Comments on: Photo Gallery: Returning to Ghana

By: Balaraj

Balaraj — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:06:40 +0000

Thank you for the wonderful reporting from Ghana.

By: GLORIA BLUEDELL

GLORIA BLUEDELL — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:18:55 +0000

Hi AC,
nice photos, I think you have a beautiful photograph album of all your travels, why not publish them ?

By: DaniSu

DaniSu — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:17:27 +0000

Kenya is a matriachal society. It's the only place I would move to if I chose to go live in Africa.
Nice pecs AC can you open this jam (oh sorry jelly) jar for me
Dani
Melbourne, Australia

By: j sarpong

j sarpong — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:14:35 +0000

l hope this trip gives the tourism industry a big boost

By: reggie

reggie — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:11:31 +0000

Great job. It bothers me when reporters like you visit Africa and returned with only negative/filthy images..I am certain, you visited more developed places in Accra, the capital where I come from. Why can't you show those images also. Thank you

By: Aline Ikuzwe

Aline Ikuzwe — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:52:44 +0000

Anderson You always put love in your reports , lovely in Ghana keep a good job and was good to have Roland Martin on your show again THANKS ANDERSON I wish you went to ROME to with MR P. OBAMA!

By: Angela - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Angela - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:46:23 +0000

These are some really nice pictures, my favorite its the 1st one... So full of emotions and love the lighting... I gotta tell you that this is one of the stories I've always wanted to know more about and you did an amazing job! I really want to thank you for it! And also I want to congratulate you for all the hard work you do!

By the way... Do you know what the woman in the 2nd picture is selling? It kinda looks like cookies, BIG cookies!

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:30:35 +0000

Hello Andersen.

Quite interesting coverage, and what a surprise to see the woman in
the white dress that grew up in the Bronx, NY had relocated to Ghana.

By: Sabrina In Las Vegas

Sabrina In Las Vegas — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:03:12 +0000

These pictures are fascinating, very candid and artistic/informative.

Anderson has a nice physique...slow down on the upper arms though...you got very big cannons man.

By: C Layne

C Layne — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:36:21 +0000

Like Sonia, I was teary eye because the interview brought back painful memories of my visit to the Slave House of Goree – Island ,Senegal West Africa. It too has the small holding rooms and a door of no return. I enjoyed the interview and the pictures. I hope to visit Ghana someday and I know that I will enjoy myself there like I did in Senegal. when I was growing up all we saw on TV was Tarzen and Jane, forest and wild animals. Believe me Africa is more than that.
Thank you AC.

By: Tamela

Tamela — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:28:24 +0000

These photos are simply gorgeous Anderson. Thank you for such outstanding reporting.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:25:59 +0000

Fantastic pics. The entire coverage of this story has been moving and informative. Thank you for this 360 view! Re: the woman in white...few of us ever get clarity of our "soul" purpose or we don't hear it. I "get" her feeling of a calling and I applaud her for taking this life changing leap.

By: Sumera- Maryland

Sumera- Maryland — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:21:17 +0000

Love your pictures!

By: Scotch Indian

Scotch Indian — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:16:18 +0000

Interesting to hear about the slave trade in Ghana way back when. Wasn't this about the same time (generally) that –

*Shaka was slaughtering other black tribes to form the Zulu nation in Natal?
*Mzilikazi, one of Shaka's Generals, left the Zulu nation with his troops, swept up to what is now Zimbabwe slaughtering every (black) man, woman and child as he pushed the Shona out of Southern Zimbabwe?
*Black tribal chiefs in Ghana & Western Africa were directly involved in capturing other black people and selling them to Arab traders and European slavers.
*The Barbary Pirates (dark skinned Muslims) captured and enslaved thousands of American and European sailors.

Yes, the Europeans and American were involved in the slave trade, and no one is defending that. But, please, let's have a little perspective! The Brits used their Navy to halt most of the slave trade in the early 1800's; the American's fought a Civil War which ended slavery in which 600,000 mostly white Americans died.

By: Edmund

Edmund — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:10:33 +0000

Slavery is WRONG! Hopwever since biblical times it has been around. We did not do right enslaving Arficans. However, who brought the Africians to these holding facilities\? Did 50 or so white men give trinkets to 400 or so Africians to take a boat ride? Not hardly. Africians entrapped Africans, spoils of war, ner do wells, and other unfortunates. Again what we did was wrong. But let's give credit where credit is due as to how the Africians got enslaved initially.

By: micky

micky — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:05:05 +0000

those pictures were breath taking,good job. And what what a friendly atmosphere they have around them.

By: Joan Jacob

Joan Jacob — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:04:51 +0000

CNN makes me proud of their balance in reporting their news, the President visit to Ghana and Mr Cooper'sinterview took my breath
away...Ghana I love you .

By: Ebenezer ODame

Ebenezer ODame — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:02:22 +0000

Good Job Anderson but it seems you are holding up on us. Is this a trick to keep us glued to CNN and yearn for more reports on the African trip?

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:01:18 +0000

Wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You were excellent. Thank you!

By: Solomon

Solomon — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:00:32 +0000

I commend you for the depth and importance you have given to Obama's visit to Ghana. You have done a brilliant job!

I would only have loved that you showed the nicer areas of Ghana too! All too often the foreign media sends really "horrible" pictures of Africa. While shanty areas are quite common to Africa, it is not exclusively an African thing; it's global. So any opportunity then to show Africa, I would wish you (foreign press) show the nicer areas that reflect the life we lead.

I agree with Paula though that your coverage was very informative and educational.

Great Coverage! Great Job!