Ghanaian capital takes over as UNESCO's 2023 World Book Capital

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Ghanaian capital takes over as UNESCO's 2023 World Book Capital

STORY: Ghanaian capital takes over as UNESCO's 2023 World Book Capital DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the book exhibition 2. various of guests attending the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AUDREY AZOULAY, Director-General of UNESCO 4. various of the book exhibition 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, Ghanaian President STORYLINE: The Ghanaian capital Accra formally took over as the 2023 World Book Capital of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from the Mexican city of Guadalajara on Monday. Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay delivered a speech at the launching ceremony for the 2023 World Book Capital along with Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Stressing the importance of reading to Ghana as well as to Africa, she added that the choice of Accra as the 2023 World Book Capital was a call for action to support reading among all people and remove the barr

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