Skeletons under the sand
National reconciliation in Ghana means disinterring old horrors
A VIOLENT past is about to be dug up. Petitioned by the victims' families, Ghana's president, John Kufuor, has ordered that the remains of eight generals, who were summarily executed in June 1979 on charges of treason and corruption, should be exhumed so that funerals and reburial can take place. It is a first step by Mr Kufuor, who was elected last December, to honour his pledge to bring some form of reconciliation to his people after the 19-year rule of Jerry Rawlings.
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