hana, Hub for Doing Business — Vice-President Harris
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Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo met with US Vice President Kamala Harris That was in addition to some 1.2 million doses of the Moderna vaccine Ghana received from the US on September 4, 2021. “The US is proud to be a member of COVAX. We have already donated more than 1.2 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Ghana. “I am proud to announce that, shortly, we will be sending an additional 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine. None of us is immune to the ravages of the pandemic,” she added. Appreciation While expressing appreciation to the US for its support over the years, particularly in the fight against the pandemic, President Akufo-Addo appealed for assistance to help deal with jihadist insurgency in the Sahel, saying: “The other main preoccupation for us is to collaborate effectively to defeat the Jihadist insurgency in the Sahel.” He said the support could be in the form of retooling and building the capacity of the country’s Armed Forces and intelligence agencies to be able 63
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to deal with the threats and challenges the jihadists posed in the sub-region. “Many of those leading the jihadist insurrections in West Africa are people who came from Iraq after they were driven out of that country, so I think if there is any information that can assist us to track down and deal with these people, it would be welcome,” he added. On Ghana-US relations, President AkufoAddo expressed the hope that the collaboration would continue to “advance our mutual causes and strengthen the relations between our two countries”. “We want to develop our nation as a democracy where freedom and respect for human rights and the rule of law are paramount to our governance system,” he said. www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghanahub-for-doing-business-vice-president-harris.html Image credit: thediplomaticinsight.com DAWN
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