President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday left Ghana for Brussels, Belgium to attend the 15th Edition of the European Development Days Forum in Brussels.
The President will later on Wednesday, June 22 2022, travel to Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations.
President Akufo-Addo is one of eleven leaders to speak at the opening ceremony of the European Development Days Forum.
Organised by the European Commission, the forum brings key actors together to share ideas and experiences in ways that inspire new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.
For its 15th edition, the EDD will focus on “Global Gateway: building sustainable partnerships for a connected world.” Global Gateway is the new European Strategy to boost smart, clean and secure links in digital, energy and transport and strengthen health, education and research systems across the world.
Also, Commonwealth leaders are travelling to Rwanda to reaffirm their common values and agree on actions and policies to improve the lives of all their citizens.
The President is expected to attend the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of an mRNA vaccine factory in Kigali. BioNTech is setting up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce vaccines in Rwanda and Senegal with a fill-and-finish collaboration with Ghana.
He was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and officials from the presidency and foreign ministry.
President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Saturday, 25th June.
Rex Mainoo Yeboah, ISD
