New Director of British Council Ghana

Accra, Nov. 10, GNA - The New Director of British Council Ghana, Mr Moses Anibaba assumed duty on November 1 and said his coming to Ghana was a fulfilment of a dream.

"I could not have chosen a better time to be here and I feel immensely privileged and honoured to be leading this organisation and a team of talented colleagues at a pivotal time in the history of UK and Ghana," he said in a statement issued by the British Council.

"Building long-term mutually beneficial relationships and providing opportunity for people remains the core of what British Council does and stands for. And as I begin my posting here, my vision is simply to make British Council Ghana the most valued, relevant and accessible organisation for educational and cultural relations between the UK and Ghana.

"Through our work and in partnership with others, we will radically challenge existing (some wrong and outdated) perceptions of the UK in Ghana and of Ghana in the UK"

Mr Anibaba comes to Ghana after spending three years working in Romania, first as Deputy Director for 18 months and then Director for just over two years.

Between 1999 and 2003, he worked in Greece and prior this engagement worked in Zimbabwe as Assistant Director between 1996 and 1999. According to Mr Anibaba, his Zimbabwe experience left an indelible mark and was one of the reasons for his return to the continent after almost eight years of working in Europe.

He has also worked in South Africa, Ukraine, Yemen and Turkey on shorter assignments and in the London office of the British Council. He holds an MBA from Durham University and is a fellow of ACCA UK. This is tingled with a strong interest in Arts and the role culture plays in community development and cohesion and in breaking down barriers between people.

Moses is married with three boys and enjoys music (in particular jazz and gospel), going to theatre, reading - strategy and behavioural aspects of leadership are one of his favourite topics - and travelling.