ACCRA, February 11, 2013 - World Bank Vice President for Africa, Makhtar Diop will make his first official visit to Ghana later this week for development talks with President John Dramani Mahama, senior government officials, as well as women, business, and civil society leaders, February 14 and 15, 2013.
Ghana joined the World Bank in September 1957, a development partnership which Vice President Diop describes as having grown strongly, “over the past several decades, and we are happy to see Ghana continuing to make major strides in maintaining its high economic growth while investing in the health, education, and job opportunities for its people.”
At the end of the visit, he will hold a dialogue session with the media, which will be carried live on Friday February 15, 2013, at 4:00 pm (GMT) via: www.livestream.com/worldbankafrica
