{"id":407529,"date":"2018-03-07T15:55:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=407529"},"modified":"2018-03-07T15:57:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:57:00","slug":"ghana-battalion-in-dr-congo-celebrate-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/ghana-battalion-in-dr-congo-celebrate-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Battalion in DR Congo celebrate independence day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Battalion (GHANBATT),\u00a0 serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel BB Pantoah, marked Ghana\u2019s 61st Independence Anniversary with a flag raising Ceremony at the Headquarters of the Ghana Battalion (INCAL Complex) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 6 March 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407535\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THE-COMMANDING-OFFICER-AND-DIGNATRIES-PAYING-COMPLIMENTS-TO-THE-NATIONAL-COLOURS.jpg\" alt=\"The commanding officer and dignitaries paying compliments to the national colors\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THE-COMMANDING-OFFICER-AND-DIGNATRIES-PAYING-COMPLIMENTS-TO-THE-NATIONAL-COLOURS.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THE-COMMANDING-OFFICER-AND-DIGNATRIES-PAYING-COMPLIMENTS-TO-THE-NATIONAL-COLOURS-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THE-COMMANDING-OFFICER-AND-DIGNATRIES-PAYING-COMPLIMENTS-TO-THE-NATIONAL-COLOURS-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/THE-COMMANDING-OFFICER-AND-DIGNATRIES-PAYING-COMPLIMENTS-TO-THE-NATIONAL-COLOURS-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Guest of Honour for the ceremony was Brigadier General (Dr) EW Kotia, Commander of MONUSCO Western Sector and Ghana\u2019s Contingent Commander.<\/p>\n<p>In his address, General Kotia admonished GHANBATT troops to remain professional at all times and continue to raise the flag of Ghana high.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407540\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HEARTY-CHEERS-BY-THE-TROOPS-ON-PARADE.jpg\" alt=\"Hearty cheers of troops\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HEARTY-CHEERS-BY-THE-TROOPS-ON-PARADE.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HEARTY-CHEERS-BY-THE-TROOPS-ON-PARADE-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HEARTY-CHEERS-BY-THE-TROOPS-ON-PARADE-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HEARTY-CHEERS-BY-THE-TROOPS-ON-PARADE-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He urged troops to remain worthy ambassadors of Ghana in the DRC, and further encouraged all to eschew acts that would bring the name of Ghana into disrepute.<\/p>\n<p>General Kotia reflected on the contributions, struggles and sacrifices made by the forefathers led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah towards Ghana\u2019s independence, and encouraged all to rekindle the spirit of patriotism and work hard to make Ghana strong and truly independent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_407543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407543\" style=\"width: 4288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407543\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EWE-CULTURAL-GROUP-DISPLAYING-THE-BORBOR-DANCE.jpg\" alt=\"Ewe cultural groupa displaying the borbor dance\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EWE-CULTURAL-GROUP-DISPLAYING-THE-BORBOR-DANCE.jpg 4288w, 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March 1957 and became the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to have gained independence.<\/p>\n<p>The theme for this year\u2019s celebration was \u201cGhana beyond Aid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Battalion (GHANBATT),\u00a0 serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel BB Pantoah, marked Ghana\u2019s 61st Independence Anniversary with a flag raising Ceremony at the Headquarters of the Ghana Battalion (INCAL Complex) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 6 March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":407530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[5904,17676,3,4670],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - 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