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IGP embarks on working tour of Savannah and Northern Regions
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, ended a four-day working tour of the Savannah and Northern regions of the country.
During the tour, the IGP and some members of the Police Management Board with him paid courtesy calls on some traditional leaders and engaged members of the communities as well as Police personnel.
Among other places, the IGP and his team visited Damongo, Daboya, Salaga, Bimbila, Yendi, Busunu, Tuna, Sawla, Bole, Banda Nkwantan and Bamboi. The team also toured the Tamale township to engage residents on security in the area.
The traditional leaders in their remarks during the visit commended the IGP and the Police for the fight against robbery and other crimes in the area.
The IGP and his team also assured the chiefs and the communities that they will continue to work with them to address any outstanding security concerns.
Accompanying the IGP on the tour were the Director-General (DG) NPD, COP/Mr. Paul Manly Awini; DG/Welfare, COP/Mrs Habiba Twumasi-Sarpong; DG/Operations, COP/Mr. Mohamed Fuseini Suraji; DG/CID, DCOP Faustina A. K. Andoh-Kwofie; DCOP/Mr. Frederick K. Agyei; the Savannah Regional Police Commander, DCOP/Mr Peter Baba Atianak and the Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP/Mr. Duuti Tuaruka.
President John Mahama has arrived in Moscow, Russia, from Ethiopia to participate in the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit.
The summit is being hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During the visit, President Mahama will join fellow African leaders at the Economic and Humanitarian Forum and summit plenary sessions.
He is also scheduled to hold high-level bilateral talks with President Putin and attend a Kente exhibition organised by the Russia-Ghana Parliamentary Forum.
As part of the visit, the President will receive honorary doctorate degrees from the Russian University of Transport and the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
He will also engage Russian businesses and state institutions to advance bilateral cooperation between Ghana and Russia.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned four career diplomats as ambassador-designates to represent Ghana in four countries.
The commissioning ceremony took place on Friday, October 16, 2026.
The new envoys are Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo, Ambassador-Designate to Angola; His Excellency Louis Kwame Obeng, Ambassador-Designate to Qatar; Her Excellency Evelyn Korantemaa Ofosu-Amable, Ambassador-Designate to Israel; and His Excellency Jedidiah Reuben Adogla, Permanent Representative-Designate to Switzerland.
President Mahama charged them to advance Ghana’s national interests through strategic partnerships, economic diplomacy, investment mobilization, and expanded access to international markets.
He said Ghana’s diplomatic engagements must deliver tangible economic benefits, create jobs, and strengthen the country’s standing on the international stage.
The four envoys are career diplomats with over 27 years of experience.
On behalf of her colleagues, Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo thanked the President for the confidence reposed in them and pledged their commitment to emulate his leadership and deliver on the mandate given to them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
