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Ghana set to invest in tourism to attract investors

By Guardian Exclusive
24 July 2019   |   8:04 am
Ghana has put in place a plan that would see the West African nation attract over 2.4m visitors and double tourism revenues to the tune of $4.697bn by 2022.

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