Ghana President John Atta Mills is Dead
ACCRA, July 24 (Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has died unexpectedly, a presidential statement said, and an aide said his death occurred on Tuesday after he took ill on Monday night.
The death of the president of the world’s No. 2 cocoa grower comes months before Mills was due to stand for re-election at the helm of the West African country that posted double-digit growth in 2011 and has been praised for its strong democracy in a turbulent region.
“It is with a heavy heart…that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the president of the Republic of Ghana,” a statement sent to Reuters by the president’s office said.
It said that Mills, 68, died a few hours after being taken ill but no further details were given. Continue reading “Ghana President John Atta Mills is Dead” »
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The President, God, and Progress
In this imaginary Ghana, there are no ethnic problems, no sanitation plight and no vehicular accidents. Poverty is wiped out. God would be in such control that nobody would blame witchcraft, evil spirits or demons for their existential tribulations. Ghanaians would have enviable life expectancies. There would be no infant or maternal mortalities. There is wonderful human security. Ghanaians are highly educated and all have the same income. There is perfect gender equality. Every Ghanaian eats well, drink and bath with very clean water. There will be no diseases to worry Ghanaians. All Ghanaians sleep well and have deep peace of mind
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