In Ghana, Obama ‘Will Cry’ for Africa: My Joy, Ghana

Excitement over President Obama’s impending visit to Africa – particularly in Ghana – is reaching a fever pitch. According to columnist Christian Agubretu of Ghana’s My Joy newspaper, one reason for hope is that the president has requested a tour of Ghana’s infamous Cape Coast Castle, a major embarkation point for Africans who were kidnapped and sold into slavery.

For My Joy, Christian Agubretuwrites in part:

“Clearly, the dungeons where the slaves were kept and the “journey-of-no-return” that they were forced to experience were more than hell. Despite the scrubbing and use of detergents, the stench of dead bodies, blood stains and human excreta still remain. Again, one can see the finger and toe marks on the walls where slaves in chains struggled to breathe. It was a horror that history cannot erase. … When President Obama sees these things he will definitely ‘cry,’ and this must be translated into a ‘Marshall Plan for Africa’ to salvage her from the dependency that arose out of the slave trade, colonialism and neo-colonialism.”

By Christian Agubretu

July 3, 2009

Ghana – My Joy – Original Article (English)
One of the greatest historical events ever to occur in Ghana will be the august visit of U.S. President Barrack Obama. On the airwaves and the newspapers, one can already discern the warm and rousing welcome that awaits and that will reflect legendary Ghanaian hospitality.

The visit means so much to Ghanaians and the whole of Africa – and one cannot understate the social and economic benefits that at the same time, will serve one of the purposes for which America stands.

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