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18 May

Akufo-Addo Visits Ghanaian Troops On Peacekeeping Operations

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has paid a visit to Ghanaian troops serving on peacekeeping duty. The president was accompanied by the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo. President Akufo-Addo visited the Ghana Company (GHANCOY 1), which is part of the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB). The visit took place on Monday, May 15, 2023, as part of President Akufo-Addo's official two-day state visit to Guinea-Bissau, following an invitation from President Embalo. The primary purpose of the visit was for the Commander-in-Chief to meet with the…

16 May

Government Working On Green Minerals Policy

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It is expected that the country will soon unveil a new policy document to guide exploitation of the emerging green minerals sector. As the country continues to make discoveries, and given the significant importance of green minerals to the current energy transition target, it is hoped that the policy will end the exportation of critical minerals including lithium, bauxite and iron among others in their raw state, which denies the country opportunity to add real value to the economy. To this end, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said: “A technical committee is finalising a…

11 May

Government To Initiate Laws To Ban The Wholesale Exportation Of Bauxite And Iron

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that government will soon pass a law to ban the wholesale exportation of bauxite and iron. According to the president, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources is finalizing a policy document for the exploitation and utilization of these crucial minerals for the consideration of Cabinet. The move, according to President Akufo-Addo is aimed at protecting the country’s limited natural resources and learning from the mistakes made with gold exportation. “We cannot forget lithium and the other green minerals which have been described as the minerals of the future due to the importance of the…

11 May

Visionary Akufo-Addo Prepares Africa For The Next Pandemic … Commissions National Vaccine Institute; Inaugurates Board

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has today, 9th May 2023, commissioned an ultra-modern office complex to serve as the strategic coordinating entity for vaccine research, development and manufacturing in Ghana. It will be recalled that on 28th February, 2021, President Akufo-Addo inaugurated a Presidential Committee on Vaccine Development and Manufacturing to give concrete expression to the vision of becoming self-sufficient in the domestic production of vaccines and also to implement the revived National Strategic COVID 19 Response Plan, 2020 to 2024. According to President Akufo-Addo, “not only did COVID 19 disrupt health systems and ravaged economies, but…

04 May

Akufo-Addo Appoints New CEO For Mortuaries And Funeral Facilities Agency

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed Dr Yaw Twerefour as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency. His appointment, made in accordance with Article 195(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 100(1) of the Health Institutions and Facilities Act, 2011 (Act 829), will see him in charge of the licencing, control, and regulation of facilities involved in the storage, transportation, and disposal of human remains. The new appointee is a public health specialist and a medical practitioner with over ten years of experience. He previously worked as the Medical…

03 May

Ghana Reinforces Ties With Japan; …Sign More Cooperation Agreements

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the visit of the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida to Ghana has taken the already robust bilateral, political and economic relations as well as the people-to-people exchanges between the two countries a notch further. This visit, which is the first of a Japanese Prime Minister since Junichiro Koizumi visited Ghana some Seventeen (17) years ago in 2006, when President Akufo-Addo was Foreign Minister, saw Ghana and Japan exchange notes for the Enhancement of Rice Seeds Production Capacity in Ghana and on the Human Resource Development Scholarship to support the training…

01 May

Government Will Protect Incomes And Pensions Of Workers- President Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the government will protect the incomes and pensions of workers in the country. According to President Akufo-Addo, the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) his government is implementing is critical to restoring the fiscal strength of the economy. He, however, indicated that steps are being taken to "mitigate the impact of the Domestic Debts Exchange Programme’’ on the financial sector and institutions. The president made these remarks as he was addressing workers during the commemoration of the National May Day in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. This…

27 Apr

Gulf Of Guinea Commission: President Akufo Opens Extraordinary Session With Focus On Maritime Security In Accra

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has on Tuesday, 25th April 2023, hosted President Muhammadu Buhari and other Heads of States and High-Level Government officials of member countries to the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission in Accra. The Heads of States and High-level representatives of member countries and observers will deliver remarks and discuss burgeoning issues and strategies for strengthening peace and security in the fight against maritime-related crimes in the region. Speaking at the opening of the session on the theme, “Building a…

30 Mar

“Our Common Humanity And Existence Depend On Countering Terrorism And Violent Extremism” – Prez. Akufo-Addo

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 28th March 2023, urged the United Nations Security Council and the global community to make the fight against terrorism and violent extremism a topmost priority. Speaking at the UN Security Council Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, whilst reaffirming Ghana’s commitment to the fight against the global canker, also emphasized the urgent need for terrorism and violent extremism to be fought. According to the President, the most recent report of the Secretary General on the threat posed by Da’esh to…

07 Mar

I Inherited A Severely-Challenged Economy But Turned Things Around – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that when he assumed office on 7th January 2017, he inherited a severely-challenged economy, whose rate wof growth, at the time, was the lowest in over two decades. But, he said, by dint of hard work, prudence and creativity, the government has managed to turn things around, creating an economy which, for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, the years before the onset of COVID-19, was amongst the fastest growing economies not only in Africa, but also in the world, recording an annual Gross Domestic Growth (GDP) growth rate of seven percent (7%). Speaking at…