enjoy Fufu with plantain, Red Red, Tilapia Soup, Banku I gained a lot of weight by the time i left Accra.
I can still rememebr my Ghanian friend telling the owner of the restaurant "I want my Banku well done"That was war with food. |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 02:19:28
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
1295 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 02:25:31
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| NITE NITE GOD BLESS US ALL. |
There is no god but Allah |
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Newfy
Western Samoa
462 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 03:29:08
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YUMMM... Fufu is the bomb. the best.  still haven't figured out to make it, especially like runny okra sauce with a fingerful of fufu and bits of fish and stuff all runny. What is bunku and did you have gari there..or fonio? I tell you fonio from Mali is to die for if you ever can find it... |
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ranga
USA
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 08:10:19
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| njucks, kondorong, thank you very much for your detailed notes. I'm learning a lot from the discourse. |
T.K. "Ranga" Rengarajan
Founder, Geoseed Project
http://www.geoseedproject.com
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serenata
Germany
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 12:25:39
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YUMMM... Fufu is the bomb. the best. still haven't figured out to make it, especially like runny okra sauce with a fingerful of fufu and bits of fish and stuff all runny. What is bunku and did you have gari there..or fonio? I tell you fonio from Mali is to die for if you ever can find it...
Newfy, you are always thinking of food... You are even worse than me. Fufu is great, but not for your figure... Many Ghanaians are living in our town, and you can easily distinguish them from other Africans because of their big 'Fufu Popo', as my husband and me call it. |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 17:48:57
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Originally posted by MADIBA
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Originally posted by kondorong
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Originally posted by MADIBA
[quote]Originally posted by kondorong
I lived in Accra in NUngua area. We bought water from donkey carts with barrel of water on them. The taps are dry because of no electricity to pump. The dam is now a failure. I am a living witness of development euphoria. Accra has serious shoratge of electricity. They have moved from exporters of electricty to being in deficit
When was that? I lived in Ghana too. I lived in Tessano.
You have left out the Tetteh Quasshi roundabout , the biggest in west africa i think. It was a site all visitors to Accra are shown proudly. However while i was in Accra it was once that we had a power cut. The cut did not last 30mins. The next day national media explained and apologised. I can't remmeber what the problem was exactly but it was during the rains. That's nearly three years ago.
If i remember well, TESSANO has a military barracks. There is a story that many lost their lives there during one of the coup attempts in Ghana. There is also a firing range there just not far from the road and you can see the red flags up by the road as a sign for people to keep off. AKAWABA.
By the way why did you highlight the period you were there? Are you trying to tell me i am wrong about black outs in Ghana or are you trying to find out when i was there. I think my postings confirm that i was in Accra. In fact i visited the city four times. I have many Ghanaian friends from BRONG AFONG, TAMALE, SUNYANI, KUMASI, APPEKA LAPASSE(where you have the head office of the National Lotto). Some work for banks and others for the government and some at the famous ASHANTI GOLD MINES.
You are taking me back. I love Accra and its people. They are very hard working people and the city awakens by 4.00am and school children very polite and well behaved. There is so much organization that i was surprised to see the Porters Union formed by laborers who move goods around in the local markets. They have organized themselves into various associations to protect their interest one of the legacies of Nkrummah. Ghana would have been something if Nkrummah was given a few more years. You cannot but notice his legacy and impact on the lives of Ghanaians. One of his quotes was "... Workers of Africa Unite....". If any one listened it was the Ghanaian workers who organized themselves.
" Long live the African Continental Government that must be" Kwammneh Nkrummah, the Osagyefo. He is still my hero and i used to own at least three books on him. Two of them were I SPEAK OF FREEDOM and AFRICA MUST UNITE . I recommend these two books for everyone to read. Nkrummah would have thrown a fist at the AU summits we have because they are only talking shops.
He could move mountains and only those who never like African Unity hated him. In Ghana there was no ID card system. All Africans were welcome and it was home from home when he said in 1957 ".. Ghana's independence is meaningless without the total liberation and emancipation of Africa" Nkrumah was ahead of his time and no wonder he still stirs controversy. May be by the year 2500, Africans will be able to digest and understand his vision for his people. NKRUMMAH WAS BLACK MOSES WHO KNEW HIS PEOPLES PROBLEMS AND WAS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Every time i was in Accra, i always visited his burial site, which was long overdue. In Nkrummah, Africa has missed an opportunity that we will never recover. He is a shining example of what a committed and unselfish individual can do for his people. He died in exile a poor man and so was his widow.
You must read these books especially I SPEAK OF FREEDOM which contained his speeches over Radio Guinea to the Ghanaian people. Seku wanted to use force to bring him back but he refused much like Jesus said to the Lord that those who sin to be forgiven " ...for they do not know..." |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 19:02:15
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Kons,
Why are you jittery? I only highlighted the period to give an idea. You could have been the last to have visited Accra. What i do know up to the end of 2003 when i left Accra i HAVE NEVER HAD POWER CUTS at least where i lived and where i was schooling.
Yes Ghanians are hardworking and most are respectful. Accra is one of the most clean cities i have seen in Africa. As you said live began as early as 4-5am. By 6am you can see neatly dressed children walking to school. I have been to Tema too and was impressed with Nkrumah's vision for the industrial base.
I have realized that only a handful of Ghanians smoke cigarettes atleast in Accra. During the working week, the Bars close early and have never seen a Ghanian dead and stupidly drunk atleast in the few places i have been to. A disciplined people.
Ghana not doing badly. |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 19:29:19
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| My trick did not work this time. You did not fall for it. I must admit it took me a while to understand Njuks style of writing. He got me many times. |
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Newfy
Western Samoa
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 23:11:25
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| Serenata, I miss being around the bowl and eating with my right hand. Fufu brings back memories when I was about 110 pounds living in Senegal..There were no supersize portions there. It was usually five or more around the bowl and out of caring and modesty, I would eat in moderation...and the sharing of food so everyone has is so wonderful. Have you ever read Margery Fisher, she writes about food to the point, you can't sleep, its so good on the page. |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 23:23:41
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My trick did not work this time. You did not fall for it. I must admit it took me a while to understand Njuks style of writing. He got me many times.
What's was the trick? I am Fula. We are smarter than serahules. |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 23:30:24
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That is why the mandinkas call you FULO meaning two. They say when you see a Fula pass by; don’t mind him, that is his shadow. Wait for the second one you will get him. You are also known to not sit in the middle of a crowd or somewhere in the inner circles.
I once asked an old Fula man why. He gave me the example of a best-cooked soup. He said when the soup is very good, it does not last on a plate or bowl and because soup is placed in the middle of the bowl, it has never survived the onslaught of the great eaters. Therefore, to survive you must be on the sidelines.
NJOLEN NYAKI MOWDO
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2006 : 23:35:35
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Is it true in fula villages, if they are going to eat and dont want you to know, they say NJOLEN NYAKI which means lets enter like bees. In other words, lets go one by one. Some will go and eat and come back and leave some for the other person until every one ate and you would not know.
The sarankule man has got you. I win 5-0 |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
1275 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2006 : 01:27:37
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Originally posted by kondorong
Is it true in fula villages, if they are going to eat and dont want you to know, they say NJOLEN NYAKI which means lets enter like bees. In other words, lets go one by one. Some will go and eat and come back and leave some for the other person until every one ate and you would not know.
The sarankule man has got you. I win 5-0
IS IT? WILL CATCH TUMS.MBALEH JAAM |
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