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„Serbia south of the Sahara“

Argus Books & Magazines, Beograd 2019.

T he sociographic study "SERBIA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA" is a bitingly humorous comparative study of Ghanaian and Serbian political and social aberrations. It describes Ghana and the Ghanaians from all sides: from the specifics of human habitat, to history that was never included in official curricula, to how ordinary Ghanaians live.

Rarely did anyone have the opportunity to get to know a country like the author of this book managed to know Ghana. Not only did he live in that country for more than a quarter of a century, but had access to confidential and intelligence materials (while he was a diplomat), and later, when he slid below the poverty line, to learn how to survive without money.

By this book Kodjo Vangorski illustrated that official "facts" about the political and economic life of a country exist only to serve the interests of those who sponsored facts finding.

A schoolyard visitor.

Poorman's abode.

A pedestrian crossing.

Posetilac u školskom dvorištu

Peškački prelaz

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Saobraćajna gužva

Celebrating the National Day.

Map of Ghana.

Richman's abode.

A girl that could afford schooling teaches those who could not afford it.

The Table of contents illustrates the thoroughness of his presentation of Ghana:

 

Part one

  1. How to get to know a country “from the recto – and from the verso”?
  2. What does “South of the Sahara” mean?
  3. Do you know where Ghana is?
  4. Ghana as a Human Habitat.
  5. Who are the Ghanaians?
  6. What is the Slave Trade?
  7. Divisions of the Globe.
  8. “Independence Now!”

– Intermezzo which is seemingly out of the context of the book.

 

Part two

  1. Where did Nkrumah fail?
  2. Rape of a nation!
  3. A life-saving injection of adrenaline.
  4. “The Second Coming of the Young Jesus!”
  5. Years of recovery.
  6. Transition to “formal” democracy.
  7. My friend Adjoa and the rest of the poor.
  8. My Neighbor Prophet Ezekiel and other clergy!
  9. Black magic – called juju and Nancy – called Angelface.

– Another intermezzo

 

Part three

  1. Constitution as obstacle to socio-economic development.
  2. “Colonial mentality”.
  3. “Freedom or Justice!”
  4. What prevents Ghanaians from being what they deserve?
  5. Health and healthcare.
  6. How does Ghana fit into world political trends?
  7. Where is Ghana today?

The Volta

The habitat of the Mummy-wota

The village shopping mall.

A funeral.