Ghanaian president Eyes Broader and Deeper Cooperation with Huawei

[Accra, Ghana, May 18, 2016] On May 10, President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama met with Huawei Deputy Chairman and Rotating CEO Guo Ping in Accra. During the visit, the president expressed his desire to cooperate in more areas and forge a deeper partnership with Huawei.

Huawei Rotating CEO Guo Ping (right) visiting President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama(left)

The president remarked, "More than ten years ago when I was communications minister, I visited Huawei's headquarters and selected Huawei as Ghana Telecom's equipment vendor. Huawei was then a young company. Now, it has grown into a well-known brand. I'd like to thank Huawei for its efforts in helping Ghana reduce purchase costs. I also appreciate Huawei's contributions to developing the local ICT industry and cultivating a skilled ICT workforce in Ghana. The Ghanaian government welcomes Huawei to help us implement our development strategy. I look forward to cooperating with Huawei in more areas, and forging a deeper partnership. In addition, I'm a loyal user of Huawei's smartphones."

Guo Ping thanked the president for his recognition and support of Huawei. He also noted, "I believe that in the future Better Connected World, ICT will play a bigger role in driving national economic development. Huawei will work closely with the government, operators, and industry partners, and continue to contribute to Ghana's development. As a responsible corporate citizen, Huawei will continue to fulfill our social responsibilities by providing more training and job opportunities to young people, and contributing more to Ghana's economic reform and development."

The two also had an extensive discussion on a variety of topics, including how Huawei will help the Ghanaian government revamp itself using ICT and cultivate a skilled ICT workforce, how to deepen partnerships on government projects, and how to develop Ghana into an ICT benchmark in West Africa.

On the morning of May 11, Vice President of Ghana Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Chinese ambassador to Ghana Sun Baohong, and around 100 senior representatives from the government, operators, and industries such as logistics and finance attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Huawei Ghana's new office. Huawei Rotating CEO Guo Ping, President of Huawei's West African Regional Office Peng Song, and Huawei Ghana CEO Liu Kang held an extensive discussion with the guests.

Since beginning operations in Ghana in 2001, Huawei has been committed to providing high-quality end-to-end solutions, products, and services to local operators, the government, enterprises, and consumers. Through these efforts, Huawei has grown into the largest ICT provider in the country. During this process, Huawei has diligently fulfilled its social

Vice President of Ghana Kwesi Amissah-Arthur (middle), Chinese ambassador to Ghana Sun Baohong (left), and Huawei Rotating CEO Guo Ping cutting the ribbon for the new office

responsibilities. The company has donated equipment to build ICT labs in four public universities in Ghana, launched the Seeds for the Future program in the country in 2015, and since then has sent outstanding university students to China to receive ICT training every year. These efforts have helped improve Ghana's ICT-based education and bridge the digital divide.