Some 32 projects out of 39 under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) projects have been completed in the Savannah Region The Savannah Regional Min­ster, Mr Saeed Muazu Jibril, made this known to journalists at media engagement in Damongo, the regional capital of the Savannah Region on Tuesday.

The purpose of the engagement was to brief and update the media on the progress and current state of SOCO projects in the region.

The projects completed included 7 schools, 7 health facilities, 4 rural markets, 2 rural roads, culverts, 12 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities, 2 social centres, 4 youth engagement activities and 1 earth dam to help the farmers farm year- round.

The minister said the projects had really improved the infrastruc­ture development in the beneficiary districts in the region.