Mahama in Lomé for AU Extraordinary Summit

President John Dramani Mahama was in Lomé, Togo, on Saturday for the Heads of State meeting of the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa.

The Lomé summit was aimed at making maritime space the key driver of Africa's economic and social development. 

Discussions focused on issues of maritime insecurity, preservation of marine life, the sea as a factor for development, regional and international cooperation to safeguard maritime safety,

A statement from the Flagstaff House said the meeting of the Heads of State among others considered how to curb criminal acts that breach the peace, security, and navigation of the African seas, especially in the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Guinea.

President Mahama returned to Accra, later in the day.