President Akufo-Addo attends AU Extraordinary Summit in Rwanda

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo departed the country on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to the Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, which will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, on March 21, 2018.

The AU Extraordinary Summit will witness the signing of an agreement that will launch the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), intended to make Africa “the largest free trade area created since the formation of the World Trade Organisation.”

He was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway MP; the Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen; and officials of the Presidency and the Foreign Ministry.

The President will return to Ghana on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, and in his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.