The District Chief Executive for Offinso North, Mr. Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi, has been invited to attend the African Trade and Development Conference at the University of Kansas, USA, early October, this year.

The DCE, who is the chairman of the Local Culture and Development Internatiomal, an NGO, will speak on the topic: "Valuing Culture - Ensuring Economic, Social and Environmental Returns on Investment" at the conference dubbed: "African Culture and Development".

A release to the press signed by the DCE, noted that Ghana had a strong culture, which had been recognised worldwide.

The release noted that having succesfully hosted the first internal conference on African culture in Kumasi last year, it was not only an honour for him to be invited to speak alongside other dignitaries on the second conference, but also encouraging to recognise that the seed they sowed in Kumasi had started yielding fruitful results.

"Its an interdisciplinary conference focusing on issues of trade and development affecting Africa in the 21st century, and will bring together African scholars and private sectorexperts who specialise in trade, investment and finance issues in Africa", it noted.

"African diplomats and representatives from business who actively engage in trade and investments across Africa will also attend the conference", it stated.



PF