President Akuffo Addo Archives

02 Jul

President Akufo-Addo Highlights Critical Challenges at SDGs Action Summit 2024

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Accra, Ghana – In a powerful opening address at the SDGs Action Summit 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo underscored the duality of our current global situation, highlighting both remarkable progress and significant challenges. The President, serving as Co-chair of the Emeritus Group of the UN Secretary-General’s Eminent SDGs Advocates, welcomed participants from around the world to Accra, emphasizing Ghana's renowned hospitality. "Akwaaba," President Akufo-Addo greeted, symbolizing Ghana’s warm welcome. He acknowledged the leadership of the SDGs Advisory Unit at the Office of the President and the collaborative efforts of several international and national partners in organizing this summit, including…

22 Feb

Akufo-Addo Is A Visionary Leader – Former NDC DCE

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Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) District Chief Executive for Adansi South District of Ashanti, Benjamin Anhwere, has commended the Akufo-Addo administration for its foresight in constructing dormitories and ensuring the functionality of E-Blocks. The E-Block SHS schools, established nationwide, were initially constructed as day schools without dormitories. However, in the case of Adansi Apagya E-Block schools, the Akufo-Addo administration has taken steps to construct boys and girls dormitories. With the completion of these dormitories, the school has now been opened, allowing students to commence their academic activities. In view of this, Mr Anhwere praised government for not letting the E-Block…

26 May

Let’s Improve On Intra-Africa Trade – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked African countries to scale up trading among themselves. He stated that intra-Africa trade is one of the ways of empowering Africans to grow the economies of other respective countries. Mr Akufo-Addo was speaking during the opening the 7th African Leadership Forum in Accra on Thursday, May 25. He said “No country can afford to do it alone, in Africa, we cannot allow our collective fate to be decided by exogenous shocks thousands and thousands of miles away. “The time is long overdue for Africa and Africans to define our own narrative, it must be…

25 May

The Colonial Economic Module Is Not Helping Africans – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told African countries that there is strength in unity hence they must come together to trade among themselves. Mr Akufo-Addo stated that Africa currently accounts for only 3 percent of global trade with intra-African trade being one of the lowest of any region globally. He attributed this to the colonial economic module which he said has been characterized by small individual economies and fragmented and disconnected regional markets. Mr Akufo-Addo was speaking during the opening the 7th African Leadership Forum in Accra on Thursday, May 25. He said “No country can afford to do it…