Skip to main content
05-22-2022
The city of Strasbourg (France) has submitted a bid to UNESCO for the 2024 World Book Capital title. This was announced by Mr Owusu Tufour
03-18-2022
The Accra World Book Capital, 2023 (AWBC, 2023) Secretariat and Présence Africaine, a major pan-African publishing house and bookstore based in Paris,
03-01-2022
The Ambassador of Mexico to Ghana, His Excellency Enrique Escorza, has paid a courtesy call on the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey.
12-01-2021
Accra and UNESCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Accra World Book Capital, 2023 programme.
10-22-2021

The new Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and Mayor of Accra, Mrs Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, has warmly embraced the Accra World Book Capital, 2023 (AWBC) title. Mrs Sackey said she was very excited about the Accra win and was looking forward to a successful hosting of the title in 2023.

About

The Ghana Book Development Council (GBDC) was established in 1975 as an Agency under the Ministry of Education. The objective of the Council is to ensure the development, publication, and distribution of textbooks and other reading materials in Ghana to foster national development.
Switch Language