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Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee: Ghanaian lady Appointed as Assistant UN Secretary-General of Africa

Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 12:54 PM by Ebenezer Agbey Quist 2 min read

- António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, has announced Ghana's Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee as the deputy UN secretary-general for Africa

- Ms Pobee brings on board more than 30 years of experience in international affairs and diplomacy

- Ben Dotsei Malor, who works as a Chief Editor for Dailies, UN News at United Nations confirmed the report

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Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, a Ghanaian woman has been appointed as the Assistant United Nations Secretary-General for the entire continent of Africa.

Ben Dotsei Malor, who works as a Chief Editor for Dailies, UN News at United Nations, revealed that Martha's appointment was made official on May 21, 2021.

It is indicated that António Guterres who is the United Nations Secretary-General made the announcement and indicated that Martha would be in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO).

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Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee: Ghanaian lady Appointed as UN Secretary General of Africa — Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee: Ghanaian lady Appointed as UN Secretary-General of Africa Credit: Martha Pobee
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Ms Pobee succeeds Bintou Keita of Guinea, who took up a new assignment as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

According to Ben Dotsei Malor, the Secretary-General is deeply grateful for her service and contributions as the first Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in DPPA-DPO.

A career diplomat, it is mentioned that Ms Pobee brings more than 30 years of experience in international affairs and diplomacy with her Foreign Ministry.

In another exciting report, Winni Adom, a talented Ghanaian graphic designer, animator, film-maker, and entrepreneur, has come up with beautiful jersey designs for the Black Stars of Ghana.

The post that was sighted by YEN.com.gh on Adom's personal handle saw tons of people expressing their heartwarming and exciting reactions to the designs.

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The jersey came in three different colour variations, red, black, and white, but each one was adorned with all the four colours in the Ghana flag.

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Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.

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