Akufo-Addo participates in the 12th extraordinary session of the Assembly of the Union

General News of Sunday, July 7th, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-07-07

On Saturday, July 6, President Akufo-Addo left the country for the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, which is being held in Niamey, Niger.

The summit will officially launch the operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), having reached maturity on 30 May 2019, when the 22nd Member State deposited its instrument of ratification at the Commission's Headquarters. African Union in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). .

Today, Sunday, July 7, 2019, Ghana is expected to be announced as the host country of the AfCFTA Secretariat, after defeating competition from countries such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Kenya, Senegal and Madagascar.

This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the chairperson's communications director, Eugene Arhin.
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President Akufo-Addo would leave Niger on Monday, July 8, 2019 for a three-day official visit to France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron.

He added that in addition to the bilateral talks with President Macron, aimed at strengthening the ties of cooperation and friendship between the two countries, President Akufo-Addo would meet with members of the Ghanaian community. deliver a speech at the France-Ghana Business Forum; visit the port of Marseille; and organize meetings with French multinationals such as Total and Société Générale.

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According to the statement, the president will leave France on Thursday 11 July and take a week's holiday as part of his annual leave.

He was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey; Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, Minister of Trade and Industry; Mr. Yofi Grant, CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center, and the heads of the presidency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He said that President Akufo-Addo would return to Ghana on July 18, 2019, and that in his absence, Vice President Alhaji, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, would act in his place in accordance with Article 60 (8). ) of the Constitution.