President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has left Ghana for the United States for a US-African Leaders’ Summit.
The president left Ghana on Sunday, December 11, 2022, to lead Ghana’s delegation to the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, at the invitation of US President, Joe Biden.
The Summit, according to a statement from the Presidency, is anticipated to “demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to Africa, and will underscore the importance of U.S.-Africa relations and increased cooperation on shared global priorities.”
Akuffo Addo is in the company of the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchey; the Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen; the Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso Boakye, MP; the Environment, Science Technology and Innovation, Hon. Dr Kwaku Afriyie, MP; an official of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.
They are expected to return to Ghana on Saturday, December 17, 2022, 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,” the statement added.
