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Ghana Moves to Acquire and Preserve Nkrumah’s Former Residence in Guinea

21Jan

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Ghana Moves to Acquire and Preserve Nkrumah’s Former Residence in Guinea

The Government of Ghana has initiated negotiations with the family of Guinea’s first President, Ahmed Sékou Touré, to enable Ghana take possession of the house where Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah lived and worked during his final years as Co-President of Guinea. The move, undertaken on the instructions of President John Dramani Mahama, is aimed at renovating and preserving the historic residence as part of efforts to honour Nkrumah’s legacy and deepen Pan-African heritage tourism. The Mahama Administration plans to transform the property into a preserved landmark that will allow visitors to trace the life and leadership journey of Ghana’s first President from Ghana to Guinea. The decision was formally communicated to the Sékou Touré family on Saturday, during a visit led by Vice Preside...

Kufuor hails Kwame Nkrumah’s for pioneering role 1945 Manchester Congress

20Nov

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Kufuor hails Kwame Nkrumah’s for pioneering role 1945 Manchester Congress

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has hailed Ghana's founding President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah and his peers for their pioneering roles in Pan-Africanism and Africa's decolonisation. The former President reiterated that the Manchester Declaration Conference marked the beginning of the united cause for African continental unity and heightened the African anti-colonial struggle. Among the prominent personalities present then were Dr W.B. Dubois of America, George Padmore of the Caribbean, Hastings Banda of Nyasaland, now Malawi, Kenyans Jomo Kenyatta, Nigerians Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief Jaja Wachukwu, the Gold Coast Ako Adjei and Kwame Nkrumah, who was the organising Secretary of the Conference. "We must with due respect remember these pioneering years of African liberat...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is the most visited tourist site in Ghana

9Jul

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Tourism

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is the most visited tourist site in Ghana

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park has maintained its status as the most visited tourist attraction in Ghana, accounting for 20 per cent of total arrivals. The 2024 Ghana Tourism Report, launched by the Ghana Tourism Authority, in Accra, said the Park recorded a total of 333,233 visitors in the year under review, comprising 297,730 residents and 40,503 nonresidents. The park, for the second-year running, beat other tourist attractions to be the first of the top 10 most visited sites in the country. It accounted for a significant proportion of overall visitation, with residents forming the bulk of the visitors across most locations, the report said. The Kakum National Park (Canopy Walk), came second with a total of 183,757, out of which 154,192...

The fountains are working, new irrigation system in place – Nkrumah Park Director assures

15Feb

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Tourism

The fountains are working, new irrigation system in place – Nkrumah Park Director assures

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park says it is installing new irrigation systems to augment water flow to enhance the functioning of the fountains and irrigate the lawns to beautify the park.   News in circulation a week ago indicated that the lawns had dried up, washrooms were unkept and the beautiful fountains were bereft of water. Mr Edward Quao, the Acting Director of the Park, said water flow from the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) to the Park was a challenge, hence the need to install a new irrigation system to augment the flow. The irrigation system operated with the aid of boreholes and two wells dug using the reverse osmosis system to treat the water and reduce its salinity before distribution within the park, he said.  Mr Quao told the Ghana News Agency in an...

Nkrumah Mausoleum a unique place for Africans to learn- Diagana

8Jan

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Nkrumah Mausoleum a unique place for Africans to learn- Diagana

Mr. Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Regional Vice President, has urged Africans to use the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial and Mausoleum Park as a hub for learning and promoting Pan-Africanism and continental development. He stressed that the vision and ideals of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, would keep inspiring future generations of Africans, making the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial and Mausoleum Park an important center for history, culture, and education. Mr. Diagana made these remarks after touring the museum, which underwent renovations funded by a US$3.5 million grant from the World Bank. The upgrades included the addition of a Presidential Library, Freedom Hall, an amphitheatre, an audio-visual tunnel, and a new water fountain. “The museum is a unique...