Category: Ghana

Honouring of Africa’s finest Technocrats by Inter.Interdisciplinary Innovation Centre Of Life

Mr Mohammed

  J.B. Worlanyo Nana-Atoo certificateH.E. Amb, J.B. Worlanyo Nana-Atoo, an Executive Chairman & President /Founder of EL-Ecojay developments Group LTD Ghana, Africa/global,has been awarded a Certificate of recognition by International Interdisciplinary Innovation Centre Of Life “Alliance of the peoples of the world” He is Unique, Versatile, Adaptable, and Capable of navigating Challenge with a Balance approach well rounded successful life and International Life Coach, Mentor and Public speaker in personal development.as one of the global Cooperate Business Mogul on investment on Projects financial Advisor and Management Consultant. Erstwhile as once…

African Energy Chamber (AEC) Endorses Africa Energy Technology Conference 2024 in Ghana

Mr Mohammed

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 25, 2024/ — The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) – the voice of Africa’s energy sector – is pleased to officially endorse and act as a strategic partner to the Africa Energy Technology Conference, taking place in Accra this March and hosted by the Africa Energy Technology Center (AETC), in partnership with Ghana’s Ministry of Energy. The partnership signifies a united effort to propel innovation, advocate for sustainable energy solutions and foster strategic discussions within the African energy ecosystem, under the event’s theme Africa at the Forefront of…

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Mr Mohammed

Published: January 22, 2024 4.19pm SAST Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor Associate Professor, Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph Ghana, like many other developing nations, relies heavily on imports of food and consumer goods to feed its population. For instance, Ghana imports 55% of the rice that is consumed locally. The country’s import dependence is primarily a consequence of the production of low-value primary products without substantial value addition. To forestall over-dependence on foreign goods, the government has proposed a trade restrictive policy via a legislative instrument on 22 major items. It has justified the policy on…

New Year Address from Rugby Africa President, Herbert Mensah

Mr Mohammed

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 11, 2024/ — Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body of rugby across Africa, issues end of year message reflecting on 2023: Amidst our joyful farewell to 2023, I am thrilled to share my reflections as the President of Rugby Africa, the continental governing body of rugby in Africa. Together, our collective accomplishments have not only defined this year but have also laid a foundation for the promising future of Rugby Africa. Milestones and Achievements As we reflect on the remarkable…

Factoring Urban Gardening into African’s Built Environment

Mr Mohammed

…. As ACEACFMS 2023 holds in Accra Story: Mohammed Abu Science, Technical and Mathematics (STEM) students from the Kumasi Academy Senior High School, in Ghana’s Ashanti Region excited participants with a great presentation on the science of urban gardening and vertical farming concept at the. maiden event of the African Continental Sustainable Built Environment Summit(ACEACFMS)held at East Legion in country’s capital of Accra, on Thursday, December, 14. The science based urban gardening concept combines science and innovation that seeks to offer opportunity especially for vegetable crop production under an urban…

About Scale Up of Africa’s Sustainable Built Environment

Mr Mohammed

Story: Mohammed A. Abu A one-day maiden Africa Continental Sustainable Built Environment Industry Summit (ACEACFMS 23) ended successfully at East Legon, Ghana’s capital city of Accra on Thursday December 14, with a formal declaration of the event as an annual one. The declaration was made by Mr. Daniel Kontie President/CEO of the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network(ACECEN), Earlier in his welcome address during the event he said that, the African Built Environment must be placed in a position to transition from the current brown construction techniques to Green building…

Honouring African Women’s Rights Advocacy Excellence

Mr Mohammed

Story: Mohammed A. Abu Chief Superintendent, Dr. Sarah Aba Afari, has been awarded  in South Africa by the country’s women organization,the Leading Women of Africa(LIWA) in the category, “Women’s Rights Advocate” during their, “LIWA Future is Female Male Champions Award” ceremony as part of the Africa Partnership for Growth(APG) Symposium and Exhibition event,that was held ,from 16th-18th November, in Johannesburg,South Africa. Your favorite, the Eco-Enviro News Africa caught up with her for her special message to Ghana, Africa’s girls with particular reference to female students and women in general. The…

Africa’s youth are more educated, less employed, and less politically engaged than their elders, Afrobarometer study shows

Mr Mohammed

ACCRA, Ghana, November 20, 2023/ — Africa’s youth are more educated than their elders but are also more likely to be unemployed, according to Afrobarometer’s (https://www.Afrobarometer.org/) latest Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/46mmAb9). The study also shows that African youth are considerably less engaged than their elders in civic and political activities that could spur change, including voting in elections. One encouraging trend is a steady increase in young people’s contact with local leaders. Across 39 African countries surveyed in 2021/2023, unemployment is the top policy priority that 18- to 35-year-olds want their…

About “Jollof Wars” during IATF2023 in Egypt

Mr Mohammed

Story.Mohammed A. Abu A subtly spiced and smoky version of Ghana’s jollof rice prepared by Ghanaian Executive Chef Mr. Dediha George, gave him a win over his Senegalese Chef Mr. Abdoulaye Tamsir Ndir, and Nigerian Chef Mrs. Moyosoreoluwa Odunfa contestants. This was within the context of The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)’s launch of an African Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Programme under its Creative Africa Nexus Initiative (CANEX) as one of the major outcomes of its recently ended 3rd Intra African Trade Summit(IATF2023) in Cairo,Egypt. The CANEX African Gastronomy and Culinary…

PHOTO NEWS RELEASE: Africa Investment Forum: Rugby Africa President Calls for Investment in the Excellence of Africa

Mr Mohammed

MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 10, 2023/APO Group/ –Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, participated in a one-to-one fireside chat at the 2023 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) on Thursday, November 10 in Marrakech, Morocco. Championed by the African Development Bank and seven other founding partners (Africa50, Africa Finance Corporation, Afreximbank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, European Investment Bank, Islamic Development Bank and Trade and Development Bank), the Africa Investment Forum is Africa’s investment marketplace to accelerate transactions to close Africa’s…