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Displaced Appiatse residents would be resettled – EPA Executive Director
The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu has paid a working visit to Appiatse, near Bogoso in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region last week.
He was accompanied by the Deputy Executive Director of EPA in-charge of Chemical Control and Management Centre, Dr. Ransford Sekyi, Director of Mining, Mr. Sandow Ali, Western Regional Director, Mr. George Diewuoh, Tarkwa Regional Director, Mr. Prosper Yaw Nkrumah, the Municipal Chief Executive of Prestea-Huni Valley, Dr. Isaac Dasmani and others.
Addressing the media after inspecting the area, Dr. Kokofu said the visit was to join the forces like the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Fire Service, NADMO and other relevant agencies who which played a major role to bring comfort to the victims.
He appealed to the people of Appiatse to exercise restraint as government and other benevolent people put the necessary arrangements in place to resettle the displaced inhabitants.
He said the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia had earlier told the inhabitants of Appiatse that government would consult all relevant bodies to help in the reconstruction of the community.
Dr. Kokofu said the good news was that the blasting did not make the place uninhabitable so his office after taking samples of the soil and water from different locations would test the samples in the laboratories and return with the report.
The Executive Director asked the assembly to write to the EPA for a permit for the reconstruction of the community and after all the debris had been collected the construction work could start.
He appealed to the inhabitants especially the youth to exercise restraint as government teamed up with other bodies to find a solution to the problem.
The MCE, Dr. Dasmani on his part said the visit of the EPA team was very timely because it would enable him write for the permit to begin the reconstruction of Appiatse.
He thanked all the agencies for contributing in diverse ways to bring comfort to the people and appealed for more relief items for the displaced.
The EPA also donated 200 bags of cement towards the improvement of the temporary structures allocated to the displaced persons.
From Peter Gbambila, Appiatse
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
