President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for Ethiopia capital, Addis Ababa to attend the 29th Ordinary Session of the Africa Union.
The meeting of the Heads of State will take place from Monday, July 3 to Tuesday, July 4, 2017, under the theme, “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investment in the Youth”.
A statement issued by the Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin said the Heads of State will discuss issues including institutional reforms of the AU; roadmap of practical steps to silence guns in Africa by 2020; the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA); and the implementation of Agenda 2063 – “The strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years”.
President Akufo-Addo is accompanied by the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, and some officials of the Presidency and the Foreign Ministry.
Akufo-Addo and his delegation will return to Ghana on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
–
By: citifmonline.com/Ghana