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Africa is too blessed and rich to be poor – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has emphasized that Africa should never face poverty given the abundance of natural resources on the continent.
Speaking at the second edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues in Peduase, Eastern region, on Thursday, January 25, 2024, President Akufo-Addo highlighted Africa’s extensive resources, including oil, gas, minerals, ample sunlight, and 65% of arable land capable of feeding 9 billion people globally by 2030.
President Akufo-Addo added that he envisions Africa transforming into a global powerhouse with its rich resource base and youthful population.
Encouraged by a private sector ready for economic cooperation, particularly through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), President Akufo-Addo emphasized the importance of economic integration.
He noted that the current focus on facilitating the free movement of people, goods, and services across the continent is essential for realizing the United Africa dream.
“We all know that Africa is blessed, Africa is not a poor continent, in fact, she is too rich to be poor. A continent that has every natural resource imaginable; oil, gas, minerals and an abundance of sunlight. We have some 65 per cent of all arable land available to feed 9 billion people globally by 2030 and our continent is filled with the most youthful population in the world –everything we need to transform Africa into a global powerhouse of the future,”
“I’m now encouraged that Africa now has a private sector that is ready, deliberate and eager to see that the 60-year-old dream of the United Africa manifests. The difference perhaps, of the then and today is that the focus is on an area where there can be no debate –economic integration.
“How we facilitate the free movement of people, goods and services across this vast and resourceful mass Africa is what we must devote our energies to.”
Source: Citinewsroom.com
New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed sympathy to people affected by the recent floods and appealed to Ghanaians to cooperate with government agencies responding to the disaster.
In a Facebook post on Monday June 29, Dr Bawumia extended his condolences to families who had lost loved ones and sympathised with those whose homes and properties had been destroyed by the floods.
He noted that his thoughts and prayers were with the thousands of people affected by the disaster.
Dr Bawumia urged citizens to comply with all directives issued by the government and support institutions responsible for managing the emergency.
He appealed to the emergency services and other relevant authorities to do everything possible to reach affected communities and provide assistance to those in need.
According to him, the country will overcome the difficult period if Ghanaians continue to care for and support one another.
He concluded his message with a prayer for God’s blessings upon Ghana.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Okyeame Kwame thanks Galaxxy International School for co-parenting with his family to raise daughter
Ghanaian music icon and entrepreneur, Okyeame Kwame is winning hearts online for a rare public thank-you to his daughter’s school.
His daughter, Sante Nsiah Apau, has just graduated after completing her O-Levels. And instead of only celebrating the milestone, Okyeame Kwame chose to spotlight the people who helped her get there.
Taking to his Instagram page, the “Clap” hitmaker thanked Galaxxy International School and all of Sante’s teachers. He praised them for their role in shaping Sante into “an intelligent lady with good social skills.”
He used “Co-parenting” word as a nod to the idea that raising children is not just a family job, but a shared responsibility with educators.
According to him, schools and teachers do a lot, but are mostly neglected.
Many were shocked to see a celebrity of Okyeame’s stature publicly credit a school rather than just posting graduation photos.
Teachers spend years mentoring, correcting, encouraging, and guiding students through some of their most formative years. Yet in some instances, when a child succeeds, the applause often goes only to the family.
Sante Nsiah Apau’s O-Level graduation marks the end of one chapter and the start of another. With her father’s public acknowledgment, the moment became bigger than a certificate, it became a lesson in gratitude.
