Kwaku Kesse Akess

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his government to completing the “Agenda 111” Hospital Project, whose sod he cut in August 2021. According to President Akufo-Addo, thus far, eighty-six (86) district hospitals, two (2) regional psychiatric hospitals, and the western regional hospital are ongoing, which are all at various levels of completion. Speaking at the commissioning of the St. Michael’s Specialist Hospital, on Saturday, 30th September 2023, at Abeka Lapaz, the President stated that “the average completion rate of the eighty-nine (89) ongoing projects is fifty-two percent (52%), with work at some of the sites being seventy to eighty percent complete.” He told the gathering that the construction of these 89 hospitals are being undertaken by indigenous Ghanaian contractors, who have provided direct and indirect jobs to Ghanaians. “There is an average number of one hundred and twenty (120) workers on each construction site, ...

Countries change their names for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, it's  for political purposes or to encourage a sense of national pride . The switch might be motivated by marketing considerations and occasionally it could be the result of a royal decree. Here are some of them: Gold Coast → Ghana 🇬🇭 (1957) Swaziland → Eswatini 🇸🇿 (2018) Ivory Coast → Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 (1986) Tanganyika and Zanzibar → Tanzania 🇹🇿 (1964) Upper Volta → Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 (1984) Southern Rhodesia → Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 (1980) Northern Rhodesia → Zambia 🇿🇲 (1964) Zaire → DR Congo 🇨🇩 (1997) Dahomey Republic → Benin Republic 🇧🇯 (1975) Dahomey Republic → Benin Republic (1975): 🇧🇯  Reason: To discard the colonial-era name and honor the historical Kingdom. Southern Rhodesia → Zimbabwe (1980): 🇿🇼  Reason: Gained independence from British colonial rule and adopted the name "Zimbabwe" to reflect its historical and cultural heritage. "Zimbabwe" means "Great House of Stone....