Ghana’s recognition by the United Nations as the Sanitation and Waste Management Hub for West Africa in 2025 is credited largely to the extensive infrastructure built by Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the Minister for Local Government has revealed.
Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim, speaking at an annual thanksgiving ceremony for the Jospong Group on Friday, December 12, in Accra, detailed how the company’s 36 advanced treatment plants positioned the nation as a continental leader.
“In fact, in 2025, the United Nations adjudged Ghana the Sanitation and Waste Management Hub for West Africa, thanks in large part to Jospong and Zoomlion's comprehensive sanitation infrastructure,” he stated.
He provided tangible evidence of this capability, citing an official benchmarking trip to South Korea. “Only two African countries impressed the Koreans: Ghana and Morocco,” Mr. Ibrahim said. “When they saw our integrated systems, our recycling plants, composting facilities, and medical waste treatment centres, they asked, ‘How did Ghana achieve this?’”
“The answer is simple,” the Minister declared. “A strong public–private partnership between government and the Jospong Group.”
He identified the core of this achievement as “the 36 completed composting, recycling, and waste treatment plants, the largest sanitation infrastructure in West Africa.”
This network, developed over years of partnership, has not only solved local waste challenges but has also made Ghana a regional model, he said.
The Minister traced the journey of this infrastructure from its humble origins, stating, "From a small office at Jamestown, Jospong has grown into a continental giant." He revealed the group now "operates in over 14 sectors, with 78 subsidiaries, and has expanded to more than 24 African countries."
He shared that this infrastructure has become a point of national pride and curiosity abroad, noting, "In all these countries, leaders ask me, 'What is Ghana’s secret?' And I tell them about the 36 completed composting, recycling, and waste treatment plants."
Mr. Ibrahim's testimony underscores how strategic investment in domestic waste management infrastructure, led by Zoomlion, has propelled Ghana onto the global stage of sustainability and environmental stewardship, turning a public service into a point of national pride and international acclaim.
In a welcome address, the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group, Dr. Siaw Agyepong, attributed the corporation’s remarkable growth from a single printing press to a multi-national industrial leader to divine providence and consistent national support.
He reflected on the Group’s evolution, stating, “Thus far has the Lord helped us.”
He detailed the scale of their flagship environmental arm, Zoomlion, revealing it now operates “36 functional plants spanning solid waste, liquid waste and medical waste treatment,” making Ghana a “centre of industrial excellence on the African continent.”
The Group’s footprint, which began at the Jospong Printing Press in Jamestown in 1995, he stated, now extends across “more than 25 African countries including Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, The Gambia and Gabon and many others.”
Dr. Siaw Agyepong indicated that “Truly, this is the doing of the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes.”
Acknowledging pivotal governmental support, he paid tribute to late President Jerry John Rawlings, who visited Zoomlion facilities “even on his birthday,” late President Prof. John Evans Fiifi Atta Millis, former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo.
He recalled the early days of meeting the then President (Mr. Kufuor) noting, “I was frightened.”
He also expressed profound gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady, Lordina Mahama, for their immense support for his Group.
Dr. Siaw Agyepong noted that the company’s success was not merely a result of strategy but a “manifestation of divine covenant, revelation and mystery,” framing the group's story as a national testimony of what is possible with vision and enablement.
In attendance were ministers of state, including Mr. Sam George, members of Parliament, traditional authorities, members of the diplomatic corps, clergy, Muslim clerics, civil society organisations, business owners, and Jospong Group workers.
Ghana Named UN Waste Hub, Cites Zoomlion's Infrastructure: Minister
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