President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Tuesday, 6 November 2018, to participate in the Africa Investment Forum, which is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the invitation of the African Development Bank.
The Forum will enable invited Heads of State and Governments to engage with the investor community and explore potential investments and financing.
President Akufo-Addo will participate, as a panelist, in ‘Championing Investments: Presidential Investment Chats’, and also at the launch of the EU-AU High-level platform on Sustainable Energy Investments in Africa.
On Ghana-specific engagements, the president will meet investors interested in the development, financing, and construction of projects such as the Takoradi Refinery Company, which intends to refine some 60,000 barrels of crude oil per day; and the Accra Skytrain Project, which aims to develop an elevated light rail mass transit project for Accra.
He was accompanied by Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta; Minister of Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, MP; Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Mr. Yofi Grant; and officials from the Presidency and Foreign Affairs Ministry.
President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Friday, 9 November 2018. In his absence, the Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act.