“For Sustainability, We have to do it Ourselves” Dr. Mahama Ouedraogo
Director of Human Resources, Science and Technology Department at the African Union Commission says that Africans have to work for themselves towards achieving sustainable development. This statement was made during a working visit to the University of Ghana on the 24th of February 2020. The Director, together with a team from the Management Unit of the GMES and Africa Programme, paid a courtesy call to the Provost of the College of Basic Applied Science, Professor Daniel Kwadwo Asiedu. The use of science and technology, and Earth observation tools by academia to attain sustainable development were discussed among other subjects. During the three-day working visit, the visiting team had series of meetings with key national and regional stakeholders based in the country. At the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre Zone F, the Director of the Centre, Commander Yussif Benning, received the delegation led by Dr. Ouedraego. The Centre was established by the ECOWAS with its mandate t