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Patrick Akoto attends WAFU B Media Strategies Workshop in Cote D’voire
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Senior Communications Manager at the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Patrick Akoto, is in Cote D’voire attending a three-day West African Football Union (WAFU Zone B) Media Strategies Workshop – the first of its kind in the thriving zone.
The three day workshop runs from Tuesday, February 4 to Thursday February 6, 2025, at WAFU B’s new Headquarters in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan.
Representatives of all the seven members of the regional body are in attendance as well as a representative of WAFU Zone A has also been invited to benefit from the training workshop.
The workshop focuses on digital communication, sports communication, crisis management and sensitive communication, sponsorship, and partnership, amongst other exciting topics.
The workshop will provide participants with the skills and knowledge needed to develop effective media and communication strategies aimed at improving the promotion of football across the divide.
The knowledge shared at the workshop will enhance the operations of the Communication Department of the Associations and the sub-regional body.
The President of the Ivorian Football Federation, Yacine Idriss Diallo, opened the workshop on behalf of WAFU B President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, alongside hardworking WAFU B Executive Director, Philippe Tchere.
Participants are being trained on various aspects of media relations, content creation, and digital communication strategies.
The sessions have been designed to help the member associations build stronger media presence, engage with fans more effectively, and improve the various communication channels.
The initiative reflects WAFU’s commitment to enhancing the professionalism of football management in West Africa, ensuring that the region’s football activities receive better coverage and visibility across local and international platforms.
WAFU B is organising the workshop in partnership with the Côte d’Ivoire Digital Press Network, France24 and DW.
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Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
