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The team was willing to stay to play the Black Stars on Monday in the wake of the deadly that has so far killed three people.
But what is now a growing political struggle, the prime minister of the tiny West African country has orders the team to return home.
"If there is a team or persons present under the banner of Togo at the opening of the African Nations Cup this afternoon, it will be a false representation. The team must return today," Houngbo told reporters.
"We understand the position of the players who want to in some way avenge their dead colleagues, but it would be irresponsible for the Togolese authorities to allow them to continue," he added.
"The team must come home. The government's decision is unchanged."
If the teams abides by the orders of the government of the country, Ghana's clash with the Hawks on Monday is off.
Hooded gunmen opened fire on the team's buses as they crossed into the restive Angolan enclave of Cabinda, killing the assistant coach and squad spokesman.
The attack on Friday was claimed by a faction of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) separatist group embroiled in a struggle for independence in the oil-rich territory.
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| * Sunday, 10 January 2010 | | Africa Cup of Nations - ANGOLA 2010 | CLICK HERE for AFRICA CUP NEWS and WORKING LINKS This page was last modified on Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:52:03 PM | | 7 Held over reprisal attacks in Bawku | Seven people have been arrested following reprisal attacks at Bawku in the Upper East Region.
As of the time of filing this report the identity of those arrested had not been ascertained.
When contacted, however, the Upper East Regional Crime Officer, Chief Superintendent of Police Edward Tabiri, said he was yet to be briefed on the situation.
But the Bawku Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Musah Abdulai, who gave an account of what happened to the Daily Graphic, indicated that two Kusasi men - Nuhu Akigu, 40, and Karimu Azong, 70 - were fired at close to the Kariyama Cattle Market, last Thursday, which was a market day.
He said the victims ran to the market, which had a military detachment, but before then the military had also heard the gunshots and rushed to the scene where they chased the perpetrators but they were able to outrun the soldiers.
He said the military then cordoned off the flash points in Bawku and mounted a search and with the aid of metal detectors arrested one Akolbila Foster near the Hospital area with a pistol.
He said prior to this, Salifu Azumah and Salifu Yakubu, both Kusasis, had been attacked near Punsu, also around the cattle market, where they abandoned their bicycles and a ram, adding that a 16-year-old girl, Sakina Awindago from Zabugu, was also attacked near the water works area.
The Municipal Chief Executive said one of the light armoured vehicles of the police which was rushing to the scene burst a tyre causing it to veer off the road hitting a 45-year-old woman, Madam Fulaira Tijani, who was selling iced water by the road.
Mr Abdulai said victims of the attacks suffered minor injuries and were treated and discharged.
Source: Daily Graphic
> BACK to TOP < | | Mubarak: NDC party gurus bribed delegates with GH¢3,000, phones | According to JoyFM, a defeated National Youth Organiser of the ruling NDC has accused party leaders of bribing delegates in the just ended Congress held in Sunyani on Saturday.
Ras Mubarak alleges that Western Regional delegates were given, GH¢3,000 each as well as mobile phones as inducement before casting their votes.
More updates soon! Source: JoyFM > BACK to TOP < | | Ghana Faces Worrying Brain Drain | The International Organization for Migration says an increasing number of qualified, educated young Ghanaians are migrating to foreign countries. It says this so-called "brain drain" could affect the country's economic and development prospects.
Ghana remains attractive for migrants from West African countries because of its political stability and relative economic well being.
But, at the same time, a new study shows many educated Ghanaians who are unable to find suitable employment at home are going abroad in search of work.
The study by the International Organization for Migration finds more than 70 percent of Ghanaian migrants stay in West Africa. But, it says this trend is starting to change.
IOM spokesman, Jean-Philippe Chauzy, tells VOA a growing number of highly skilled young professionals are heading toward countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.
"The report, for instance, shows that 56 percent of the doctors who are trained in Ghana and 24 percent of the nurses trained in Ghana are now working abroad," he said. "Similarly the report shows that 60 percent of faculty positions in polytechnics for instance and 40 percent of positions in university remain vacant because there simply are not enough qualified people to take up those positions."
IOM says the co-called "brain drain," which has been increasing since the 1990s, is worsening labor shortages in critical sectors such as health and education. It says Ghana does not have enough qualified teachers to train the next generation of nurses and doctors.
Chauzy says poor working conditions and the lack of opportunities for career advancement are pushing qualified Ghanaians to seek greener pastures abroad.
"It is unfortunately mostly a matter of money," he said. "The report shows, for instance, that a Ghanaian doctor finding employment, let us say in Canada, will have a salary 25 times superior to the salary this person could have had in Ghana."
"So, obviously, one of the main driving factors is the gap between salaries inside the country and salaries that can be had outside of the country, especially in developed northern countries such as Canada, the UK and the United States of America," he added.
The number of Ghanaians estimated to be living abroad ranges between one-and-a-half and three million. IOM says a positive impact of this growing emigration is that remittances to Ghana have increased dramatically.
The Bank of Ghana estimates remittances increased from $476 million in 1999 to nearly two billion dollars in 2008.
The report recommends Ghana create programs to encourage qualified Ghanaians to return to home for short periods of time so they can impart their skills to young people at home.
> BACK to TOP < | Ghana staying in Cabinda to compete | The Ghana Football Association says the Black Stars will be competing in Cabinda when the African Cup of Nations group matches kick off on Monday despite events of the past two days in edgy region.
Ghana's team at the competition has been assured of total security in the wake of last Friday's terror attack on group opponents, Togo.
The FA had requested for a comprehensive security arrangement to guarantee the safety of their delegation in Angola before and throughout their stay in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda.
Prior to the meeting, Ghana was given a frightening description by the Togolese team in their moment of terror when the Black Stars visited the Hawks to empathise with them after Friday’s attack.
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) together with the LOC and local government officials met the Ghanaian team on Saturday to discuss matters bordering on security.
FA President, Kwesi Nyantakyi told www.ghanafa.org that it was imperative for the issue to be discussed and arrangements known to restore calm and confidence in the Ghanaian side.
“The entire Ghanaian delegation today [Saturday] had a meeting with the Caf, the local organizers [LOC] and government on the critical issue of security which has come to the fore following the deadly attack on Togo team.
“Every member in our delegation needed to be fully assured of their safety and the arrangements put in place.
“It was a good and frank meeting where everyone interacted. The players were also involved. We can only hope that the arrangements put in place helps to prevent another unfortunate incident throughout our stay here [Cabinda],” the FA President told www.ghanafa.org.
“We will be playing the Cup of Nations and have taken such no such decision to withdraw."
Ghana’s first match is against the stricken Togolese side in Cabinda, on Monday.
Togo have revoked their earlier intention to pull out of the competition after the deadly attack on their team bus on Friday in Cabinda.
The attack by separatist rebels left at least three dead and many injured, and led to the team being called back to Lome by the Togolese government.
But after pleas by the Angolan Prime Minister Paulo Kassoma and Caf, the Hawks chose to remain.
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| | | | * Sunday, 10 January 2010 | | Gambia Killings: Jammeh presents package to Mills | A government delegation from The Gambia is in the country to assist in the burial of six Ghanaians who were murdered in that country in 2005.
The seven member delegation, led by the Gambian Minister for International Cooperation, Ousman Jammeh, called on President John Evans Atta Mills at the Castle, Osu yesterday, to inform him of the Gambian government's package of assistance towards the burial of the six murdered victims.
Although the details of the package were not disclosed to the media, Mr. Jammeh said in his introductory remarks at their meeting with the President that the Government of the Gambia was fully prepared to support the Ghanaian government to give the victims a befitting burial.
The exhumed bodies of the six Ghanaians killed in the Gambia were brought to Ghana on October 20 last year.
The repatriation of the six bodies followed a series of negotiations between Ghana and the Gambia over the alleged killing of some 44 Ghanaians in July, 2005 while passing through the Gambia in search of greener pastures.
The matter, .which nearly marred relations between the two countries, took an international dimension as ECOWAS and the United Nations put up a fact-finding team whose report recommended that the bodies be exhumed and given a decent burial on their home soil. However, only six bodies of Ghanaians were found.
Mr. Jammeh, who delivered a special message from the Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh to President Mills, thanked Ghana for the cooperation and patience in the matter, and expressed the hope that the relations between the two countries would continue to improve.
He expressed regret at the incident, and noted that measures were being taken to prevent its recurrence.
President Mills, in his brief remarks after which the rest of the meeting was held behind closed doors, also expressed appreciation to the' team that worked on the matter, and noted that Ghana was committed to increasing its bilateral cooperation with the Gambia.
Another guest at the Castle was Ambassador Cherif Aidara, a special envoy from Burundi, who called to deliver a special message from the Burundian leader, Pierre Nkurunziza to President Mills.
Ambassador Aidara extended well wishes from President Nkurunziza to President Mills, saying it was the desire of the Burundi government to have more cooperation with Ghana, which was playing a pivotal role in the advancement of good governance in Africa,
The details of the message were not disclosed.
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