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1 | Fed Up With the Country's Economic Woes, Ghanaians Launch Their Own Occupy Movement | Leo Ny Fahasahiranana Ara-toekarena Ao Amin'ny Fireneny, Manomboka Ny Hetsika Fibodoany Ry Zareo Ghaneana |
2 | Ghanaian citizens taking part in #OccupyFlagStaffHouse. | Teratany Ghaneana mandray anjara amin'ilay hetsika #OccupyFlagStaffHouse. |
3 | Photo by Victoria Okeye. | Sary an'i Victoria Okeye. |
4 | Used with permission. | Fampiasàna nahazoana alàlana. |
5 | A group of Ghanaians rallied near the president's office as part of a campaign dubbed #OccupyFlagStaffHouse to protest corruption and the country's poor economic situation and press the government to do something about it. | Nifamory teo akaikin'ny birao fiasàn'ny filoha ry zareo Ghaneana, tao anatin'ny fanentanana iray nomeny anarana hoe #OccupyFlagStaffHouse mba hanohitra ny kolikoly sy ny fahantrana ara-toekaren'ny fireneny ary hanery ny governemanta hanao zavatra mikasika izany. |
6 | The peaceful march, organized in less than five days, happened on July 1, 2014, a public holiday that marked the 54th year since Ghana became a republic following British colonial rule. | Natao tamin'ny 1 Jolay 2014 ilay diabe am-pilaminana nokarakaraina tao anatin'ny dimy andro latsaka, andro iray fialantsasatra nanamarihana ny faha-54 taona naha-repoblika an'i Ghana taorian'ny fitondran'ny Britanika mpanjanaka azy. |
7 | The movement was launched on Facebook as OccupyGhana on June 28, and by July 1 it had over 3,000 followers in support of the protest. | Tamin'ny 28 Jona, natomboka tamin'ny OccupyGhana tao amin'ny Facebook ilay hetsika, ary ny 1 Jolay dia mpanjohy efa maherin'ny 3.000 no azony hanohana ilay hetsi-panoherana. |
8 | It now has more than 6,000. | Ankehitriny, efa maherin'ny 6.000 ny mpanjohy azy. |
9 | This comes in the wake of a series of backlashes against the government for the fast depreciation of the cedi since it tightened the country's foreign currency rules and eased them last month, and the shortage of fuel that led to long queues at petrol stations for about a week. | Izao no mitranga taorian'ireo andianà fanehoankevitra mahery vaika nanoherana ny governemanta noho ilay fampihenan-danja haingana ny “cedi” ,satria nohamafisiny ny lalàna momba ny vola vahiny ao amin'ny firenena ary nohalefahany tamin'ny volana lasa, ary ny tsy fahampian'ny solika nitarika filaharana be efa ho herinandro teny amin'ireo tobin-tsolika. |
10 | The tipping point was when the government allegedly delivered 3 million US dollars appearance fee in cash to the Ghana Black Stars ahead of their World Cup match against Portugal, a match that was lost. | Ny teboka nampitsimbadika ny raharaha dia rehefa injay voalaza fa nanome 3 tapitrisa dolara amerikana tolo-botsotra maimaim-poana ny governemanta ho an'ny Black Stars talohan'ny lalao nifanandrinany tamin'i Portiogaly ho fiadiana ny Amboara Erantany, lalao izay nahalavo azy ireo. |
11 | The players had threatened to strike if they did not receive their money before the match. | Nandrahona ny hitokona ireo mpilalao raha toa ka tsy naharay ny volany talohan'ny lalao. |
12 | The general sentiment after this incident was that government did not care for the people, escalating to outrage on radio, TV and social media platforms. | Ny fahatsapana ankapobeny taorian'iny tranga iny dia ny hoe tsy noraharahian'ny governemanta ny vahoaka, nampiakatrakatra ny feo tany anaty fampielezampeo tany, ny fahitalavitra sy ireo sehatra media sosialy. |
13 | In the days leading up to the protest, the group OccupyGhana posted messages that explained their dissatisfaction with government and the state of things in the country. | Nandritra ny andro vitsy nialoha ilay hetsi-panoherana, ny vondrona OccupyGhana dia nampakatra hafatra nanazava ny tsy fahafaham-pon-dry zareo amin'ny governemanta sy ny fanjakàna momba ny zavatra rehetra ao amin'ny firenena. |
14 | On June 29, the group wrote on Facebook: | Ny 29 Jona, nanoratra tao amin'ny Facebook ilay vondrona hoe : |
15 | This evening I saw police pickups even loading and stockpiling fuel. | Nahita fiara tsy mataho-dàlan'ny polisy aho io hariva io namatratra sy naka ny tahirin-tsolika. |
16 | I saw the faces of taxi drivers who are doing work and pay and need to pay off loans struggling for fuel. | Hitako ny endrik'ireo mpamily fiarakaretsaka izay miasa sy mandoa ary mila mamerina trosa nefa miady mafy mba hahazo solika. |
17 | I saw anxious workers who leave for work at 5am and return at 8pm but get paid pittance for their Labour anxiously waiting in queues with gallons. | Hitako ireo mpiasa very hevitra izay nandao ny tokantrano tamin'ny 5 ora maraina mba handeha hiasa ary mody amin'ny 8 ora alina nefa zara raha nahazo tambiny tamin'ny asany, miandry tsy mahatombin-tsiraka milahatra miaraka amin'ny dàbany. |
18 | Then I saw the elderly couple with kids abroad who need fuel for daddy to go for the checkup, wondering where it all went wrong, | Avy eo hitako ireo zokiolona arahan-jazakely tany ivelany izay mila solika hitondràna ny rainy mba hoentina hizaha fahasalamana, manontany tena hoe aiza no misy tsy mety, |
19 | The bread sellers, beans sellers, kofi broke man sellers who couldn't get taxis to carry their wares, those who need every present they make to survive, | Ireo mpivarotra mofo, voamaina, “kofi” ilay lehilahy mpivarotra tsy afaka akory haka fiarakaretsaka hitondra ny entany, ireo izay mitolona mafy isa-tsegondra mba ho velona, |
20 | Then I saw people like you and I, the Facebookers, the tooknown young middle classers, who greet our poor neighbors every morning with a wave and a condescending how are you? | Avy eo aho nahita olona toa ahy sy ianao, mpikirakira Facebook, ireo tanora avy amin'ny saranga antonony mahay ny zavatra rehetra, izay manofahofa tànana miarahaba ireo mahantra mpifanolo-bodirindrina aminay isaky ny maraina ary fiarahabana manambony tena hoe “Manao ahoana ianao” ? |
21 | Now anxious about how you can buy fuel, or pay for that mortgage, or service that car loan… | Miasa saina amin'izao fotoana izao momba izay hahafahanao mividy solika, na mandoa iry anto-bola iry, na itsy findramam-bola nividianana fiara itsy. |
22 | US-based Ghanaian rapper @BlitzAmbassador who has a following of over 19,000 fans, tweeted: | @BlitzAmbassador, Ghaneana mpiangaly gadon-kira Rap ary monina any Etazonia, manana mpanjohy maherin'ny 19.000, nibitsika hoe: |
23 | Only if I could teleport to Ghana now….. #OccupyFlagStaffHouse. the people are tired of failed leadership. | Raha mba afaka namindra tena avy aty lavitra ho any Ghana mantsy aho amin'izao fotoana izao ….. |
24 | - Blitz the Ambassador (@BlitzAmbassador) July 1, 2014 | # #OccupyFlagStaffHouse. reraky ny tsy fahalavorarian'ny fahaiza-mitarika ny vahoaka. |
25 | CNN African Radio Journalist Award Winner @AnnyOsabutey shared a photo of protesters: A nicely prepared clips from the #OccupyFlagStaffHouse pic.twitter.com/7Uf9RwHxC2 | Nizara sary iray ahitàna ireo mpanao hetsi-panoherana i @AnnyOsabutey, ilay nahazo ny Lokan'ny Mpanao Gazety An'Onjampeo Afrikana nokarakarain'ny CNN: |
26 | - Prampram fisherman (@AnnyOsabutey) July 2, 2014 | rakitsary iray tsara voatra avy amin'ny # OccupyFlagStaffHouse |
27 | Following the protest, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama took to Twitter to reassure the people that their complaints weren't falling on deaf ears: | Taorian'ilay hetsi-panoherana, niditra tamin'ny Twitter ny Filoha Ghaneana, John Dramani Mahama, mba hanome toky ny vahoaka fa tsy hanao be marenina amin'ny fitarainan-dry zareo: |
28 | I have not forgotten that one of the greatest virtues of leadership is the ability to listen. | Tsy adinoko fa iray amin'iireo vokatsoa goavana indrindra avy amin'ny fahaizana mitarika ny fahaizana mihaino |
29 | - John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) July 2, 2014 | Tiako ny manome toky anareo fa hanangana fiovàna isika. |
30 | I want to assure you that we will create change. | Hamorona ilay endrika firenena hampirehareha antsika izay havela ho lovain'ny taranaka mandimby. |
31 | We will build the sort of country that we will be proud to hand down to our children. - John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) July 2, 2014 | Firenentsika ity, fonenantska, ary isika Ghaneana rehetra dia mendrika ny hanana fahafahana miaina, miasa sy manabe ny taranany eto amin'ny maha-izy azy sy amim-pireharehàna. |
32 | This is our country, our home, and all Ghanaians deserve to have the ability to live, work and raise our families here with dignity n pride | |
33 | - John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) July 2, 2014 A nice sentiment, but real change - not tweets - will mean he is actually listening. | Fihetseham-po mahafinaritra, saingy fiovàna tena izy -tsy bitsika - no hidika fa tena mihaino marina tokoa rangahy io. |