Who’s Will Succeed Francis?
Here’s the timeline for what happens after a pope dies, and how a new pope is elected. LIVENow from Fox explains
Call Me Stormy
Finding righteous currents in turbulent times
Archive for the tag “Ghana”
Juan O. Savin: LA Fires
Juan O. Savin shares his perspective on the wildfires in Southern California and warns that more chaos lies ahead.
Appearing on “Nino’s Corner,” with David “Nino” Rodriguez, Savin says, “You know the other foot hasn’t fallen yet and part of the question is who’s in collusion with whom.” Here’s more.
Africa’s Internet Scammers
Fraudsters in West Africa show Vice how they use internet scams to steal thousands of dollars from unsuspecting victims all over the globe.
While Nigeria’s 401 scammers may have written the book on West African internet fraud, their shtick looks like Compuserve compared to what’s going on in Ghana. Unsatisfied with the meager winnings from emailing thousands of random Westerners in hopes of convincing one poor sap they’re the treasurer of the Ivory Coast, Ghana’s scammers decided to stack the odds in their favor the old-fashioned way—witchcraft.
Taking a page from cyberpunk, traditional West African Juju priests adapted their services to the needs of the information age and started leading down-on-their-luck internet scammers through strange and costly rituals designed to increase their powers of persuasion and make their emails irresistible to greedy Americans. And so “Sakawa” was born.
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Uncle Obama
The Obama Girl is laying low this election cycle, but Sister Deborah from Ghana has risen up to fill the void with her song “Uncle Obama.” It’s catchy, sexually provocative and full of azonto-flavored dance moves. Sample lyrics:
“Uncle Obama
I like the size of your banana
Can I give it to my monkey
It will be so very happy!”
As the election tightens, a lot of Obama supporters have been disliking the song on YouTube and distancing themselves from Sister Deborah. Their loss. She’s got swagger and fleshes out her miniskirt quite well.
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