tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269274282024-03-14T06:41:45.955+00:00Accra Pictures by Day & NightAccra is the capital of the small, West African country of Ghana, which achieved its independence in 1957 from its colonial master, the United Kingdom. It celebrates 50 years in 2007, and is projecting itself fast and furiously as "gateway to West Africa". It's an exciting city, with its unique problems, but with it close to the Atlantic ocean, and many beaches, who can resist coming here? Come along...check this blog out also on ACCRADAILYPHOTO.comEmmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.comBlogger572125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-17317781846348109862015-07-29T08:28:00.001+00:002015-07-29T08:28:45.941+00:00It's only in Ghana...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kzGw9HVDb34/VbiOv9rVKzI/AAAAAAAAepQ/AHDpdO7wW24/s1600/20150707_111413-725942.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kzGw9HVDb34/VbiOv9rVKzI/AAAAAAAAepQ/AHDpdO7wW24/s320/20150707_111413-725942.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6176843843599936306" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">...that you are likely to find huge billboards either advertising religious services, or pastors and conventions by "men of God"! </p> <p dir="ltr">And often are the boards left for display many months after the "services", and conventions are over:-o</p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-27415641768954506592015-07-21T01:12:00.001+00:002015-07-21T01:12:56.733+00:00Welcome to Radio XYZ93.1FM in Accra: "the Right Turn"!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d3IR1MzDw8k/Va2cmQRzxEI/AAAAAAAAeXE/Y2bX4s_qu_k/s1600/IMG_20150717_221138-776734.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d3IR1MzDw8k/Va2cmQRzxEI/AAAAAAAAeXE/Y2bX4s_qu_k/s320/IMG_20150717_221138-776734.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6173762845213443138" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">Sure: it's not your typical name for a radio station, but legend has it that this English-speaking station, which was set up in 2012 -- and won an award in 2013 from the Ghana Journalist Association Awards for being the best radio for Democracy & Development -- arrived at the name because of the degree of saturation of radio stations in Accra.</p> <p dir="ltr">By calling the station Radio XYZ, it was to indicate that after all the names is a refreshing station title that signifies excellence.</p> <p dir="ltr">It's been three years, and XYZ is still located at Osu. Still running programmes. It also happens to be the only radio show in Ghana...</p> <p dir="ltr">...with a weekly African magazine show that seeks to explain; unpack; and demystify ECOWAS; AU; South-South cooperation policies around Africa's integration. It's a two-hour show, which is airborne every Tuesday from 13h00 to 15h00.</p> <p dir="ltr">For more details, check out <a href="http://www.africainfocusradioshow.org">www.africainfocusradioshow.org</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Feedback & comments welcomed!</p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-18707879056166948682015-07-15T22:11:00.001+00:002015-07-15T22:11:20.293+00:00Night-time Speed by Accra Mall<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pg0zBkWkVsQ/VabaiZDQz7I/AAAAAAAAeOo/10QY5iX1F1Y/s1600/IMG_20150715_012701-780294.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pg0zBkWkVsQ/VabaiZDQz7I/AAAAAAAAeOo/10QY5iX1F1Y/s320/IMG_20150715_012701-780294.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6171860623732821938" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">I love this picture. </p> <p dir="ltr">Wish Einstein were alive to interpret why the lights of the speeding truck come AHEAD of the speeding truck! </p> <p dir="ltr">Something to do with physics? And that oft-repeated speed=distance/time?</p> <p dir="ltr">Back to the mundane! Accra Mall logo is peeking at us to the left of the picture😅</p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-1419660547782562762015-07-13T14:10:00.001+00:002015-07-13T14:10:34.889+00:00Anyone for Ghanaian Coconuts? What's Ghana Government Policy on its export?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1dryBBTnhKs/VaPG26MRCSI/AAAAAAAAeIY/WlMtyaR0Q6U/s1600/IMG_20150713_134627-734890.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1dryBBTnhKs/VaPG26MRCSI/AAAAAAAAeIY/WlMtyaR0Q6U/s320/IMG_20150713_134627-734890.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6170994561063651618" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">First: is there such a thing as Ghanaian coconuts? Anecdotal evidence suggests there is. Those who have tasted Nigerian coconuts say it pales into comparison to that of Ghana's on account of the juice alone.</p> <p dir="ltr">Second: Coconuts are sold all over the capital -- nay, all over the country -- but you are sure to get some almost every corner of Accra and even its suburbs.</p> <p dir="ltr">They go for less than a dollar. These days, that's a VERY loaded term, but rest assured they are affordable for everyone.</p> <p dir="ltr">Today's not the day to tell you about health benefits of coconut, which are immense!</p> <p dir="ltr">Just to say that: although West Africa is home to coconuts (at least Ghana; Nigeria; & Cote d'Ivoire feature), no West African country is in the top 10 of coconut production. That prestige goes to the East African country of Tanzania, which produced (according to 2009 figures) 577,099 thousand tonnes.</p> <p dir="ltr">That said, UNCTAD reports that as far as coconut oil is concerned, Cote d'Ivoire is in there, with 28000 tonnes*, while it exports 19,849 tonnes* at a value of USD3,725,000 -- as per UNCTAD's data!</p> <p dir="ltr">Again: no other West African country features, prompting my immediate question: what is my government doing strategically to ensure we enhance the value chain of our coconuts, and get to the stage where we can compete with our West African neighbour to the West of Ghana?<br></p> <p dir="ltr">*Source: <a href="http://www.unctad.info/en/Infocomm/AACP-Products/COMMODITY-PROFILE---Coconut2/">http://www.unctad.info/en/Infocomm/AACP-Products/COMMODITY-PROFILE---Coconut2/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-79785904454453769312015-07-09T09:25:00.001+00:002015-07-09T09:25:01.759+00:00#FilmNoir: Accra: Too Much Urban Jungle; Too Little Green Economy!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TpYB2tKevR0/VZ497q4tG-I/AAAAAAAAeDk/JE5cPcBByt0/s1600/2015-07-09%2B08.51.33-701760.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TpYB2tKevR0/VZ497q4tG-I/AAAAAAAAeDk/JE5cPcBByt0/s320/2015-07-09%2B08.51.33-701760.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6169436634877860834" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">This is downtown Accra, but you probably would not recognise it, because of the increasing number of high-rise buildings sprouting up all over the capital.</p> <p dir="ltr">This part of town is where the so-called "Octagon" is being constructed. It is not far from Novotel; very close to Tudu, which is literally the very heart of Accra, with a lots and lots of human traffic. Every day!</p> <p dir="ltr">Elsewhere, in lieu of the Octagon building, there would have been lots and lots of...green. Regrettably, Accra does not seem to have a concept of a green economy. Am not even sure whether we have a green belt!</p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-24505792519801839742015-07-06T13:08:00.001+00:002015-07-06T13:08:30.875+00:00#FilmNoir: Thinking of #Greece, Being Ghanaian...we are all Greeks today!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i5Jk4f-5KOY/VZp9z14QgWI/AAAAAAAAd5E/Yr6A2ZHSBJE/s1600/2015-07-06%2B13.05.05-710875.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i5Jk4f-5KOY/VZp9z14QgWI/AAAAAAAAd5E/Yr6A2ZHSBJE/s320/2015-07-06%2B13.05.05-710875.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6168380969227157858" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">At a time Ghana is ready to accept next tranche of IMF money in August, it is very refreshing to see the simplicity, albeit sartorially-eloquent style, of outgone-Finance Minister Varoufakis -- a Minister who had the testicular fortitude to make history by encouraging Greeks to vote "Oxi", or "No!" to more bailouts from Europe. </p> <p dir="ltr">It is speculated that for having dared call the Troika of the European Commission; European Central Bank; and IMF "terrorists", they no can no longer countenance his presence among negotiators.</p> <p dir="ltr">Very democratic, that! </p> <p dir="ltr">#lifeunderIMF<br></p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-21403556608074707422015-07-03T18:12:00.001+00:002015-07-03T18:12:30.312+00:00#FilmNoir: The Irony of that "Cleaning Force" in Ghana<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g5Zcf-7mCVU/VZbQjkc5EBI/AAAAAAAAdwU/RYzlE0srgf4/s1600/IMG_20150703_095336-750313.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g5Zcf-7mCVU/VZbQjkc5EBI/AAAAAAAAdwU/RYzlE0srgf4/s320/IMG_20150703_095336-750313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6167346049229328402" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">Only in Ghana will you find a signboard advertising a cleaning company, such as this "Cleaning Force", some minutes away from...a rubbish dump. </p> <p dir="ltr">Did I mention it is NOT even an official rubbish dump?😅</p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-53325750697884339162015-07-02T14:06:00.001+00:002015-07-06T09:07:32.180+00:00#FilmNoir, #Accra-style: of High-Rise Buildings by Accra's Beach<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-50TBlDuQTZw/VZVFaHfXcJI/AAAAAAAAduQ/tpmOfjw4Nk0/s1600/IMG_20150702_130721-792458.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-50TBlDuQTZw/VZVFaHfXcJI/AAAAAAAAduQ/tpmOfjw4Nk0/s320/IMG_20150702_130721-792458.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6166911579743285394" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">I took this picture around the beach, near Osu, at the centre of Accra. Ghana's Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has invested our pensions heavily into some up-and-coming flats near the beach, which prices are most likely high-and-exorbitant, totally outside the brackets of the putative middle-class family with 2.5 children!</p> <p dir="ltr">I deliberately used a blue-ish filter as a kind of tongue-in-cheek to the film genre "film noir", which connotes gritty realism: a fatalism that has an under-current of menace, or a sense of foreboding of storm clouds ahead. </p> <p dir="ltr">Simply put: there is a falling cedi, yet a surge of high-rise buildings. A veritable film noir, Accra-style!</p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-68878704543365350202015-07-01T10:16:00.001+00:002015-07-01T10:16:24.289+00:00Happy 55th Republic Day to Ghana!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qNVbHvN3StM/VZO9-Y3QsmI/AAAAAAAAdn4/MhOK1gv-b80/s1600/ghanaIMF_1-784290.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qNVbHvN3StM/VZO9-Y3QsmI/AAAAAAAAdn4/MhOK1gv-b80/s320/ghanaIMF_1-784290.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6166481194324111970" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">HAPPY 55TH $REPUBLIC DAY, #GHANA! ● As a potential #Grexit weighs heavily on the minds of #Europe, will this small West African country, which was once the darling of the West for what some consider its successful prosecution of #IMF policies, begin to take cues from #Greece? </p> <p dir="ltr">Further, as it goes down another round of IMF money, will Ghana consider how Grexit may inform Ghana's own locus in the West African integration dynamic of #ECOWAS when it's #paybacktime to the IMF? Will Ghana continue to overlook the regional space, including Ecowas Bank for Investment & Development, or will it experience the regional-panacea epiphany? #AFRICAINFOCUSSHOW</p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a> </p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-49048913089410544402015-06-30T00:09:00.001+00:002015-06-30T00:22:30.032+00:00Thank you to all Visitors! #AccraFloods still on Ghanaian's Minds...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0SQgmYoq3ZA/VZHeIzdbtJI/AAAAAAAAdh4/wL_NZYNy3iY/s1600/20150608_095727-746550.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0SQgmYoq3ZA/VZHeIzdbtJI/AAAAAAAAdh4/wL_NZYNy3iY/s320/20150608_095727-746550.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6165953607680898194" /></a></p><p dir="ltr">To say 3 June was a bad day is to understate it. It was a day Ghana would suffer twin calamities of torrential rain that triggered floods throughout the centre of Accra (spawning #AccraFloods on twitter) and the explosion of a GOIL filling station killing some 140 people.</p> <p dir="ltr">For which reason this picture is important as it is the SUV of the Environmental Protection Agency.</p> <p dir="ltr">If you can quickly overlook the irony of the EPA using a gas-guzzling vehicle like this monster, allow me to inform you that the sighting of this SUV on the day I took this picture was accompanied by a Landcruiser out of which the Minister for Environment...Mahama Ayariga issued from to give instructions on the closure of the restaurant sited on the premises of the filling station.</p> <p dir="ltr">The closure was predicated on premise that restaurants and fuel stations are strange bedfellows and should not be welcomed.</p> <p dir="ltr">And so, the restaurant that the EPA vehicle was parked in front of has been closed!</p> <p dir="ltr">sent from mobile phone 》<a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a></p> E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-37767062250960974662014-11-01T09:04:00.001+00:002014-11-01T09:04:33.078+00:00Burkina Faso without Compaore!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fsj1oEf6Yzg/VFSiIvzDccI/AAAAAAAADFs/u3n8sKe4U1o/s1600/IMG_00002136-773079.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fsj1oEf6Yzg/VFSiIvzDccI/AAAAAAAADFs/u3n8sKe4U1o/s320/IMG_00002136-773079.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6076660068382896578" /></a></p><div>People power!</div><p style="marginTop:2px">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.</p>Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-83491078142588409192014-10-01T18:23:00.001+00:002014-10-01T18:23:29.768+00:00UN Mission on Ebola for West Africa sets up in Ghana<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F_RaZ7Hefxc/VCxGoma3bxI/AAAAAAAADFU/SuPy4cI3G6I/s1600/IMG_00001660-709769.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F_RaZ7Hefxc/VCxGoma3bxI/AAAAAAAADFU/SuPy4cI3G6I/s320/IMG_00001660-709769.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6065300461483159314" /></a></p><div>We are living in interesting and other-worldly times. This is the first time in one's living memory a UN Mission has set up in Ghana. This time, it is to help counter one of the most grave health epidemics of our time.</div><div><br></div><div>There are no recorded cases of Ebola in Ghana. Many of West Africa's health structures are found wanting in their boldness to tackle such a crisis. But we are soldiering on. </div><div><br></div><div>All of West Africa is soldiering on.</div><div><br></div><div>We have no choice.</div><p style="marginTop:2px">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.</p>Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-63204102103227051272014-05-03T15:33:00.000+00:002014-05-03T15:34:17.579+00:00Fwd: [Africa in Focus Blog!] Countdown to the Maiden Edition of "Africa in Focus" on 6 May: Research & Communications Team Meet<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div style="clear:both;text-align:center"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7urliKNqg8g/U2UDKQvYgEI/AAAAAAAAS7Q/Gkgq-Qn8EdU/s1600/africainfocus-eastgate-wacsi.jpg" style="clear:left;float:left;margin-bottom:1em;margin-right:1em" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7urliKNqg8g/U2UDKQvYgEI/AAAAAAAAS7Q/Gkgq-Qn8EdU/s1600/africainfocus-eastgate-wacsi.jpg" height="255" width="320"></a></div> <span style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px">It was with with more-than-bated breath that the Research & Communications Unit/Business Desk of Radio XYZ's "Africa in Focus" show met 2 May, 2014 at <a href="http://eastgatehotelghana.com/" target="_blank">Eastgate Hotel</a> to make final preparations for the very-first edition of the show on 6 May.</span><br> <br style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px"> <span style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px">With sponsors in <a href="http://www.wacsi.org/" target="_blank">West Africa Civil Society Institute(WACSI)</a> officially on board to take the programme to even greater heights, the Unit was happy to have interacted with key WACSI staff who paved the way on the future of the partnership. </span><br> <br style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px"> <span style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px">There was general reporting of activities, and a lot of exciting information-exchange on developments during the past week, including on the just-ended Pan-African Conference on Inequalities that was held here in Accra.</span><br> <br style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px"> <span style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px"><b><i>The Research & Comms Unit meets every week at Eastgate Hotel with the Business Desk to monitor and evaluate previous editions of AIF show; progress on the direction of the research component of the "Africa in Focus" show; the state of communication instruments (facebook; twitter; google plus community); how far weekly activities are contributing to enriching the Unit's monitoring of African integration dynamics of ECOWAS; the AU; and Africa's engagement with members of the Global South. </i></b></span><br> <span style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px"><b><i><br></i></b></span> <span style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px"><b><i>Finally, the meetings seek to undertake innovative strategies to further-educate the public on Africa's development.</i></b></span><br> <div style="clear:both;text-align:center"> <span style="background-color:white;color:#404040;font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18.200000762939453px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uCmwQ4QZ91M/U2UC8nE785I/AAAAAAAAS7I/SylAbawT-K0/s1600/africainfocus-recommunit1.jpg" style="clear:right;float:right;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uCmwQ4QZ91M/U2UC8nE785I/AAAAAAAAS7I/SylAbawT-K0/s1600/africainfocus-recommunit1.jpg" height="40" width="200"></a></span></div> <br><br>--<br> Posted By Blogger to <a href="http://africainfocusonradioxyz.blogspot.com/2014/05/countdown-to-maiden-edition-of-africa.html" target="_blank">Africa in Focus Blog!</a> at 5/03/2014 07:58:00 AM</div><br><br clear="all"> <div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><font style="font-family:Arial,Verdana">_____________________________________________________________________</font><br style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><font style="font-family:Arial,Verdana"><font><b>E.K.Bensah Jr</b>, Head of Research & Host -- "Africa in Focus"(Radio XYZ 93.1FM)</font><br> <font><a href="http://www.ekbensah.net/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.ekbensah.net</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ekbensah" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/ekbensah</a> | <a href="http://www.ekbensahdotnet.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.ekbensahdotnet.org</a></font><br> <font size="4">*TEL:</font><font color="#000000"><b><a value="+233268687653">+233.268.687.653</a> / <a value="+233233311789">+233.233.311.789</a> / <a value="+233243111789">+233.243.111.789</a></b></font></font></div><div> <font style="font-family:Arial,Verdana"><font color="#1155cc">*</font><font color="#000000"><b>Telegram/Whatsapp</b></font><font color="#1155cc">:+233.311.789<br></font></font><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,Verdana"> <font style="font-size:8pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">________________________________________________________________________________</span></font></div><div style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"> <b><font face="Tahoma">EKBENSAH DotNet:</font></b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font size="1"> </font><font>Regional integration Intelligence| West Africa-ECOWAS | Communications | Civil society </font></font></div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,Verdana"> <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">______________________________</span><u></u><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">_________________________________</span></div></div></div> </div> Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-33468365042498287542014-05-02T09:53:00.001+00:002014-05-02T09:53:41.836+00:00Ghana Police serving and protecting!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-885SoVbDP_c/U2NrJiUgqUI/AAAAAAAADE8/hgy-Bqyejas/s1600/IMG_00000163-721836.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-885SoVbDP_c/U2NrJiUgqUI/AAAAAAAADE8/hgy-Bqyejas/s320/IMG_00000163-721836.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6008764139418200386" /></a></p><div>Terribly amused by this Friday morning picture of an officer of the Motor Transport Unit of the Ghana Police helping push the broken down car of a commuter.</div><div><br></div><div>Refreshing!</div><p style="marginTop:2px">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.</p>Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-71052508397823224582014-04-29T11:26:00.001+00:002014-04-29T11:26:25.733+00:00Atlantis FM in Accra<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TEkFTkznC2w/U1-MY1hTFoI/AAAAAAAADEs/OZL7zQI6J2g/s1600/IMG_00000157-785733.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TEkFTkznC2w/U1-MY1hTFoI/AAAAAAAADEs/OZL7zQI6J2g/s320/IMG_00000157-785733.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6007674786247022210" /></a></p><div>Out in town. Remembering, also, how beautiful Accra is.</div><div><br></div><div>How often do we find radio stations being located in such scenic places, including a beautiful tree gracing its front?</div><p style="marginTop:2px">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.</p>Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-12530280272270187932014-03-15T10:43:00.001+00:002014-03-15T11:24:56.277+00:00A Happy World Consumer Right's Day?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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*HAPPY WORLD **#CONSUMER** RIGHTS DAY*>><br />
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15 March is a day to remind consumers of their right to complain for more effective and efficient public services. Are YOU aware of YOUR rights? #15March<br />
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On Thursday, I had the priviledge of attending a policy roundtable on consumer rights, which was organised by CUTS--a consumer protection NGO working in areas of consumer protection, trade and development, competition policy and law, economic regulation and good governance. <br />
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Present were regulatory agencies of Public Utilities Regulatory Commission; Food and Drugs Authority; National Communications Authority, and other civil society organisations. They offered frank views on the role of the regulator in protecting the consumer. <br />
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I believe there will be important follow-ups from this meeting, with CUTS playing an important role in sustaining the platform. Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-68140664472104985542013-11-18T10:38:00.001+00:002013-11-18T10:38:50.747+00:00When #Graphic advertises #Voltic Sachet Water. . .<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbStERU6WzM/UonuPIMx18I/AAAAAAAADD8/KZ_bR3csrCc/s1600/image-730748.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xbStERU6WzM/UonuPIMx18I/AAAAAAAADD8/KZ_bR3csrCc/s320/image-730748.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5947546726585980866" /></a></p><p>When you think of drinking #water in #Ghana, you are supposed to think of #Voltic, which is known for having provided bottled water for years in this country. </p> <p>But it also produces #sachetwater, which is a "staple" of many a #westAfrican economy. I must say this is the first time I have seen it advertising its sachet water. Is it an indication of #badtimes for the company? <br> </p> <p>_________________________________________________________ sent from my Samsung tablet. . . <br> *<a href="http://twitter.com/ekbensah">twitter.com/ekbensah</a> <br> *<a href="http://www.ekbensah.net">www.ekbensah.net</a> <br> *<a href="http://facebook.com/ekbensahdotnet">facebook.com/ekbensahdotnet</a> <br> *mob: +233.268.687.653/+233.243.111.789 __________________________________________________________ ekbensah DotNet: Regional integration Intelligence| West Africa-ECOWAS | Communications | Civil society __________________________________________________________</p> Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-60146118713326765602013-11-15T16:22:00.001+00:002013-11-15T16:22:04.997+00:00Welcome to Oxford Street Mall, welcome Big Capital!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y1Xmw1HpQLE/UoZKLtb4qkI/AAAAAAAADDU/NjxRe7nYq2A/s1600/image-724997.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y1Xmw1HpQLE/UoZKLtb4qkI/AAAAAAAADDU/NjxRe7nYq2A/s320/image-724997.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5946521923024890434" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--cVGSB7oVAk/UoZKMN_e3yI/AAAAAAAADDg/fb_iz1yI7lQ/s1600/2013-11-15%2B13.24.27-727741.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--cVGSB7oVAk/UoZKMN_e3yI/AAAAAAAADDg/fb_iz1yI7lQ/s320/2013-11-15%2B13.24.27-727741.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5946521931764129570" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OSKx-28Zxrs/UoZKM71Rg_I/AAAAAAAADDs/r36LOJnzyLQ/s1600/2013-11-15%2B13.47.15-730679.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OSKx-28Zxrs/UoZKM71Rg_I/AAAAAAAADDs/r36LOJnzyLQ/s320/2013-11-15%2B13.47.15-730679.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5946521944069342194" /></a></p><p>#Capitalism has a new home: #Ghana, where malls spring up faster than you can say "is that another #Lebanese retail outfit?". </p> <p>Oxford Shopping Mall is a new one, boasting five floors. #Shoprite is already running. 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Run and go spend. !!:-\</p> <p>I guess the only consolation now is that in the competition between Accra Mall, A&C Plaza, Marina Mall and Oxford Street Mall, there will be some sense of discrete units of the population aggregated in certain parts of Accra. </p> <p>As to whether this will be a boon to the horrendous Christmas traffic, the jury is out on that one!</p> <p>-<br> -<br> Sent by WhatsApp</p> Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-57242645887788109162013-11-10T01:11:00.001+00:002013-11-10T01:11:36.522+00:00Picked up your Neighbourhood paper?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LRIuKlX7N3M/Un7dSR21sLI/AAAAAAAADCk/WLdAjbEa8bQ/s1600/image-796523.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LRIuKlX7N3M/Un7dSR21sLI/AAAAAAAADCk/WLdAjbEa8bQ/s320/image-796523.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5944431864276431026" /></a></p><p>I know it has been more than a while. I am around, just experiencing a LOT of real life, including following up on new, indigenous projects like this one.</p> <p>_________________________________________________________ sent from my Samsung tablet. . . <br> *<a href="http://twitter.com/ekbensah">twitter.com/ekbensah</a> <br> *<a href="http://www.ekbensah.net">www.ekbensah.net</a> <br> *<a href="http://facebook.com/ekbensahdotnet">facebook.com/ekbensahdotnet</a> <br> *mob: +233.268.687.653/+233.243.111.789 __________________________________________________________ ekbensah DotNet: Regional integration Intelligence| West Africa-ECOWAS | Communications | Civil society __________________________________________________________</p> Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-75516209559065341362013-07-15T17:05:00.003+00:002013-07-16T10:28:51.265+00:00What if we could Aggregate our Choice of...Food?<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">
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Ghanaians have been using social media long enough to know of blog, and news aggregators. But what if we could aggregate our <i>choice</i> of food?</div>
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Well, hello Ghana, hello food! Actually: no pun intended. “Hellofood” is the latest and newest thing to hit town—or rather, our taste buds. It’s an exciting new way of ensuring we have our food orders delivered safely, conveniently; and easily into our homes.</div>
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Ghanaians love their food, and in an age quasi-obsessed with aggregation and choice, convenience can only come in the form of <a href="http://www.hellofood.com.gh/">Hellofood!</a></div>
E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-41242864107872799272013-06-20T08:48:00.001+00:002013-06-20T08:48:10.412+00:00Ghana Police on watch...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8da_l2-siI/UcLBymhaqVI/AAAAAAAAKb4/202Lc6fGSvQ/s1600/Ekbjr-nokiae63%25281166%2529-790412.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8da_l2-siI/UcLBymhaqVI/AAAAAAAAKb4/202Lc6fGSvQ/s320/Ekbjr-nokiae63%25281166%2529-790412.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5891484337632356690" /></a></p>...on #spintexRoad. Traffic flow is supa-dupa! Give it up for them:-D
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If you ever had any doubt as to what to pay for filling your gas, the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC) may not have a dedicated website to finding out, but I must personally say their efficiency is assured!<br />
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You can find out more about them here: <a href="http://www.energymin.gov.gh/?page_id=136">http://www.energymin.gov.gh/?page_id=136</a><br />
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Keep safe -- handling your gas!E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-69500459783971486452013-02-08T16:40:00.001+00:002013-02-08T16:40:07.880+00:00It's Friday! Time to Step out!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's become a bit of a cliché to claim Ghanaians go out in style, but thing is the women probably are more stylish than we men! Check out the variety of styles and colours in these designs the women are wearing. Taken on a Sunday, which is the traditional Church day, I was sure to capture all sorts of colours and designs that probably make up the beautiful kaleidoscope of Ghana's culture.<br />
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Make your weekend safe! And, might I add, great to be back!E K Bensah Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833512397359544828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-72151172903773484122012-12-07T12:24:00.001+00:002012-12-07T12:24:35.385+00:00Ghana Votes, #GhanaDecides!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CwNeKXKpAW4/UMHgA1lA8iI/AAAAAAAAC7s/2EU-4QfD8sE/s1600/IMAG0441-775385.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CwNeKXKpAW4/UMHgA1lA8iI/AAAAAAAAC7s/2EU-4QfD8sE/s320/IMAG0441-775385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5819178498526343714" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aTHcVZno_GE/UMHgCEtSDGI/AAAAAAAAC8A/Z-sEHd9GgBg/s1600/IMAG0439-779954.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aTHcVZno_GE/UMHgCEtSDGI/AAAAAAAAC8A/Z-sEHd9GgBg/s320/IMAG0439-779954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5819178519767420002" /></a></p><p>It is election day, and while there have been reports elsewhere of difficulties in voting, overall, voting has been pretty smooth, with orderly lines. </p> <p>Someone is just saying behind me that this is the "shortest line" he has seen. Well...</p> Emmanuel.K.Bensah IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425904642659360906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26927428.post-88718947134200960632012-11-07T17:19:00.000+00:002012-11-07T17:22:49.459+00:00When Micro-Narratives are Written by Coverage of a Collapsed Building in Accra<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This morning, I was still in my pyjamas when I caught the electrifying speech of newly-re-elected President of the United States Barack Obama. Little did one know that a few hours later--right here in Accra--a narrative would be written,opening up a whole new debate about the country and its attention to regulation--or lack thereof. Coming a few weeks before our general election on 7 December, one can only hope it pricks the consciences of the policy-makers and those who run the Accra metropolis day-by-day. Pictures taken by a facebooker<a href="https://www.facebook.com/kobbyblay"> Kobby Blay</a> are posted below to give a sense of the impact.<br />
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I cannot help but end with what Journalist at Graphic Communications Samuel K Obour stated on his Facebook status earlier today:<br />
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<span class="userContent"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I began the day with a lot of enthusiasm and excitement, but news of the Melcom building collapse has left me devastated and confused. It's indeed been a terrible day.<br />I join other well-meaning Ghanaians in praying for souls of those who died in this disaster. </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="userContent"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />I especially pray for strength for bereaved families.</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="userContent"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />Going forward, we must ensure, as progressive Ghanaians, that all necessary measures are taken to rigorously and fully investigate this disaster, and that decisive punitive action is taken against those found to have contributed directly or indirectly to it.<br />Never again must we experience such a catastrophe in this country.<br />God bless our homeland Ghana</span></i><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="userContent">If God can bless the USA, God will certainly bless Ghana, too. </span><br />
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As you look for #Melcolmcollapse on social media, please keep checking <a href="http://www.citifmonline.com/">http://www.citifmonline.com </a> for dedicating special news sections on-air and online to the tragedy.</div>
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