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Ghana Elections Peace Pact Signing - Accra

Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghanaian vice president and presidential candidate from the ruling New Patriotic Party, speaks at a signing ceremony of the presidential election peace pact in Accra, Ghana, on November 28, 2024. Presidential candidates in Ghana's general elections signed a pact late Thursday, pledging to ensure peace before, during, and after the polls. Photo by Seth/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ghana Elections Peace Pact Signing - Accra

Mahamudu Bawumia (L, Front), Ghanaian vice president and presidential candidate from the ruling New Patriotic Party, signs the presidential election peace pact in Accra, Ghana, on November 28, 2024. Presidential candidates in Ghana's general elections signed a pact late Thursday, pledging to ensure peace before, during, and after the polls. Photo by Seth/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ghana commissions main venue for 13th African Games

STORY: Ghana commissions main venue for 13th African Games SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the University of Ghana Sports Stadium 2. various of participants of the event 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Vice President of Ghana 4. various of the University of Ghana Sports Stadium 5. various of the sports fans STORYLINE: Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned the main venue for the 13th African Games to be held in Ghana this month. With an 11,000-seat capacity, the University of Ghana Sports Stadium has facilities for all track and field events. The stadium will also host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games. Bawumia said that when Ghana received the green light to host the Games, it had inadequate infrastructure, which placed enormous responsibility on the country to build more infrastructure to make the dream of hosting its first-ever African Games possible.

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GHANA-ACCRA-FORMER FIRST LADY-FUNERAL

(231117) -- ACCRA, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A state funeral for the late former first lady Theresa Aba Kufuor is held at the forecourt of the State House in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Nov. 16, 2023. Commenced at 7 a.m. local time, the event was attended by people from all walks of life, including Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-FORMER FIRST LADY-FUNERAL

(231117) -- ACCRA, Nov. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A state funeral for the late former first lady Theresa Aba Kufuor is held at the forecourt of the State House in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Nov. 16, 2023. Commenced at 7 a.m. local time, the event was attended by people from all walks of life, including Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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Footballer Atsu laid to rest in Ghanaians' grief

STORY: Footballer Atsu laid to rest in Ghanaians' grief DATELINE: March 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of soldiers carrying casket 2. various of casket of former Black Stars player Christian Atsu 4. various of the traditional cultural displaying 5. SOUNDBITE (English): MUSTAPHA USSIF, Ghanaian Minister of Youth and Sports 6. various of wreaths laying STORYLINE: Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led a government delegation on Friday to pay their last respects to former Black Stars player Christian Atsu, who got caught up and died in the earthquake in Türkiye last month. The funeral was also attended by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, former President John Dramani Mahama, family members, officials from the Turkish embassy in Ghana, ex-footballers and well-wishers, who were all filled with grief and agony. In a tribute read on behalf of the government by the Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif, the government observed that the people wil

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Ghanian VP urges increased production capacity to address poverty in Africa

STORY: Ghanian VP urges increased production capacity to address poverty in Africa DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in Ghana 2. various of the opening ceremony of a three-day high-level policy dialogue on achieving prosperity in Africa in Accra 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghanaian Vice President 4. various of general views in Ghana 5. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Africa needs to increase its production capacity to realize the dream of trading its way out of poverty, Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Bawumia made the comments on Thursday in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of a three-day high-level policy dialogue on achieving prosperity in Africa in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative presents the continent with a unique opportunity to increase its capacity in manufacturing and industrialization, he said, adding t

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Ghana urges international collaboration to address environmental challenges

STORY: Ghana urges international collaboration to address environmental challenges DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants of GEO meeting 2. various of GEO meeting 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghanaian Vice President 4. various of forest degradation 5. various of tree planting 6. various of Accra 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghanaian Vice President STORYLINE: Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday in the Ghanaian capital Accra urged renewed and clear commitment from global leaders to deepen international collaborations in ensuring sustainable management of the earth. Speaking at the 18th Plenary of the Group of Earth Observations 2022 meeting, he said that natural disasters such as heatwaves, wildfires, and floods in some parts of the world highlighted the importance of making such efforts. Such events reinforced the need to work collaboratively to find innovative solutions to build resili

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Chinese-built road project commissioned in Ghana

STORY: Chinese-built road project commissioned in Ghana DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. ribbon cutting 2. various of Cape Coast inner-city road projects 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghana's Vice President 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THELMA VUAH, Administrator, Cape Coast Technical University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana 6. various of Cape Coast inner-city road projects 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana STORYLINE: A road project constructed by a Chinese company was commissioned Monday in Cape Coast, the capital of Ghana's Central Region. The project, which is part of the agreement between the Ghanaian government and Sinohydro Corporation Limited, has a length of 22 km. Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who commissioned the completed project, said the objective of the project is to enhance intra-urban regional and national traffic flow and strengthen reg

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GHANA-CAPE COAST-CHINA-ROAD PROJECT

(220927) -- ACCRA, Sept. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia speaks during the commissioning ceremony of a Chinese-built road project in Cape Coast, Ghana, on Sept. 26, 2022. A road project constructed by a Chinese company was commissioned Monday in Cape Coast, the capital of Ghana's Central Region. TO GO WITH "Chinese-built road project commissioned in Ghana" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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Chinese company kicks off road project construction in Ghana

STORY: Chinese company kicks off road project construction in Ghana DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. various of exhibition 3. various of road condition 4. various of participants at the groundbreaking ceremony 5. various of leaders 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Vice President of Ghana 7. various of participants 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana STORYLINE: An inner-city road project contracted by a Chinese company kicked off Friday in Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city. The 100-km project undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation Limited includes drainage work, earthwork, and bituminous surfacing of the roads, which is expected to improve the road networks and facilitate transportation within the city. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia expressed joy that the Kumasi inner-city road project could begin on time. SOUNDBI

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Ghanaian VP commissions Chinese-assisted road project

STORY: Ghanaian VP commissions Chinese-assisted road project DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:30 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ghanaian local language): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghanaian Vice President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RAPHAEL BARFUOR AWUAH, Resident of Nyinahin 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region. The 60-km road project, undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation Limited, was designed to upgrade these feeder roads in the town to ease the problems faced by the farming communities in transporting their products to market centers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ghanaian local language): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghanaian Vice President "This project that we are commissioning today is one of the benefits of the strong bilateral relations between Ghana and China. I

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GHANA-ASHANTI-CHINESE-ASSISTED-ROAD PROJECT

(220326) -- ASHANTI, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles are seen running at the Chinese-assisted road in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region, March 25, 2022. Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region. The 60-km road project, undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation Limited, was designed to upgrade these feeder roads in the town to ease the problems faced by the farming communities in transporting their products to market centers. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ASHANTI-CHINESE-ASSISTED-ROAD PROJECT

(220326) -- ASHANTI, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia speaks at the commissioning ceremony of a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region, March 25, 2022. Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned a Chinese-assisted road project in Nyinahin, a town in southern Ghana's Ashanti Region. The 60-km road project, undertaken by Sinohydro Corporation Limited, was designed to upgrade these feeder roads in the town to ease the problems faced by the farming communities in transporting their products to market centers. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)