General News of Wednesday, 18 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana, in 2017, offered its support to Sierra Leone following a mudslide disaster that caused havoc in some parts of the country, claiming the lives of over four hundred persons. The relief items worth US$1 million included food, medicines and logistics for temporary shelters. President Akufo-Addo in a message to the President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, pledged his support towards rebuilding their country. The statement disclosed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 15 August assured his counterpart, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone of Ghana’s support, in a telephone conversation hours after the incident. Also, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will visit Sierra Leone on Saturday 19 August 2017 to express the commiseration of the Ghanaian people to the government and people of Sierra Leone.

Source: GhanaWeb August 18, 2021 11:03 UTC