Ghanas Explanation to the ECOWAS
Of course, once a military cooperation within ECOWAS is formed, we hope that Brazils advicors will assist all ECOWAS members.
For a timeline our plannign was as following:
First: Improving the military with foreign help, while also investing an large amount of our recourses into stabalicing and improving our Economy, with a focus on primary and secondary sectors.
Afterall we somehow have to finance those troops.
We also plan to enact an "Anti-Cash Crops" Law, which stops any excessive export and production of goods like peanuts or cacao, while our people starve.
This will take at least several years, the most optimistic guess is three years(turns)for the basic infrastructure and training.
Second:
With an improved military, focus will be completly set on Economy, to increase the amout of money we can spend.
Esspecially the secondary sector, with an focus on mining and processing our raw materials, will be enlarged at first. Afterall nations like Europe or India are always hungry for Titanium or Aluminium.
We will also spend at least three years with this, before we will gain enough income with this. There are also plans to build solar parks in arid region in Mali, which could, with better infrastructure, be used to generate the power for factories, mines and cities.
Drought and famine will, during these phases, will be fought with short-term solutions, like water and food help from Ghana or the World market.
Third:
Once we generate enough income from our economy, we will tackle the massive problems of drought of food shortage.
We will invest massivly into increasing out agricultural production, while minimizing tthe water usage as much as possible.
Once enough income is availible, we will invest into a large infrastructure project, to improve sanitation, water distribution and waste water cleaning. We also plan to start Reforestation programms, which will stop long term desertification.
Those plans might seem fantastic to everybody, but together, with all our economical might together we could realice them.
We have a unique chance at the moment.
Due to the crisis of the last decades, we finally have control over our riches.
For the first time we can use or minerals, our fields and factories completly for our needs.
But as single, small nations our voices are meaning less.
As one union, we could controll large portions of special markets, we could dictat and enforce the prices and condition we want if we are united.
Our riches can be used to enrich us and to improve our peoples lives.
Political note:
We also suggest a rotation system when comes to decide who represents this new ECOWAS.
Every nations head of state would function as the ECOWAS head for a year, before it passes this postion one to the next.
Policy decision would be taken by an Council of ministers, which decides with an absolute majority of votes (one vote per nation).
Military suggestions:
- A united military with an United High Command would be formed.
- The military would be divided into 2 forces:
1. Local defense troops, controlled by each nation.
2. Mobile Corps: A mobile and fast force made up of troops from each nation. It will be used as an fast reaction force, to reinforce regions where immediant assistance is needed.
The precise structure of these forces will be worked out once the cooperation is sealed.
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