Changing The African Mindset

17/08/2026

We have evidence of secret conversations with Gov't directing judges on how to rule.”
— Osahene Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Minority Leader
This is exactly why it looks like Afenyo-Markin wants to discredit Ghana’s judiciary before the serious questions surrounding his own tenure at ECG are fully investigated. By casting doubt on judges and the judicial system in advance, he risks creating a convenient argument that any future legal action or unfavourable ruling against him or members of his political side is politically motivated.
If he genuinely has evidence that government officials are secretly directing judges on how to rule, he should produce it immediately and allow the appropriate institutions to investigate. These are extremely serious allegations and should be supported by evidence, not simply repeated as political rhetoric.
But these allegations must not distract Ghanaians from demanding accountability over what happened at ECG during the period Afenyo-Markin served as Board Chairman.
Afenyo-Markin himself publicly raised serious allegations concerning ECG, including claims that ECG officials and Customs officers had allegedly connived in the sale of containers containing cables, with some materials allegedly finding their way back to ECG.
That raises important questions. What did the Board know? When did it know? What investigations were conducted? Who authorised the transactions? Who benefited? What action was taken?
Afenyo-Markin has defended his tenure by arguing that some of the problems predated his appointment and that reforms were introduced under his leadership. That defence should be considered, but it should not prevent a proper and independent investigation into the entire matter, including decisions and transactions that occurred during his period of responsibility.
This is why EOCO needs to investigate the ECG matter thoroughly, including Afenyo-Markin’s tenure as Board Chairman.
EOCO should follow the evidence and establish exactly what happened with the missing containers, procurement, contracts, payments and any questionable transactions. Investigators should determine who knew what, who authorised what, where the money went and whether the state suffered any financial loss.
If Afenyo-Markin did nothing wrong, an independent investigation should establish that. But if evidence of wrongdoing involving anyone is uncovered, those responsible should face the law regardless of their political position.
Meanwhile, attacking GoldBod cannot become a convenient political diversion. If there is credible evidence of corruption at GoldBod, investigate it. If officials have committed wrongdoing, prosecute them. Nobody should be protected.
But GoldBod cannot become a smoke screen for the unanswered questions surrounding ECG.
Afenyo-Markin wants accountability from the current government. Fine. The same standard must apply to institutions he previously supervised.
Tell Ghanaians what happened at ECG. Tell us what the Board knew. Tell us what happened to the containers. Tell us who benefited. And let EOCO investigate the entire matter without fear or favour.
You cannot demand a microscope on GoldBod while expecting the country to develop amnesia about ECG. And you cannot undermine public confidence in the judiciary simply because you fear that tomorrow you may have to answer difficult questions before that same judicial system.
Ghana cannot fight corruption selectively. Accountability cannot depend on which political party is in power, and Ghana’s judiciary should not be discredited without evidence simply to prepare the ground for future political arguments.

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27/04/2026

What is happening today in South Africa is far bigger and deeper than what many people see on the surface. In recent months and years tensions have been rising as some South Africans have begun confronting migrants from other African countries accusing them of taking jobs, opening businesses that compete with locals, and placing pressure on already struggling public services. In townships and inner city areas there have been protests, raids on foreign owned shops, and demands for migrants to go back home. Many of those targeted are people who came to South Africa searching for safety and opportunity from countries like Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Videos circulate daily on social media showing African people confronting other African people, brothers turning against brothers on the same soil their ancestors once fought to protect. The world is watching it happen in real time but the truth is that this crisis did not start today.
To understand what is happening now we must look at the deeper history of Africa and the scars left behind by centuries of disruption. Before colonial borders divided the continent Africa was a network of civilizations, kingdoms, and communities that traded, travelled, and interacted across regions. People moved between areas that are today called Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda, and Tanzania without the modern idea of foreigners. The people of Africa shared common ancestry and a shared origin. Humanity itself traces its roots back to Africa and the truth is that African people are deeply connected to one another through history, blood, and ancestry. We are one people who ultimately come from a common origin. Our differences in language, tribe, or region were never meant to divide us but to enrich the diversity of the same family.
Yet over time division began to grow. Tribalism began to replace unity. Instead of seeing ourselves first as Africans we began to see ourselves only through tribe, region, or nationality. These divisions were often deepened during colonization when colonial powers deliberately separated and categorized African people in order to control them. The borders that exist today were drawn by outsiders and forced communities that once lived freely across the land into separate national identities.
Then came centuries of devastation that fractured that unity even further. The horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade violently removed millions of Africans from the continent stripping them of language, culture, and family. Later colonization carved Africa into artificial nations that forced people who once lived as neighbors into new political divisions. In South Africa specifically the brutal system of Apartheid institutionalized racial oppression for decades leaving deep economic and psychological wounds that are still felt today.
These historical traumas did more than take land or labour. They disrupted identity itself. Generations of African people were taught that their ancestral spirituality, their cultural traditions, and their ways of life were primitive or evil. Slowly many began to distance themselves from their own heritage replacing it with systems and beliefs imposed from outside. Over time many Africans embraced religions such as Islam and Christianity while abandoning or rejecting the spiritual traditions of their own ancestors. While faith itself can bring guidance and peace, the problem arose when African spirituality was demonized and treated as something shameful rather than respected as the foundation of African identity and wisdom.
When a people are separated from their roots long enough they begin to forget who they are.
And when identity is lost division grows.
Today we see Africans blaming other Africans for economic struggles, unemployment, and inequality. Yet many of the migrants in South Africa are there because of hardship in their own countries. Some fled political instability. Others escaped economic collapse or violence. A young man from Zimbabwe crossing the border is not an enemy. A woman from Nigeria selling food on the street is not a threat. A trader from Ghana trying to build a business is not the cause of unemployment. A refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo trying to build a life is not a criminal. They are people searching for survival just like millions of Africans have done throughout history.
What makes the situation so painful is that Africa is one of the few places in the world where the children of the same ancestors sometimes treat each other like strangers. The continent that gave birth to humanity now finds itself divided by borders, tribal identity, and resentment.
This same disconnection can also be seen across the African diaspora. In the United States many Black Americans do not strongly identify with Africa not because they do not belong to it but because centuries of slavery and oppression erased their direct connection to their roots. Generations grew up without knowing their ancestral languages, tribes, or homelands. Many have spent their lives seeking acceptance and validation in societies that were never designed with them in mind.
When a people are cut off from their history they begin to search for identity elsewhere. And when that happens for generations self doubt and division can take root.
Some believe that what we are witnessing today Africans turning against Africans is the painful consequence of that historical disconnection. When people forget the strength, wisdom, and spirituality of their ancestors they can begin to see themselves and each other through the distorted lens left behind by colonial history.
Until African people begin to rediscover and honor their past until they acknowledge the struggles, resilience, and spiritual traditions of those who came before them these cycles may continue. Healing also requires that Africans move beyond tribalism and remember that before tribe, before nationality, before borders we were one people.
Africa is not just a collection of countries. It is a shared origin, a shared story, and a shared bloodline.
The ancestors of South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, and every other African nation once walked the same earth long before borders existed. They fought, loved, prayed, built civilizations, and passed their wisdom down through generations.
If Africa is ever to truly rise again it will not happen through division. It will happen when Africans begin to see each other not as foreigners but as family separated by history.
When that memory returns, when people reconnect with their roots, their culture, their spirituality, and their pride then the wounds of the past can finally begin to heal. And only then will the children of Africa stand together again with the dignity and unity their ancestors once knew.

Don Terry Makorvis II