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20th Ghana International Book Fair: Asamoah Gyan and other icon-authors to read & sign books
The 20th edition of the annual Ghana International Book Fair is set to take off from August 10-13, 2023 at the Accra International Conference 9:00am to 6:00 pm daily.
This year’s coincides with Accra World Book Capital and for that reason it comes with colourful additions to its original activities.
Among the many interesting activities designed to excite participants is a ‘Read & Converse’ session with the legendary Asamoah Gyan.
Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the former captain of the Ghana national team , Black Stars and by far, is the African player with most goals at the World Cup.
Last year, he stoke the Ghanaian literary flame with the launch of his autobiography ‘Legyandary’ the book of focus for his session dubbed “Celebrity-Author & Readers Connect with Asamoah Gyan” scheduled for Saturday, 12 August, 2023 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the fair.
The session which promises to be thrilling and informing is by the Ghana Association of Writers in partnership with the Ghana International Book Fair secretariat.
Other sessions with icons who in recent times have caused effective ripples in the world of books include:
“Deep Conversations with Oheneyere Gifty Anti”. Gifty Anti, the legendary Ghanaian journalist and broadcaster will be the first to take her turn at the fair on Thursday, 10 August, 2023 from 4:00pm to 6:00 pm, with a conversation after reading excerpts from her books “When Strong Women Cry” and “The Black Chale Wote-Diary of the late Bloomer and her Daughter”;
A Book Signing session with one of the authors of the moment, Yvonne Nelson will be next on Saturday, August 12, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. This session will be the next big one after the Ghana International Book Fair Personality of the Year 2023 on Friday evening which will be to honour and celebrate HE Mr Abdourahamanne Diallo, the Country Representative of UNESCO Ghana for his tremendous support for the promotion of creative, cultural and literary landscape in Ghana.
The legendary Adjetey Annang will close the fair on Sunday , August 13, 2023 also with a session dubbed “Celebrity-Author & Readers Connect with Adjetey Annang”, where like in the case of Asamoah Gyan, participants will interact with the author after reading sessions and then after be followed with book signing moment.
The Ghana International Book Fair is organised annually to celebrate the rich Ghanaian culture through books and reading. The Book Fair focuses on the promotion of reading and literacy at all levels for human and national development.
Other activities to be seen at the Book Fair include Reading with Champions (as Clemento Suarez (renowned young Ghanaian comedian), Naa Dedei Botchwey (Ghana Most Beautiful Queen 2020), Kate Addo (Director of the Public Affairs of the Parliament of Ghana), Ruby Goka (Dentist and international award winning author) and others); writing & publishing workshops; Inter-schools debate competition; Hi-Schools Poetry Contest; Read to Play (video games) and exhibition and sales of books.
The Fair begins on Thursday, 10th August, 2023 with an Opening Ceremony at 9:00 am at the venue for the 4-days event, Accra International Conference Centre and closes on Sunday, 13 August. For each day sessions commence at 9:00 am and close at 6:00 pm. The theme for this year’s edition is ““Reading to connect minds for social transformation”. As always participation is free.
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
