Ghana, DR Congo to revive tourism agreement

GNA – The Government of Ghana and the

Democratic Republic of Congo will soon revive an agreement that would

enable the two countries to share experiences in the tourism sector.
     The agreement, signed about 30 years ago, would promote the

conservation of endangered species that are otherwise killed for game

purposes.
     DR Congo has a lot of baboons and other wildlife, which they battle

to preserve and Ghana also believes in conservation, Mr Kwabena

Akyeampong, Deputy Minister of Tourism, said when the Head of

Mission for DR Congo, Ms Marie-Jean Wayikam Ukurango, called on

him to discuss how to revive the agreement.
     Mr Akyeampong said the agreement needed to be re-tooled and

re-fashioned to be in line with present day needs and called for more

collaboration between the two countries especially in the areas of language

learning.
     Ms Ukurango recalled that Ghana and DR Congo had a long standing

relationship since the time of late President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah

and now that her country had re-opened its embassy in Ghana she would

personally work to ensure that the two countries shared a lot of

experiences especially in the tourism sector.
     “I will make efforts to raise the level of French-speaking in Ghana

through an exchange programme,” she said.
GNA