{"id":55103,"date":"2022-11-14T21:09:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=55103"},"modified":"2022-11-14T21:09:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:09:58","slug":"closure-of-twitter-africa-office-unfortunate-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=55103","title":{"rendered":"Closure of Twitter Africa office unfortunate \u2013 Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as unfortunate the decision by Twitter to fold up its operations in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had looked forward to its presence,\u201d he said to journalists in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was not too long ago that it was up, but I understand it is part and parcel of a global restructuring of a company that is taking place under the new owner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think that is very unfortunate that, that should take place. The more organisations like that have local outlets, the better for all of us,\u201d the President added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter laid off almost all its staff in Ghana, which was home to its only office in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This came after the controversial $44 billion takeover by Elon Musk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The manner of the lay-offs was criticised with some accusing the new Twitter boss of discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghana staff were sent messages about the end of their contracts to their personal accounts, after being denied access to work emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firings followed news last week that Musk planned to eliminate nearly 75 percent of Twitter\u2019s staff in an effort to pay down a debt burden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after taking the helm of&nbsp;Twitter, Musk reportedly ousted several senior figures, including Agrawal; Ned Segal, the chief financial officer; and Vijaya Gadde, the head of legal policy, trust and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the takeover agreement,&nbsp;nine members of Twitter\u2019s board departed the company, leaving self-styled Musk as the sole director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion\/advertisement? 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