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Tourism Ministry signs MoU with Afrochella to boost sector

May 13, 2022
Stephen M.Cby Stephen M.C
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, Awal Mohammed has disclosed that to promote tourism, arts, and culture in Ghana, he will be developing a 20million dollar national studio that will produce only local content for public consumption.

Minister of tourism, arts and culture, Honorable Awal Mohammed.

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Afrochella, a not-for-profit organization, to bring Africans in the diaspora back to the country to promote tourism.

Under the agreement, Afrochella has been tasked to bring in 20,000 tourists by the close of this year. At the signing ceremony in Accra, the Sector Minister, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, urged the organization to live up to expectations.

“Last year, you gave us about 10,000 people who came in for the Afrochella festival, and this year we need not less than 20,000. You have demonstrated it and I know you can do it and we are going to give you all the support you need,” Dr. Awal Mohammed said.

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Dr. Awal mentioned that as part of efforts to promote tourism in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last month launched ‘Destination Ghana’ and other initiatives in the UK to help boost the industry.

“By the end of 2024, we want to have about two million visitors in the country. From 2024, two million every year and then increase by at least 20 percent per annum,” Dr. Awal Mohammed said.

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An image of Minister Awal Mohammed and the Afrochella organizers

The Minister noted that this year, the ministry was targeting one million visitors, adding that since the COVID-19 situation in the country had stabilized, there was the need to leverage it and promote the industry. According to him, tourism is not just for fun and relaxation but also a window of opportunity for trade and investment.

The Minister, therefore, urged Afrochella to use its network to bring more people into the country to help make tourism a propeller of the economy.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afrochella, Abdul Karim Abdullah, expressed appreciation to the ministry for the confidence reposed in the organization. He said the Minister’s request for 20,000 tourists was in line with their set goals for this year’s festival.

“We have a series of events that would not only get tourists to come to Ghana but also invest in the people and communities as well,” Mr. Abdullah revealed.

Afrochella organizes its musical concert festival which features African artists in December every year.  The biggest celebration of the festival was in 2019 when it was featured as one of the premier events during the Year of Return. The celebration, which began in 2017, brought together many patrons in the country and from the diaspora.

Afrochella Embarks on other Projects

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An image of the moment the MoU was being signed by the Ministry and Afrochella organizers

It can be recalled that that year, YouTube teamed up with the event’s organizers to highlight local talent and creativity while nurturing local youth aspiring toward careers in the music industry.

Aside from the collaboration with YouTube to promote local artists, Afrochella set up a music museum in Ghana to help promote and preserve the rich cultural values and history of Ghanaian music.

The Afrochella Music Museum located at the BBNZ Live in Accra gives viewers an insight into the journey of Ghanaian music from the pre-colonial era to date.

Madam Khadijat El-Alawa, the Project Manager speaking in an interview noted that this initiative was to throw more spotlight on the music pillar of Afrochella.

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