Edward is an accomplished banker with over 20 years of diverse experience in business leadership, finance, strategy, operational efficiency, and performance management.

Edward joins Absa Bank Ghana LTD from Ecobank where he held various roles including Managing Director of Ecobank Liberia and Regional Consumer Head – Anglophone West Africa comprising Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Gambia.

He also previously served as the Regional Chief Finance Officer for Anglophone West Africa, and for Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa, Group Manager of Budgeting and Planning based in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Lome -Togo.

Edward Nartey Botchway has also held executive roles in GCB Bank PLC and Citi Savings and Loans.

In addition, he brings a wealth of board experience, having served as Board Chairperson of Ecobank Investment Managers Ltd, Ecobank Venture Capital Fund and Ecobank Leasing. He was a Board member of Ecobank Sierra Leone, Ecobank Liberia, Ecobank Ghana and Exim Guaranty Company Limited.

He holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and a Master’s in Applied Business Research from the Swiss Business School – Zurich Switzerland as well as a Postgraduate degree in Contemporary Management from the Nobel International Business School (NiBS) Accra and a BA in Economics from the University of Ghana, Legon.

Edward is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA – United Kingdom), a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICA) Ghana and a member of the Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA).

Commenting on Edward’s appointment, the Board Chairperson of Absa Bank Ghana LTD, Mrs. Frances Adu-Mante stated, ‘’We are pleased to have Edward join us and also confident that he will bring his vast experience to bear and lead the bank to achieve its strategic ambitions.’’

On his part, Edward Nartey Botchway said, ‘’I am delighted to be joining the Absa family and look forward to working with the Board, colleagues, customers, and all other stakeholders to continue building on Absa’s legacy of superior customer experience and outperformance.’’

Jonah has made valuable contributions to the mining sector in Africa, including as former president of gold miner AngloGold Ashanti and has served on the boards of companies such as Moto Gold Mines, Vodafone Group, Standard Bank Group, Roscan Gold and Bank of America Corporation’s Global Advisory Council.

He is currently also chairperson of telecoms infrastructure company Helios Towers.

In particular, Jonah helped transform the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation into a mining multinational since he joined the corporation in 1979. The company managed to increase gold production from 240,000 oz/y to more than 1.6 million ounces a year in ten years, before merging with AngloGold.

Jonah contributed to the listing of Ashanti Goldfields on the NYSE, which was the first operating African company to list on the exchange.

He also helped to build Uramin from a start-up Aim-listed junior mining company to a major uranium producer that was sold for $ 2.4 billion – in less than 24 months.

Notably, Jonah was the first Ghanaian to be knighted in the twenty-first century when he was presented with an honorary knighthood in recognition of his achievements as an African businessman and international public figure.

He was elected as a foreign member of the US National Academy of Engineering in 2018, owing to his distinguished leadership and technical contributions to engineering in the African mineral industry.

Meanwhile, Avanti has entered into a share exchange agreement with a privately held company called MTM, which is based in Seychelles, through which Avanti aims to acquire all the outstanding share capital of the company.

MTM holds the rights to prospecting gold licences in the District of Molopo, in the highly prospective Kraaipan Granite-Greenstone Belt that extends from southern Botswana into South Africa’s North West province. The licence rights cover an area of about 90 ha in the overall 400-km-long belt.

Avanti will issue 29 million common shares to the shareholders of MTM, and the transaction will not constitute a fundamental change for Avanti or result in a change of control of Avanti.

Avanti is also working to develop the tier-one gold asset, Misisi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located in the South Kovu province. The project currently has a contained inferred mineral resource of three million ounces of gold.

–miningweekly.com 

Prof Nkansa Asante becomes the first female in Ghana to be conferred the academic title following approval by the University Council.

She currently holds the position of Vice Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, KNUST.

From 2019 to 2022, Prof. Nkansa Asante served as the Head of the Department of Economics at KNUST

Additionally, she holds a Visiting Lecturer position at the Joint Facility for Electives (JFE) of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).

Having worked in the teaching field for close to two decades, Professor Nkansa Asante’s scholarly endeavours primarily focus on Economic Policy Analysis, Monetary Economics, and Financial Economics.

She holds a Bachelor’s and PhD in Economics from KNUST and a master’s degree from the University of Ghana Legon.

Beyond her academic pursuits, she is also an ordained priest in the Anglican Communion, serving at the Archbishop Thomas Cranmer Anglican Church at KNUST.

Prior to her tenure at KNUST, she contributed significantly as a research officer to the Governance Division of the African Development Bank in Abidjan.

Professor Nkansa Asante also served in the capacity of a public administrator at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

Her appointment makes her the first female to hold a position in a mining company in Ghana.

According to the mining company, “she will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of all mine areas in accordance with Minerals and Mining Regulations”

Before her appointment in May, Catherine also served as the first female Metallurgical Manager for the Tarkwa and Damang mines respectively.

She’s a Metallurgist with over 20 years of experience in the gold mining industry.

She is also a PhD candidate at the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa.

Located in London, the capital of Great Britain, Mahama has covered the building with 2,000 m² of magenta fabric made of jute bags.

The 37-year-old in an interview with the BBC News revealed that he turned to local experts in northern Ghana near his studio in Tamale, to weave and sew this project on a colossal scale.

During three months, a team of 1,000 people hand-stitched 2,000 square metres of striped cotton, decorating it with 130 traditional smocks known as batakari.

Purple Hibiscus and Mahama’s other large-scale public art installations reference the power of collective labour and the memories that textiles contain.

Jute sacks – used to transport cocoa, rice and charcoal – were draped over the National Theatre in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. It was Mahama’s way of exploring the history of trade in commodities and globalisation.

His latest project at the Barbican showcases a typically Ghanaian item he has been collecting since 2012.

Its objective is to denounce the flaws of globalization by sewing together these bags that have been used worldwide to transport cocoa, rice, or coal.

The Ghanaian is not his first attempt with this creation entitled “Purple Hibiscus”.
–Braperucci.Africa

This is the first time Ghana has been represented on the Awarding Jury in the history of the Cannes Festival.

Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded, and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from 17 to 21 June 2024.

The Awarding Jury represents the global industry’s leading talent from a diverse range of disciplines.
Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh is a seasoned business leader and strategic thinker, currently serving as the National Digital Transformation Lead for Microsoft Africa. With over 20 years of experience, Angela has made significant contributions to the financial services and technology sectors, holding various leadership roles globally and within Africa. Notably, she was the first woman and African to serve as Regional Head/CEO for IBM North, East, and West, overseeing business operations across 35 African countries. Angela’s career spans roles in prestigious financial institutions before transitioning to technology. She is a strong advocate for women’s empowerment and actively mentors women in the corporate world. Angela is also deeply involved in philanthropy, supporting underprivileged communities in rural Ghana.

Aside from her professional endeavours, Angela is engaged in board memberships and has received numerous accolades for her leadership, including being recognized among the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Africa by Forbes Africa. Angela’s philanthropic efforts include providing clean drinking water and solar lighting to Siti Village in Ghana, where she plans to establish a community school.

As a dedicated mother, avid golfer, and Formula 1 enthusiast, Angela’s passion for innovation, commitment to empowering women, and exceptional leadership serve as inspiration for future generations.

-Braperucci.Africa

The award is part of strategic steps being undertaken by the University of Louisiana to promote research aimed at strengthening the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals in Louisiana. More importantly, the grant aims to encourage graduate students to conduct SDG-related research that feeds into the larger SDG framework. 

Redeemer will be studying how the media in the state of Louisiana presents issues affecting women and children, specifically issues about sexual violence against women. The primary aim of the research is to investigate the role of media framing of sexual violence against women and how that can affect social inclusion policies in the State. 

By exploring this important SDG from a Louisiana and Southern States perspective, the research will provide insights into how the Louisiana media landscape is addressing issues of Gender equality (Goal 5), Good Health (Goal 3) and well-being and Peace, Justice, and Strong institutions (Goal 16). 

About Redeemer Buatsi

Redeemer Buatsi is a young researcher currently studying a Master of Science program in communication at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, now UniMAC-IJ, under the Lebanese scholarship program.

He also received his master’s degree in development communication from the same University, with funding from the Lebanese scholarship program. During his master’s program, Redeemer received another scholarship to participate in an exchange program under the Erasmus+ scholarship program at NLA University College in Norway. 

Redeemer won third place for best graduate research at the 51st RAMP conference at Howard University in Washington DC.

The SDG Goals 

The United Nations and other supra-national organizations have been working for years to prioritize Sustainable Development. The United Nations describes Sustainable Development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development calls for concerted efforts towards building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future for people and the planet. For sustainable development to be achieved, it is crucial to harmonize three core elements: economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection. These elements are interconnected and are all crucial for the well-being of individuals and societies.

To this end, there must be promotion of sustainable, inclusive, and equitable economic growth creating greater opportunities for all, reducing inequalities, raising basic standards of living, fostering equitable social development and inclusion, and promoting integrated and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems.

The UN’s focus on Sustainable Development can be directly applied through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), providing communities, nations, regions and businesses with a roadmap to working towards a more sustainable society. 

Before she arrived in Ghana, Harriet was the Deputy British High Commissioner in Lagos, Nigeria where she led a large and growing mission covering the full spectrum of the UK’s work in the country, with a particular focus on commercial and economic development.

She also enjoyed a varied career working across the British Government, leading policy and programmes across trade, energy, climate change and other areas. She negotiated trade policy at the UK’s Permanent Representation to the EU, led the UK delegation to the UNFCCC climate change negotiations, led the UK’s strategy to counter serious and organised crime, and ran a major change programme at HM Revenue and Customs to create the Fraud Investigation Service.

As a valued patron of the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Harriet brings boundless energy and enthusiasm to her role. Let’s applaud Her Excellency, Harriet Thompson, for her exceptional leadership and tireless efforts in promoting economic development and bilateral relations