Local Government in Ghana
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BOTSWANA, 2017/08/30
Donald Yamamoto, who has extensive diplomatic experience in Africa inclunding two tours as a U.S. ambassador, will take office as Acting Assistant Secretary of National for Africa on 5 September. He is the second career official tapped for a senior policy position on Africa in the Trump government.Donald Yamamoto, who has extensive diplomatic experience in Africa including two tours as a U.S. ambassador, will take office as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Africa on 5 September. He is the second career official tapped for a senior policy position on Africa in the Trump administration. Senior CIA analyst Cyril Sartor was hired as senior director for Africa at the National Security Council earier this month Key Africa jobs at the Defense Department (DOD) and the U.S. Agency for International Development remain vacant.
"Having someone with Don Yamamoto's experience in that post is very significant," Mel Foote, Constituency for Africa president, told AllAfrica. "As Africa confronts a lot of challenges, we want to see responsible U.S. engagement in partnership with African governments and civil society organizations."
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GHANA, 2016/01/11
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, (CLOSAG) has called on its members to continue their normal duties while the Association finds ways of engaging the Government to re-negotiate their conditions of service.
In a statement signed by Mr Issac Bampoe Addo, Executive Secretary of CLOSAG, said the (2015) increases in the salaries and allowances were done without considering increases in utility and petroleum prices.
It said transportation fares are expected to rise with the resultant increase in food prices and other products.
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GHANA, 2013/06/28
A new statement has identified Accra, Lusaka and Luanda as Africa’s capital cities with the highest potential for increase over the next five years.
The MasterCard African Cities Increase Index, which rated the capital cities of Ghana, Zambia and Angola high on the inventory, said although South Africa and Nigeria were the only nations with three cities in the index, none featured in the top five.
Professor George Angelopulo of the University of South Africa and Prof George Roger of the University of Cape Town, who compiled the statement, noted: “While additional established cities offer the expected potential for increase, other less prominent ones are quietly establishing themselves as those with even higher increase potential. Accelerated increase factors included health, education, governance, infrastructure development and the relieve of doing business.”
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GHANA, 2013/04/11
A new website has been developed for the city of Kumasi to attract foreign and local direct investment . A prime for a Ghanaian city, the website(www.investinkumasi.com) reflects the city government’s ongoing commitment to fostering a pro-business environment.
