Ghana: KNUST, Sekyere Afram Plains District Sign MOU... to Promote Sustainable Devt

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Ghana: KNUST, Sekyere Afram Plains District Sign MOU... to Promote Sustainable Devt

[Ghanaian Times] Drobonso -- The Bureau of Integrated Development of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BIRD - KNUST) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sekyere Afram Plains District Assembly, at Drobonso in the Ashanti Region.

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