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TalentsinAfrica.com a talent searching platform backed with AI Skills Assessment algorithm, last week was the only Ghanaian start-up to pitch at the Oxford University Africa Innovation Fair 2019. Speaking to Bridget Boakye, Co-Founder, ‘We are happy to share with our candidates, employers, investors, friends, and well-wishers that we were among the top finalists at this year’s Oxford Africa Conference Innovation Fair hosted by the University of Oxford Africa Society. We were the only Ghanaian business listed among the finalists this year. Bridget Boakye, co-founder, TalentsinAfrica pitched at the conference on Friday May 17th following a key-note by Sudanese-British billionaire businessman, Mo Ibrahim. “Pitching at Oxford was a wonderful opportunity as it further validates our vision and commitment to this work. We know that our mission to connect tackle youth unemployment by matching 1M young Africans to jobs to 2024 may seem crazy to many but we believe that we can use technology, data, and strategic partnerships to make a huge dent in the problem. We can’t continue to complain and/or fear youth unemployment and do nothing about it. We must be intentional about tackling this issue on a grand scale,” Boakye said. According to the event organizers, “the Oxford Africa Conference is the leading interdisciplinary conference on Africa, hosted by the University of Oxford Africa Society. The Conference brings together heads of state, policymakers, business leaders, academics, artists, students, and professionals of African descent to critically expand the discourse and action on Africa.” In its 9th year running, this year’s conference was themed ‘Africa’s Relevance: Locally, Continentally and globally’. Following the pitches by Ms Bridget Boakye and two other finalists, Arunma Oteh, OON (Officer of the Order of the Niger), Treasurer and a Vice President of the World Bank, and the former Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Nigeria, pledged $1,000 to each entrepreneur. Ms Bridget says she is grateful to Ms. Oteh, Oxford, and the entire Innovation Team at Oxford for their tremendous support an

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validation. “Attending a charter school in the South Bronx of the U.S. in the early 2000s exposed me to so much and opened up an opportunity for me as a young African immigrant. I hope our platform can similarly unlock opportunity for millions of young Africans without access to influential networks or "whom you know" politics. We are on a mission to democratize opportunity for all Africans through exposure and skills,” she explained. The team’s recognition at Oxford follows a growing list of other acclaims including Georgetown Africa Business Conference New Venture Competition, top 10 innovators at Harvard University Africa Business Conference, speaking platforms at Columbia University Annual Africa Economic Forum and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Innovate Africa conference, and acceptance among the top 20 Innovators in Africa of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance

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The United Kingdom government continues to demonstrate its commitment to ‘doing better business’ on the African continent with the inaugural edition of the UK-West Africa Agritech Summit. The Summit was organized by the UK Department for International Trade in Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday, 21st of May. With a mission to encourage Britain and West Africa’s rapidly growing trade and investment outlook by nurturing a strong network of prospective partners in finance, technology, innovation and knowledge, the summit and others to follow, is intended to be a platform for thoughtful discussion and deliberation over some of the most critical issues impacting

sector on a national, regional and international level. The summit’s agenda covered a range of diverse topics including promoting socio-economic development through agricultural transformation, livestock transformation and financing agribusiness in West Africa. Speaking at the event the British Deputy High Commissioner (Nigeria), Laure Beaufils said: “Agriculture is Africa’s engine of growth and job production. The sector accounts for an average of 20 percent of GDP of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The UK is playing our part through investment in rural farmers, Agritech, increasing wealth creation and strengthening value propositions of local entrepreneurs. We recognise that the sector requires funding and our UK Export Finance agency (UKEF) is committed to supporting these initiatives with vital capital support in the sector through its credit grantee schem .

br />  The event was attended by investors, business leaders, SME owners and senior executives from across West Africa including Namory Camara, MD Private Investment Promotion Agency, Guinea; Kwame Sisto Asaase, West African Rep., Agric Council Africa; Emmanuel Ijewere, VP Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) and Chairman Bestfood farms. The summit was also attended by representatives from the office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, office of the Minister on Agriculture, Amolexis, CDC UK, AB5 Consulting, as well as other.

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       With bidding for exploration blocks in the Ghana’s western oil basin having closed earlier this week, preparations are now underway to commence the bidding process for exploration blocks in the Voltaian Basin in the eastern part of the country.

Most of the blocks that will be available will be onshore, creating a new frontier for Ghana’s emergent upstream oil and gas industry which so far is entirely located off the shores of the Western region.

So far six exploration blocks have been delineated in the Voltaian Basin where Goldstreet Business can confirm that two of them are the East Keta Block and the Onshore/Offshore Keta Delta Block respectively. However two of the six blocks so far delineated are being reserved for exploration by the state owned Ghana National Petroleum Corporation which aims to engage in exploration activities in collaboration with an established international oil firm with a view to acquiring the requisite expertise and experience to evolve into a major upstream operator itself over the coming few years.

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It has already started processing the data acquired and according to the corporation, early assessments have been extraordinarily encouraging, presenting expectations that sooner or later Ghana will be able to develop major oilfields there.


The ongoing data analysis follows a six year reconnaissance programme involving environmental impact assessment, community relations management, acquisition of 1,700 square kilometers of data on a regional scale, and geo-chemical sampling of sub-surface gas.

Indeed exploration of the Voltaian Basin has assumed the status of GNPC’s flagship project and it has scheduled the drilling of two conventional exploratory wells for 2020.

It is expected that this will be accompanied at the same time by the commencement of the bidding process for the other four blocks which will be open to bids from both foreign and local private exploration and production companies.

Instructively, GNPC has begun heavily in social projects in the Volta Region, especially the provision of schools infrastructure, in a bid to generate the requisite goodwill from the local populace ahead of its impending exploration activities, which will have a bigger impact, in terms of displacement of host communities, than similar activities in the Western Basin which have all been offshore.

But the immediate task is to complete the allocation process for the nine exploration blocks being bid for in the Western Basin. Government hopes to have completed the block allocation process there by the end of July this year and negotiations with winners are scheduled to commence between August and October.

Government is employing a deliberate strategy of finishing with the Western Basin allocations before commencing those in the Voltaian Basin for a cogent reason.

This is that the area already has requisite infrastructure including two pipelines to the shore, and three FPSOs (with a fourth in the offing for the impending Pecan oilfield to be operated by Aker Energy).

hese assets could facilitate the fast tracking of producing fields out of any further discoveries.

The bidding process is supervised and managed by the Ministry of Energy through its dedicated Licensing Bid Rounds & Negotiations (LBRN) Committee which comprises 23 members drawn from the Ministry itself, GNPC, Environmental Protection Authority, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ministry of Finance, Attorney General’s Department, Petroleum Commission and the Ghana Maritime Authority. This in line with Section 56 of the Petroleum (Exploration & Production) Act 2016, Act 919.

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VRA WINS OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

The Second edition of the West Africa Business Excellence Awards has been held in Accra as part of efforts to recognize companies and individuals that have played a significant role in the development of various sectors in the West Africa region.

The ‘West Africa Business Excellence Awards’, an initiative of KN Unique Communications in partnership with Strategic Accountancy Africa and West Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The awards ceremony was organized which was held in Accra at the plush Marriott Hotel on 17th May, 2019, attracted stakeholders from various sectors including energy, investment, insurance, banking, transport, logistics, oil and gas and other service providers.

The Awards recognize the industry’s merits and set a benchmark for excellence, whilst rewarding innovative ideas that have pushed the boundaries of what is possible. The Awards recognizes excellence in industries, sectors and individual/personality excellence.

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In all, awards were given in 25 categories and there is no doubt that these stakeholders deserve recognition and commendation for their invaluable contribution to the economic development of West Africa.

The awardees include Security Warehouse Limited, Outstanding Security Systems Company Of The Year; Dangote Cement, Outstanding Cement Brand Of The Year ;Karpowership Ghana Company Limited ,Outstanding Power Plant Of The Year; Nationwide Medical Insurance, Outstanding Health Insurance Company Of The Year;Starlife Assurance Company Limited – Outstanding Customer Service Award – Insurance and TSL Logistics Ghana Limited, Outstanding Warehousing, Depot And Storage Management Company Of The Year

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Zenith Bank, Outstanding Customer Service Award – Banking ;Max International, Health And Wellness Company Of The Year;Baj Freight And Logistics Limited, Outstanding Logistics Service Provider ;Volta River Authority,Operational Excellence Award (Power);Holy Trinity Spa And Health Farm, Outstanding Hospitality Spa Of The Year;Kasapreko Company Limited,Outstanding Alcoholic Beverage Company Of The Year;J.K Horgle Transport And Company Ltd, Petroleum Haulage Company Of The Year, Sunshine Healthcare Ltd, Outstanding Corporate Governance In Healthcare Of The Year and B5 Plus Limited, Outstanding Steel Manufacturing Company Of The Year

Emirates Airline ,Outstanding Airline Brand Of The Year ;Kane,Em Industries Ltd, Outstanding Packaging Product Manufacturer Of The Year;QGMI , Outstanding Infrastructure Company Of The Year; Sunon Asogli Power Limited – Most Eco,Friendly Power Plant Company Of The Year; Trans global Logistics , Outstanding Maritime Logistics Company Of The Year; Blue Skies , Outstanding Fruit Juice Company Of The Year ;Arthur Energy Advisors – Outstanding Energy Consultancy Company Of The Year ;Bel,Aqua Active Sports Water, Drinking Water Brand Of The Year, ‘Blowchem Industries Limited   , Outstanding Non,Alcoholic Beverage Company Of The Year and Bel Malt, Emerging Beverage Award

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Akufo-Addo launches $1.5 billion Sinohydro Roads Projects today

President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

 Akufo-Addo is scheduled to cut sod for the Tamale Interchange project today, marking the official commencement of the $1.5 billion roads initiatives under the $ 2 billion Government of Ghana and Sinohydro Master Project Agreement.

The sod cutting ceremony is expected to take place at the Jubilee Park, beginning from 9:00am.

When completed, the Tamale Interchange would be the first of its kind in the northern part of Ghana.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to join the President at the Jubilee Park in commissioning the project.

Background

The Master Project Support Agreement between the Government of Ghana and Sinohydro of China was reached in 2017.

It was later approved by Parliament, and two sets of contracts, were laid before Parliament.

The two contracts were the “Engineering Procurement Construction contracts (EPC), Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA).

Under the first tranche, a number of roads have been earmarked for construction.

List of Roads

Under phase one of the deal, there are to be 84 kilometre Accra inner city roads, 100km Kumasi inner city roads, Tamale Interchange Project, PTC Roundabout Interchange Project in Takoradi and 14km Adenta-Dodowa dual carriageway would be undertaken.

Other projects include 39km Sunyani inner city roads, 32.19km Western Region and Cape Coast inner city roads, upgrading of selected feeder roads in Ashanti and Western Regions, rehabilitation of a 38km Oda-Ofoase-Abirem Road, construction of a 66.40km Hohoe-Jasikan-Dodo-Papasu Road, totaling 441.59 kilometres.

For the Accra inner city roads, Ga North – Trobu, is expected to get 19.03km, a 23.7km road for Ga Central–Anyaa Sowutoum, Ga East-Dome Kwabenya, 21.70km, Ledzokuku–Teshie 11.3km, Nanakrom–Santo 8.0km.

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Beneficiaries of the Kumasi inner city roads include Manyhia sub-Metro, which will get 11km road, Suame sub-Metro, 9.45km, Tafo-Pankrono sub-Metro, 9.79km; Asokwa sub-Metro, 9.91km; Kwadaso sub-Metro, 6.29km; Oforikrom sub-Metro 7.43km; Subin sub-Metro, 8.98km; Nhyiaeso sub-Metro 7.00km; Bantama sub-Metro, 10.00km; Asante Mampong, 20.15km.

In Cape Coast, three roads at Akotokyir, six roads in Amamoma area, seven roads at Abura New Community and three roads near the Polytechnic Area would be constructed.

For the Western Region, there is going to be the construction of Apawusika Road and links; a 10.19km road for Prestea.

Some selected feeder roads in the Ashanti and Western Regions, according to the Minister, include a 7.2km Achiase-Wansamere–Awisasu Junction.

Feeder roads; 4km Mpasatia-Town roads; 4.5km Nyinahin-Adupri feeder road; Nyinahin – Sereso, Timpon–Achiase junction feeder road, 29.7km; 4.1km Nyinahin town roads; 1.5km Nyinahin Market junction -Pentecost Church feeder road, 14km Nyinahin-Kyekyewere feeder road; 3km Kessekrom-Adiembra feeder road.

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British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker and a friend cycling

Chances are that you will soon see the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker, and his cycling entourage ride past your town or village if you are on the Paga to Accra road network.

Mr. Walker is not part of any cycling competition but rather, the Commissioner plans to cover the over 800 kilometres from Paga into the capital in August this year to raise funds.

In a tweet Tuesday morning, he spoke about his plans to use the ‘tour’ to raise money for the Korle-bu Burns and Plastics Unit.

According to him, the ride will also afford him the opportunity to “see Ghana from a different perspective and meet people in their own communities.”

Already, lots of people and organisations including NGO and popular eateries dotted along the road network are extending a welcome hand to the British High Commissioner to make a stopover.

About the Korle-bu Burns and Plastic Unit

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) funded Burns Intensive Care Unit Complex of the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre (NRPSBC) was commissioned last year.

The almost $2 million facility, the only Centre of its kind and status in West Africa, was commissioned by President Akufo-Addo who supported it with his November 2018 salary.

The Centre is committed to reaching the highest level of excellence in the field of reconstructive plastic surgery, dutifully treating all patients with deformities, ulcers, burns, cancers and various injuries with respect and compassion and restoring them to as normal a state as possible. 

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In August this year, I plan to cycle from Paga to Accra. Covering 800km in a week, I want to see Ghana from a different perspective & meet people in their own communities.

I’m hoping to raise money for Korle Bu Burns & Plastics Unit. Will be seeking ideas as the plan develops!

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The Jamestown to Jamestown Memorial Trip to Ghana, an official event of Ghana’s Year of Return, was announced at the 50th NAACP Image Awards in Hollywood, California by Diallo Sumbry, Ghana’s first Black American Tourism Ambassador, in partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Sumbry attended the annual Awards ceremony in his official role where notable celebrities including Beyonce, Jay Z, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Taraji P. Henson were honoured and the formal announcement of Jamestown to Jamestown was made. Jamestown to Jamestown will provide an opportunity for NAACP leadership, members and the African American community to travel from Jamestown, Virginia, to mark 400 years since the arrival of the first enslaved Africans at this the landing site to the Jamestown section of Accra, Ghana a former port and slave market, for a memorial trip to honour both ancestors and the struggle for Black liberation in August. Participants of Jamestown to Jamestown will embark on August 18 from Washington, DC by bus to Jamestown, Virginia for a prayer vigil and candle lighting ceremony marking the African “Maafa,” a term describing the horrific suffering embedded in the past four centuries related to the enslavement process. A return trip back to DC for a special gathering at the National Museum of African American History and Culture designed by Ghanaian architect Sir David Adjaye, will be followed by the departure to Ghana for 7 to 10 days of rich cultural, spiritual and cathartic experiences. “The NAACP has advocated for civil and human rights justice and equity of Black people since being founded in 1909. In my role as one of Ghana’s Tourism Ambassador, I am honoured to manifest partnerships with organizations such as the NAACP to be able to help push how Africa is represented and promoted to the Black diaspora and contribute to this movement in the milestone Year of Return. Jamestown to Jamestown is an effort to connect the Black Diaspora’s present to our African past in ways to empower and invigorate the continued struggle for full liberation and justice worldwide,” shares Diallo Sumbry, the founder of the Washington D.C. based The Adinkra Group, an African Cultural Edutainment Resource and Consulting Company and organizer of the Back2Africa Festival and Tour. “Jamestown to Jamestown represents one of the most powerful moments in the history of the Black Experience. We are now able to actualize the healing and collective unity so many generations have worked to achieve in ways which bring power to our communities in America, Africa and throughout our Diaspora,” adds Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO. Jamestown to Jamestown is another event slated for the Year of Return, a year-long major landmark spiritual and birth-right journey inviting the Global African family, home and abroad, to mark 400 years of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Virginia. Event partners include South African Airways, African Ancestry.com, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ghana Tourism Authority, Diaspora Affairs- Office of the President, Sun Seekers Tour and The Adinkra Group Jamestown to Jamestown event includes: • Prayer Vigil at Jamestown, VA Settlement • Direct Chartered Flight to Ghana from Washington, DC • Ancestral Healing Ceremony at Jamestown, Accra • 4 -5 star Hotel Accommodation ADVERTISEMENT • Business, Investment & Development Summit • Black Tie Gala • AfricanAncestry.com DNA Reveal Ceremony • Cape Coast and Elmina Castle Visit • Assin Manso Last Bath Slave River ADVERTISEMENT • Akwasidae Festival @ Manhyia Palace in Kumasi

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