President Akufo-Addo has travelled to Spain to attend the “Focus Africa 2023” Conference, being held in Madrid, the Presidency reports.
The statement from the Jubilee House announced his departure today.
The President will return to Ghana on Tuesday, 30th March 2021, the statement read.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana in March 2020, the President had hardly made foreign trips as lockdowns and stringent travel rules prevents such travels.
Meanwhile, the Focus Africa 2023, an in-person Conference that defines Spanish foreign action in Africa until 2023, and forms part of the Spanish Foreign Action Strategy 2021-2024.
It includes the specific plans of the Spanish Government to engage with key stakeholders in Africa, including Ghana.
The conference is aligned with the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s 2063 Agenda.
The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.