Ghana is the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to have achieved Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 1, aimed at halving the rate of extreme poverty. This fell from 52% in 1992 to 28% in 2006, then to 24% in 2013, according to Ghanaian statistics.
A result obtained thanks to the acceleration of growth in the 2000s, Ghana taking advantage of an economy rich in raw materials of all kinds (gold, bauxite, manganese, but also cocoa, coffee, cashew nuts, etc. ) and the discovery of oil deposits.
“This is another step forward in our installation in Africa and the UNF is happy to actively participate in the economic and international development of the Republic of Ghana.” Explains Christophe Giovannetti, President of the UNF.
On this occasion, Mr. Nktsiah James Nelson was appointed Director of the Unf Office in Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Yao Konan Josué Director of the Ghana Office and Mr. Siriam TIeye Director of West Africa, Central and the Great Lakes.
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