Ghana And Guinea-Bissau Sign Agreement To Strengthen Trade And Investment Cooperation

• Nana Akufo-Addo on May 15, 2023, started a three-day state visit to the West African state, of Guinea-Bissau
• The president of Ghana and his Bissau-Guinean counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embalo signed a trade and investment agreement aimed at intensifying cooperation between the states
• Nana Akufo-Addo was also conferred with the highest award of Guinea-Bissau, the Amilcar Cabral Medal

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been conferred with Guinea-Bissau's highest honour during his three-day visit to the West African country to deepen trade and investment ties.

Akufo-Addo was conferred with the Amilcar Cabral Medal, named after the great African freedom fighter on May 15, 2023, the first day of his three-day visit.

"It is an award I will cherish for the rest of my life," Akufo-Addo said in a Facebook post.

Ghana-Guinea-Bissau sign trade and investment agreement

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During his three-day visit, Nana Akufo-Addo and the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo explored areas of possible cooperation between Ghana and Guinea-Bissau for the mutual benefit of citizens of the two states.

The two heads of state discussed cooperation in the areas of education, trade and industry, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, environment, science and technology, petroleum and hydrocarbon activities, and tourism.

"As a result, we have signed an agreement establishing a Joint Commission for Co-operation between our two countries, which will serve as the legal framework for addressing the trade and investment ambitions of our two countries," Akufo-Addo announced.

40-year-old man thrown in police cells for allegedly insulting Akufo-Addo

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh has reported in a separate story that a young resident of James Town, a suburb of Accra, has been remanded in police custody for allegedly insulting the president, Nana Akufo-Addo, in a viral video.

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Raphael Okoe Ankrah was denied bail on May 15, 2023, after pleading not guilty to the charge of offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace.

However, Oliver Barker-Vormawor of the FixtheCountry fame has condemned the decision of the court as unjust and bizarre.

Steve Hanke slams Akufo-Addo in latest tweet

Also, YEN.com.gh reported that Professor Steve Hanke has slammed Nana Akufo-Addo for mismanaging Ghana's economy.

The applied economist described Ghana's president as the master of economic management in a tweet on May 15.

The academic at US-based John Hopkins University said it is not surprising that Ghanaians said in a survey that they have lost hope in the direction Ghana is heading.

Source: YEN.com.gh