To my opinion, Johannesburg will become africa's New York and Cairo will be Africa's London

And Abuja will be our Paris,Accra our Rome.

Anglo gold was the first African company to be on new york stock exchange by Sam jonah of Ghana.

South Africa and Egypt are the only countries on the African continent that can be called "powers" ,  Nigeria has not yet even come close to living up to its true potential. The Nigerian economy is smaller than that of small minor European countries like Belgium or Greece despite its oil and is less than 2/3 the size of South Africa's despite have more than twice as many people,  Nigeria is no giant in any area except population!

We have the brightest brains in Africa take it or leave it. Our music industry is second to non in Africa,
How about the banking industry and our growing economy that has defered all permutations despite the corrupt
leadership of Nigeria?

@Deb
Our music industry is second to non in Africa[color=#000099][/color]



Not true. Music industry is most developed in Congo than anywhere else in Africa. Check your facts.

Ghana got the JUICE now.

They got NAME RECOGNITION in Asia, America and Europe.

so r u going to claim Ghanaian now or what?'cause it'll be great if you can find your way out of NL. lol

We have the brightest brains in Africa take it or leave it. Our music industry is second to non in Africa,
How about the banking industry and our growing economy that has defered all permutations despite the corrupt
leadership of Nigeria?

hmmm well my guess i ssouth africa has far more highly skilled workers than nigeria based on the structure of its economy, but seriously there are probably more of Nigeria brightest brains working in London or New York or Houston than in Lagos, and music is not something you can build an economy on,,, none of the richest or most powerful countries in the world are where they are becuase of their music industry, and the Nigerian banking system is miniscule compared to that of South Africa's much less Europe

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Anglo gold was the first African company to be on new york stock exchange by Sam jonah of Ghana.

(needs a citation)
I dont know where you get your facts from but Anglo Gold is a South African Company.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AngloGold_Ashanti

deb:

Our music industry is second to non in Africa,

What does music has to do with being a Giant of Africa? and beside the giants of music in Africa are people like Salif Keita,Baaba Maal,Yousou N'dour,Fela and Femi Kuti,Ladies Black Mambazo,Soweto Gospel Choir,Brenda Fassie,Yvonne Chaaka Chaaka,Lucky Dube,Paapa Wemba,Angelo Kidjo,Tuface,Ismael Lo ask any African if they know this people majority will say yes.You see there is no country that is dominating music in Africa,but if the is then my bad.

hmmm well my guess i ssouth africa has far more highly skilled workers than nigeria based on the structure of its economy, but seriously there are probably more of Nigeria brightest brains working in London or New York or Houston than in Lagos, and music is not something you can build an economy on,,, none of the richest or most powerful countries in the world are where they are becuase of their music industry, and the Nigerian banking system is miniscule compared to that of South Africa's much less Europe

Huh! Just yesterday, it was in the news on radio that Nigerian Banks Overtake South African banks.
Sorry I don't have any more sources than what I heard on the radio yesterday else I would have provided it.

To answer your question on the music industry, do you know how many self-made millionaires the music industry is producing
yearly in Nigeria? That surely should affect the economy positively somehow, and that is aside the trend taking potential criminals off the streets.

Topic.

That can 't BE

If the truth must be said, Nigeria is just about 10years old in democracy.
A lot of our potentials were subdued by the military. I think we are just always too hard on ourselves
and that is why the world does not see us as young democracy but a bunch of just corrupt people,
which is not the real truth. The problem of Nigeria is caused by a few but the noise about the deeds are so
much that you will think no other country does it like we do.

Within the space of 10years, a lot has happened positively to Nigeria but we just will not talk about it, we'll rather
make noise about the negative and the hypocritical world media are happy to use us get popular. In my book
Nigeria is still the true giant of Africa. We had our own problems yet we still went to South Africa to fight the apartheid
regime, our foolish leaders did same for so man other African nations even though all we get back is HATE HATE HATRED.
Nigeria needs to wake up.

In my opinion, Egypt(North Africa) was the most powerful region in the ancient times, Ghana(West Africa) was the most powerful region in the medieval ages, Ethiopia(East Africa) was the most powerful country in the colonial days, South Africa is now the powerful country in all of africa

Is Ghana a Giant of Africa ?

Let's look at the facts,

In terms of the relative strength of the economies of Ghana, Nigeria,Egypt and South Africa.

South Africa has the most robust economy on the African continent and Ghana has the weakest ( smallest ) amongst these four countries.

The Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) which represents the market value of all final goods and services in a given year shows that in 2008,

South Africa's GDP was  $ 277,188 Million ( 277.188 Billion USD )
Nigeria's GDP  =  $ 214,403 Million ( 214.403 Billion USD )
Egypt's  GDP =  $ 162,164 Million ( 162.164 Billion USD )
Ghana's GDP =  $ 16,124 Million  (  16.124 Billion USD )

This clearly shows that Nigeria has the second largest economy in Africa and it terms of growth potential, one needs to take into account the population figures.

Nigeria's population is estimated at 148,235,170 ( roughly 150 Million ) , Ghana has only about 30 Million whereas Egypt has about 76 Million.

I believe these facts should speak for themselves in answering the question about which country is the true giant of Africa.  Ghana is a darling of a lot of European countries because
they like the fact that Ghana( in a lot of instances) is a charity case, Ghana is a top recipient of overseas aid from Europe and the US.  

Nigerians should worry more about growing our own economy instead of discussing Ghana.
Our true goals should be how to overtake the South African economy and that is where the challenge lies.

kuramo:

Is Ghana a Giant of Africa ?

Let's look at the facts,

In terms of the relative strength of the economies of Ghana, Nigeria,Egypt and South Africa.

South Africa has the most robust economy on the African continent and Ghana has the weakest ( smallest ) amongst these four countries.

The Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) which represents the market value of all final goods and services in a given year shows that in 2008,

South Africa's GDP was  $ 277,188 Million ( 277.188 Billion USD )
Nigeria's GDP  =  $ 214,403 Million ( 214.403 Billion USD )
Egypt's  GDP =  $ 162,164 Million ( 162.164 Billion USD )
Ghana's GDP =  $ 16,124 Million  (  16.124 Billion USD )

This clearly shows that Nigeria has the second largest economy in Africa and it terms of growth potential, one needs to take into account the population figures.

Nigeria's population is estimated at 148,235,170 ( roughly 150 Million ) , Ghana has only about 30 Million whereas Egypt has about 76 Million.

I believe these facts should speak for themselves in answering the question about which country is the true giant of Africa.  Ghana is a darling of a lot of European countries because
they like the fact that Ghana( in a lot of instances) is a charity case, Ghana is a top recipient of overseas aid from Europe and the US.  

Nigerians should worry more about growing our own economy instead of discussing Ghana.
Our true goals should be how to overtake the South African economy and that is where the challenge lies.

Thats when I disagree, the fact is Angola is the fastest growing economy in africa(6th in the world) and at the rate they're going, they will take over South Africa By 2035.
Angola is Africa's potential Giant and South Africa is Africa's current Giant, end of topic.

Ghana has shown Africa the true meaning of Democracy.
Ghana stands for peace and stands for maturity, growth and Development in the making"
Ghana will soon be the new face of Africa, i hope they will not make the mistake that Nigeria made

To be honest. Nigeria is a potential Giant of Africa. lets be frank it takes a whole lot to become a Giant of Africa, you must have a model goverence, economy, instituition, and social values. And to my knowledge Ghana fits the spot.

Is Ghana a Giant of Africa ?

Let's look at the facts,


South Africa's GDP was  $ 277,188 Million ( 277.188 Billion USD )
Nigeria's GDP  =  $ 214,403 Million ( 214.403 Billion USD )
Egypt's  GDP =  $ 162,164 Million ( 162.164 Billion USD )
Ghana's GDP =  $ 16,124 Million  (  16.124 Billion USD )


Nigeria's population is estimated at 148,235,170 ( roughly 150 Million ) , Ghana has only about 30 Million whereas Egypt has about 76 Million.

Ghana have 25 million people.  Nigeria has 150 million

you do the MATH.

Ghana's economy CAN sustain its people.  Nigeria have half as many people as America and CANNOT sustain its people.

Over 70 percent of Nigeria's money is being STOLEN by its government.
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Ghana's government is investing its money in the countr[/b]y.

You simply cannot compare the two.  Ghana is on the UPSWING.  Whereas Nigeria is going BACKWARDS in a contracting Global economy.  Thing are going to get WORSE AND WORSE in Nigeria if its government does not begin providing Good Governess.

No!.Where do u want to put Tunisia,South Africa,Ivory Coast,Egypt,, but Nigeria no dey cos dat our president na something else



and again population too much.

yoruba:

Thats when I disagree, the fact is Angola is the fastest growing economy in africa(6th in the world) and at the rate they're going, they will take over South Africa By 2035.
Angola is Africa's potential Giant and South Africa is Africa's current Giant, end of topic.

we are talking of the present, not the future. a lot can happen within 26 years.
please stay focused.

samparian:

we are talking of the present, not the future. a lot can happen within 26 years.
please stay focused.

Not a bad thing to know, is it?


How u dey?

my brother, i dey o.

how your side?

Quiet and peaceful as usual.
But the temperature is suicidal. . . . 38*c.

Nuzo, i just got a call that Nigerians are rioting in Guangzhou china, because another nigerian died while being chased by immigration police.
are you in that city?

from all indications, it seems that south Africa is the emerging giant.

It's now like there's nothing good about our Nigeria.

_{yoruba
I dont know where you get your facts from but Anglo Gold is a South African Company.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AngloGold_Ashanti}

Do ur research beyond wikipedia.
Anglogold merged with Ashanti Gold fields, but it was mainly an operation ochestrated by Ashanti and it was ably led by Sam Jonah from Ghana and it was the first African company to be listed on NYSE

Anglogold merged with Ashanti Gold fields, but it was mainly an operation ochestrated by Ashanti and it was ably led by Sam Jonah from Ghana and it was the first African company to be listed on NYSE

Could you show me your reference then.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1009745,00.html

In 1996 Ashanti became the first African operating company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

You have a point there, but

finalized its sale to South African behemoth AngloGold to create the world's second biggest gold miner, AngloGold Ashanti.

Anglo Ashanti is at present a South African company.