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This week's Ghana in Focus is a roundup of the just ended Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) that was held in Cameroun.

The pre-tournament favourites and Africa's number one team, Senegal ended up champions of Africa by beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties to win their first ever continental title.  

Senegal showed that you don't have to have a White/European coach to attain success but rather a local coach who understands the local mentality and has the backing of their national FA who are prepared to back their man with time and resources will eventually bear fruit and Aliou Cisse's success with Senegal is proof of this.

What this year's AFCON showed us is that the so called small boys are catching up fast with the supposed big boys.  The likes of Comoros Islands, The Gambia, Malawi and Equatorial Guinea proved this by ALL progressing to the knockout stages with the Comoros Islands beating four time AFCON champions Ghana in the last group games to qualify for the knockout stages to send Ghana crashing out.

The supposed big boys namely Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria and La Cote D'Ivoire all flattered to deceive along with Egypt who stole their way to the final by playing for the  lottery of penalty shoot outs.

Finally , Ghana has a long way to go if it is to re kindle the glory days of the late 2000's to early 2010's let alone the heights Ghana scaled in the 1960's when it won back-to-back AFCON's.  One silver lining for Ghana is that it has hired the services of experienced Ghanaian coach Otto Addo whose experience with German outfit Borussia Dortmund will be very invaluable along with the English Premier League experience of Chris Hughton who was named as the Technical Director for the Black Stars.  

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Ghana crashed out of this year's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by failing to beat lowly Comoros Islands and therefore not making the knockout stages of the AFCON for the first time in more than a generation.

They are many reasons why Ghana failed at AFCON 22 some of which include hiring the services of a third rate white/European coach with questionable pedigree who has been out of touch with the nuances of Afrikan football and  expecting Ghana to achieve.

Others include the lack of real depth and talent  in Ghana's squad compared to the Golden Generation  of Essien, Appiah, Kingston, Muntari, Gyan, Mensah and Boateng along with emerging talents like the Ayew brothers, Dominic Adiyah, Ransford Osei and Emmanuel Agyeman Badu.

Also blame must be apportioned at he door of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) whose clueless leadership was called into question by employing the services of a third class coach.

Finally we discuss the way forward for the Black Stars which includes building a cohesive, strategic team around key players like Baba Raman, Kudus and Thomas Partey with the experience and guile of Andre Ayew in order for Ghana to re kindle past glories. 

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In this week's episode of Ghana in Focus we touch on the vexed issue of vaccinations in Ghana and Afrika as a whole in the light of Ghana becoming the first country in Afrika to impose strict, some would say draconian measures for those seeking to travel to Ghana.

We delve in to what may be behind this as well as revealing the actual truth of the number of relatively small numbers of deaths from COVID in Ghana.  

We also touch on the Afrikan continent where one country South Afrika , accounts for more than 60% of the total deaths and where the so called Omnikron variant allegedly originated from.

We also analyse the  agenda as to why the Western world wants a robust vaccination programme in Afrika when more people have died in the UK alone from COVID 19 then the entire Afrikan  continent put together and give historical facts that implies a sinister motive behind this drive.

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This week's edition of Ghana in Focus gives you more key information you need if you are looking to settle in Ghana.

We touch on areas such as housing, whether to build or to buy and the renting scene especially in the prime areas of Accra.

We also focus on healthcare (western type and not so western), transport, (do you ship a car over to Ghana or do you buy in Ghana) education (private as opposed to state schools), lifestyle (western or Ghanaian) and whether to come to Ghana to look for work or to start your own business.

Finally I touch upon the importance of learning Twi, The most widely spoken language in Ghana before coming to settle in Ghana.  This will help you integrate and assimilate well in to the Ghanaian culture and society at large.

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In this special edition of Ghana  in Focus, we look at the controversy surrounding the anti LGBTQ+ Bill.

We explain why homosexuality IS NOT an Afrikan trait, cultural and traditional practice as well as analysing  the real hidden agenda of the West who are investing millions into the promoting of LGTBQ+ in Ghana,

We finally look at some of the dangers of adopting the LGBTQ+ agenda in Ghana.

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In this week's edition of Ghana in Focus I interview Ghanaian diasporan and successful businessman Jacob Opoku.

We look into his early life as a young boy growing up in 90's Ghana specifically in Buokrom Estate in Kumasi, Asante Region where he attended the prestigious Opoku Ware Secondary School (OWASS).

We also talk about how he became business minded as a result of his parents hard work that instilled in Jacob a steely determination to do well in life.

Following on we take a look at his academic prowess which led him to one, study in the UK by successfully applying to enrol on the ACCA ( Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and two getting a place at the highly sought after Nottingham Trent University.

Finally we look at Jacob's life in London where he re-united with his long term sweetheart before deciding to make the move to Nottingham.

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This week's episode of Ghana in Focus looks at the huge legacy of Dr Kwame Nkrumah on Ghana, Afrika and the world.  As far as Ghana is concerned we talk of his legacy in terms of encouraging more women into political life in Ghana by promoting them to prominent positions within the CPP and his government.

We also analyse his various social intervention initiatives like free compulsory education until the University level, free comprehensive healthcare and state housing projects like Airport Residential Area, Labone, Cantonments, Asylum Down and Kanda estates in Accra and Patasi, Kwadaso, Buokrom and North and South Suntreso in Kumasi amongst many others.  

Above all we look at his industrialization programme under the 7 year economic development plan which had over 450 factories/enterprises as its showpiece including the Tema - Accra motorway that was built in 1961 , two years before Britain/ UK built its first motorway the M1 in 1963 and the iconic Akosombo Dam.

We also take a look at the colossal and instrumental role Nkrumah played in the formation of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) including that famous speech in May 1963 calling for a United States of Africa.

Finally we take a look at the wider legacy of Nkrumah to the global African family of instilling African pride, dignity and self reliance.  For this Nkrumah NEVER dies.  Long live Dr Kwame Nkrumah, long live Ghana and long live Africa!! 

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21st September 2021 will mark the earthday of the man who was voted in the year 2000 The African of the Millennium by BBC Africa listeners, Dr Kwame  Nkrumah.

In this special edition of Ghana in Focus we look at the early life of the great man from studying to be a Teacher through to gaining a place at the prestigious Black University, Lincoln University in the United States.

 It is here where Kwame Nkrumah becomes exposed to Black nationalism with the likes of George Padmore, W. E. B DuBois and Marcus Garvey whose book The Philosophies and Opinions of Marcus Garvey fired Nkrumah up and sparked his passion for the ideology of Pan Africanism.

We also look at his activism in The United States, The UK and in Ghana where after breaking from the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) forms his own party, the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) and leads Ghana to Independence from Britain in March 1957.

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This week's episode of Ghana in Focus looks at key areas to consider before making the decision to settle in Ghana.  These include, accommodation, healthcare, education and transport.  

Some people have moved to Ghana on the back of the Year of return celebration (2019) , or from either watching youtube videos, documentaries or even listening to podcasts.

Now whilst this has its place what I advise is that before you decide to settle in Ghana would be to make multiple visits to get a feel of the country , the culture, the environment and the business opportunities then weighing these up before you make that move. 

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This week's episode informs listeners of the Year of Return which took place in Ghana in 2019.   This entails how the Year of Return came about, the historical significance of  2019, some of the aims of the year of return and explaining Beyond the Return.

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