Nana Flies To France Today

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, would today Monday July 8, begin a three-day official visit to France, at the invitation of the French President, Emmanuel Macron.

He would hold bilateral talks with President Macron. The talks are aimed at deepening the ties of co-operation and bonds of friendship between the two countries.
President Akufo-Addo will also meet with members of the Ghanaian community in France; deliver an address at the France-Ghana Business Forum; visit the Port of Marseille; and hold meetings with French multinational companies such as Total and Société Générale.

Nana Akufo-Addo will leave France on Thursday, July 11, and proceed to take a week’s leave of absence, as part of his annual leave.

Until the President returns to Ghana on Thursday July 18, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.

President Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Saturday July 6 to attend the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, being held in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger.

The Summit will launch officially the operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), after it achieved maturity on 30th May, 2019, when the 22ndMember-State deposited its instrument of ratification at the AU Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

He was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, MP; Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen; CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Yofi Grant; and officials from the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.