{"id":96700,"date":"2025-10-02T08:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96700"},"modified":"2025-10-02T08:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:15:54","slug":"africa-global-chamber-of-commerce-appoints-ghanas-dr-akwasi-opong-fosu-to-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96700","title":{"rendered":"Africa Global Chamber of Commerce appoints Ghana\u2019s Dr. Akwasi Opong-Fosu to Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Africa Global Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has appointed Hon. Dr. Akwasi Opong-Fosu, a Ghanaian governance and public policy expert, to its Advisory Board.<\/p>\n

The Chamber said Dr. Opong-Fosu\u2019s appointment recognises his leadership on the global stage, his role in advancing economic growth in Africa\u2014particularly Ghana\u2014and his commitment to strengthening U.S.-Africa trade and investment policy.<\/p>\n

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AGCC, Dr. Olivier Kamanzi, welcomed the appointment, describing Dr. Opong-Fosu as a \u201cdistinguished public servant with strong values of good governance and leadership.\u201d He said Dr. Opong-Fosu\u2019s experience and principles would contribute greatly to advancing the Chamber\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

In response, Dr. Opong-Fosu expressed appreciation for the confidence reposed in him. \u201cI am committed to working with my fellow leaders and providing my insights, knowledge, skills, and years of experience to the Africa Global Chamber of Commerce,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr. Opong-Fosu currently serves as Board Chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. He has over four decades of experience in governance and public policy, having served under three Ghanaian presidents. His previous roles include Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.<\/p>\n

At the international level, he has served as President of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG-Africa), Vice President of UCLG, and as a member of the UN Advisory Committee on Local Authorities. He also chairs the Africa Global Emergence Centre, an initiative promoting Africa\u2019s role in global development.<\/p>\n

The Africa Global Chamber of Commerce, based in Chicago, is a 501(c)(6) trade association that advocates for and promotes trade, investment, education, and cultural exchange to enhance Africa\u2019s economic interests and global partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"AfricaThe Africa Global Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has appointed Hon. Dr. Akwasi Opong-Fosu, a Ghanaian governance and public policy expert, to its Advisory Board.<\/p>\n

The Chamber said Dr. Opong-Fosu\u2019s appointment recognises his leadership on the global stage, his role in advancing economic growth in Africa\u2014particularly Ghana\u2014and his commitment to strengthening U.S.-Africa trade and investment policy.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9700,12,2208,117,10,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-akwasi-opong-fosu","category-business","category-hp-business-2","category-news","category-politics","category-popular"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96700\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}