In the Second Republic's Parliamentary register, Kufuor lists his hobbies and interests as table tennis, reading, football, and film shows. DV: 'PULSE_NG/NEWS/WORLD' At the international level, Kufuor consolidated Ghana's position as the voice of Africa, credible peace broker, beacon of democracy (Ghana was the first country to undergo Peer Review under NEPAD's Africa Peer Review Mechanism) and responsible member of the comity[spelling?] Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected! [32], Kufuor was chosen together with Luiz Incio Lula da Silva to jointly receive the 2011 World Food Prize for their personal commitment and visionary leadership while serving as the presidents of Ghana and of Brazil, respectively, in creating and implementing government policies to alleviate hunger and poverty in their countries. Kufuor's career has been spent on the liberal-democratic side of Ghanaian politics, in the parties descended from the United Gold Coast Convention and the United Party. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. /* DX: "PV,puls,qwl68k8,7,a", Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Comer is MAGA mad that the Trump-appointed attorney probing Hunter Biden hasn't yet brought up charges, so to confirm that this is . dv_path: "NEWS/WORLD", Ghana's ex-President Kufuor is dead Mr. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, the former civilian President of Ghana, is dead. He argued for the importance of effective development assistance, pointing out that development aid helped Ghana enter the international capital market. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor born 8 December 1938 was a
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