by Tse Yin Lee
Ghanaians have taken the American news network CNN to task over a report that erroneously described the country as a place where "Ghanians [sic] struggle to obtain food and day-to-day services. Rolling blackouts are common and citizens often stand in long line to obtain products."
The hashtag #CNNGetItRight trended over the weekend after football journalist Gary Al-Smith noted the story and tweeted "I didn't know Ghanaians 'stand in long lines to obtain products' or 'struggle to obtain food'. And I live there."
"My Ghana people. Shall we do something let @CNN know we are tired of their lazy reportage of our election? Tweet them with #CNNGetItRight," he urged.
And so tens of thousands of tweets were sent, including one from the country's First Lady Lordina Mahama, saying "We are a beautiful and thriving country. Kindly report accurately on us."
"They are disappointed our elections were so smooth that they had nothing sensationally damaging to report," said one user.
More than a few took the opportunity to point out the only thing Ghanaians queue for is waakye, a popular local dish of rice and beans.
"To be honest, if you go buy waakye and there's no queue you should be worried about the quality," warned a user. . .
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