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Founder’s Day: Top 10 Achievements of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

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Through the leadership of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana as a nation achieved mind-blowing results including gaining Independence as a Sovereign State which is still a wonder to many today. The accomplishments served as an authentication of the degree of leadership quality that the founder of Ghana emanated. Below are some of the breathtaking achievements of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah under his regime: 1. The building of the Harbour, Tema Motorway and new township of Tema 2. The construction of the gigantic hydroelectric Volta Dam at Akosombo. 3. The development of a progressive housing scheme. 4. Kwame Nkrumah suppressed sectionalism and tribalism in Ghana and brought a sense of national unity among Ghanaians. 5. The national unity which he forged was an envy of many African states. 6. Nkrumah relentlessly pursued his idea of Pan-Africanism and greatly contributed to the formation of the OAU in 1963. 7. Kwame Nkrumah was the first to lead his people to overthrow colonial power in black Africa which inspire other Africa countries in West Africa to do the same. 8. He became the winner of the Lenin Peace Prize Award for his efforts towards uniting Ghana and Africa for continental developments in 1963. 9. He constructed the nation’s best teaching hospitals like Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. 10. He developed of many educational infrastructures such as the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, many polytechnics and secondary schools across the country. Interested in renting a car for your business and personal engagements in Ghana? When are you planning to rent the car? Would you also like to plan your group or personal tour in Ghana? Make your booking now to get amazing discounts. Contact Us Location: Ghana, Accra-Cantonment Email: frimprincetransport@yahoo.com Call: + 233 201588455

So What is African Union Day?

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Africa Union Day is one of the public holiday’s celebrated in Ghana and across Africa. It serves as a day that marks the assembling of thirty African nation representatives at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, hosted by Emperor Haile Selassie to form the Organization of Africa Unity (OAU). The meeting was held on May 25, 1963. At the time of the assembly, about two-thirds of African countries had achieved independence from colonial rule. The main purpose of the meeting was to set up an organization that will work diligently to: Pledge support to African freedom fighters To support in decolonizing other African countries such as Angola, Mozambique, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia. Overcome military forces fighting against independence Improving the standard of living of African states The meeting ended with Haile Selassie exclaiming, “May this convention of Union last 1,000 years” and Organization of Africa Unity (OAU) was founded. On the following day, a meeting was held to sign a charter. At the meeting they made a rename of the founding day from “Africa Freedom Day” to “Africa Liberation Day”. By the close of the meeting, a charter was signed by all the attendees on May 26, 1963, with the exception of Morocco. After that historic meeting, heads of African state meets annually at Ethiopia to review progress in the African continent and device means to develop the content and also improve standard of living. In the year, 2002, Organization of Africa Unity (OAU) was renamed African Union (AU). The day is now heralded as African Union Day or Africa Day. Till date, the day is celebrated to foster the unity of Africans and to encourage Africans to work hard to build the continent. Heads of African states meets at Ethiopia to conduct a SWOT analysis over the continent and devise ways and means to improve the continent. Interested in renting a car for your business and personal engagements in Ghana? When are you planning to rent the car? Would you also like to plan your group or personal tour in Ghana? Make your booking now to get amazing discounts. Contact Us Location: Ghana, Accra-Cantonment Email: frimprincetransport@yahoo.com Call: + 233 201588455