President Nana Akufo-Addo
PRESIDENT AKUFO-Addo left the country yesterday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU).
The meeting of the Heads of State will take place from February 5 – 6, 2022, on the theme, “Building resilience in nutrition on the African continent: Accelerate the human capital, social and economic development.”
A statement from the presidency said whilst in Addis Ababa, President Akufo-Addo will present separate reports on AU’s Financial Institutions and on Gender and Development, in his capacity as AU Champion on Financial Institutions and AU Champion on Gender and Development, respectively.
He was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, MP; the Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah; and officials of the Presidency and the Foreign Ministry.
The President is expected back home in Ghana on Sunday, February 6, 2020.
In his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.
By Charles Takyi-Boadu