{"id":51019,"date":"2024-01-25T17:22:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T17:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/president-boakai-appoints-kula-fofana-as-press-secretary"},"modified":"2024-01-25T18:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:15:44","slug":"president-boakai-appoints-kula-fofana-as-press-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/president-boakai-appoints-kula-fofana-as-press-secretary","title":{"rendered":"President Boakai Appoints Kula Fofana as Press Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has appointed Ms. Kula Bonah Nyei Fofana as Presidential Press Secretary.<\/p>\n

The appointment made Thursday, January 25th, 2024, takes immediate effect. Ms. Fofana comes to the position with deep knowledge of public relations and communication.<\/p>\n

Kula Fofana Profile<\/b><\/p>\n

Kula Fofana is Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at David A. Straz Technical and Vocational College of the University of Liberia and a student of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law. She currently serves as the President of People\u2019s Foundation Africa (PFA), an organization working for marginalized and hard-to-reach communities in Liberia and across Africa.<\/p>\n

Before co-founding the PFA, she served the Liberian government as Assistant Minister for Youth Development, Co-Chaired Liberia\u2019s Vision 2030, and headed the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) Adolescent Girls Division. She has also consulted with several agencies of the United Nations including UNFPA and UN-Habitat, among others. For many years she worked in civil society organizations on issues related to young women and girls, youth, and vulnerable populations. Kula was a 2019 Senatorial Candidate for Grand Cape Mount County Senatorial By-Election in Western Liberia.<\/p>\n

She holds a Graduate Certificate in International Affairs from American University in Washington, D.C. and a BA in Mass Communications, graduating cum-laude from the African Methodist Episcopal University in Liberia.<\/p>\n

Kula is an activist with interests in social and transitional justice, diversity, and feminism. She is also a farmer.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Liberia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has appointed Ms. Kula Bonah Nyei Fofana as Presidential Press Secretary. The appointment made Thursday, January 25th, 2024, takes immediate effect. Ms. Fofana comes to the position with deep knowledge of public relations and communication. 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