{"id":50669,"date":"2014-09-25T07:02:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T07:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=50669"},"modified":"2014-09-25T07:04:31","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T07:04:31","slug":"process-africas-raw-materials-mahama-to-multinationals-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/process-africas-raw-materials-mahama-to-multinationals-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Process Africa&#8217;s raw materials, Mahama to multinationals [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Mahama on Tuesday made a strong case for multinational companies to consciously add value and process Africa&#8217;s raw materials on the continent.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Speaking during a panel discussion on &#8216;Employment &amp; Decent Work for Inclusive Development&#8217; organized by the International Labour Organization in New York, the President noted that processing Africa&#8217;s raw materials on the continent will\u00a0create sustainable jobs for the youth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He also suggested that another way of creating employment on the continent &#8220;is to equip the teeming youth with Technical and Vocational skills to fit into the current job market, rather training more people in the humanities who come out to seek non-existent jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The discussion, which was organised by the Ford Foundation also featured other panelists including; the Chilean President, Mrs. Michelle Bachelet, President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, the Director General of the International Labour Organisation Guy Ryder and the Chairman &amp; CEO of The Coca Cola Company, Muhtar Kent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148827889_d264c4ea1f_k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50674\" alt=\"15148827889_d264c4ea1f_k\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148827889_d264c4ea1f_k.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148827889_d264c4ea1f_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148827889_d264c4ea1f_k-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148827889_d264c4ea1f_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148828509_35b4ed5798_k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50675\" alt=\"15148828509_35b4ed5798_k\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148828509_35b4ed5798_k.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148828509_35b4ed5798_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148828509_35b4ed5798_k-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148828509_35b4ed5798_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148832019_33ce336f97_k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50676\" alt=\"15148832019_33ce336f97_k\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148832019_33ce336f97_k.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148832019_33ce336f97_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148832019_33ce336f97_k-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15148832019_33ce336f97_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149019078_22bd83c5f1_k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50677\" alt=\"15149019078_22bd83c5f1_k\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149019078_22bd83c5f1_k.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149019078_22bd83c5f1_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149019078_22bd83c5f1_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149019078_22bd83c5f1_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149020798_63437e1191_h.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50678\" alt=\"15149020798_63437e1191_h\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149020798_63437e1191_h.jpg\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149020798_63437e1191_h.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149020798_63437e1191_h-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149020798_63437e1191_h-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149061077_afdf07422e_k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50679\" alt=\"15149061077_afdf07422e_k\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149061077_afdf07422e_k.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149061077_afdf07422e_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149061077_afdf07422e_k-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15149061077_afdf07422e_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Flagstaff House Communications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Mahama on Tuesday made a strong case for multinational companies to consciously add value and process Africa&#8217;s raw materials on the continent. 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