Category: Ghana

Powerlist Awards of Black Personality Excellence in the UK

Mr Mohammed

By: Mohammed A. Abu Joshua Siaw MBE who is of Ghanaian and British nationality and also a partner to White & Chase, UK, has been recognized by Powerlist 2024 as the sixth most influential Black person in the UK and the most influential in law. This is the ninth consecutive year that he has been named to the Powerful Media’s publication which honors the 100 most influential Black people in Britain from a variety of industries, including law, business, academia, technology, sports and the arts. Siaw, the youngest person on…

TTH-Pace4life Join Hands for Historic Pacemaker Insertion Surgery in Northern Ghana

Mr Mohammed

A team of cardiologists from Columbus, Ohio. in the United States of America and their Ghanaian counterparts at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH),in Ghana’s Northern region, have performed three successful pacemaker insertion surgeries at the hospital. A pacemaker insertion is the implantation of a small electronic device that is usually placed in the chest – just below the collarbone – to help regulate slow electrical problems with the heart. The historic surgery is a partnership between the Tamale Teaching Hospital and Pace4life The team comprised of Cardiologists, Anaesthestics, Radiology technicians and scrub nurses. Leader of…

Africa Investment Forum welcomes Rugby Africa President to discuss the business of sport

Mr Mohammed

MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 6, 2023/ — The newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, Mr Herbert Mensah, will discuss the business of sport in a one-to-one fireside chat at the 2023 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) (www.AfricaInvestmentForum.com) on Thursday, November 9 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…

Africa Finance Corporation exits stake in Ghana’s Takoradi Port to Yilport Holding

Mr Mohammed

LAGOS, Nigeria, November 2, 2023/ — Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has exited its 35% equity investment in Atlantic Terminal Services Limited (ATSL), the concessionaire for the expansion of Ghana’s Takoradi Port, to the global ports and container terminals operator Yilport Holding. This is testament to the Corporation’s ability to attract international 3rd party capital and exit strategic infrastructure assets built by derisking through AFC’s unique project development and construction offering. In 2019, AFC committed to invest up to US$138 million in equity and debt…

Inspiring and supporting Junior High School Girls

Mr Mohammed

Appolonia City, 24 October 2023 – Appolonia City’s dedicated female staff visited Appolonia Kpone Katamanso District Assembly Junior High School for an inspiring interaction with final-year female students. The visit, which commemorated International Day of the Girl Child, aimed to empower and encourage young women to strive for success. The team from Appolonia City, led by Claudia Otoo, Head of City Management, also included members of the sales and marketing departments. The Appolonia City women shared their personal stories with the girls, highlighting the struggles and obstacles they faced on their journeys to success.…

Giving a Graphite touch to Wa’s Emerging Gold Image in Ghana

Mr Mohammed

Story: Mohammed A.Abu Over a decade of passion and commitment on the part of  the Australia Securities  Exchange(ASX) listed company ,Castle Minerals Ltd ,is set to give Ghana’s up country’s generally agrarian driven economy, a diversification to  commercial gold and Graphite(one of the”Critical Minerals”) production touch. Gold The company’s  ambitious Wa Gold Project owned by its local subsidiary,Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd,has since earned for the Upper West region in international investor community circles the accolade, ‘The Emerging North Western  Gold Province” The project is located approximately 10km away from the…

Gbewaa Palace Denies Blasting of Hon Ken Allegation

Mr Mohammed

The office of His Royal Majesty, Ndan Yaa Naa Abukari II, the King of Dagbon State in Ghana’s Northern Region, has vehemently denied ever having blasted Hon Kennedy Agyapong, a New Patriotic Party(NPP) Presidential hopeful according to an official statement issued in Yendi, Friday. This was in response to allegations carried by some online media portals to the effect that, the King had taken a swipe at the latter during his recent courtesy call on him at the Royal Gbewaa Palace in Yendi. “This is a palpable falsehood and a…

Addressing Africa’s Youth Unemployment Burden

Mr Mohammed

Mohammed A.Abu Canon has recently added a yet another  impressive page to its existing record  of  youth centred initiatives as parts of its   Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in Africa when it announced its  partnership with Dikan Center, a visionary non-profit institution based in Ghana, committed to providing visual education. This major collaboration marks the official launch of the Canon Young People Programme (YPP) in Ghana, with a mission to enable the next generation of creative young people, using their skills to tackle the sustainability issues that matter to them, using…

Gbewaa Damba Trophy goes back to Yendi

Mr Mohammed

By: Mohammed A. Abu The highly patronized maiden friendly football match between age-long historical playmates, the people of Savulgu and Kumbungu in Western Dagbon ended on Saturday in a 1:1 draw at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Ghana’s Northern regional capital of Tamale. Held under the auspices of His Royal Majesty, Ndan Yaa Na Abukari II, King of the Dagbon Kingdom, Northern region of Ghana, the event doubled as a fundraiser cum major side attraction within the context of a recent Royal Decree permitting the rebranding of the centuries…