Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo elected as new chairman of ECOWAS, a regional body of 15 countries in West Africa

September 7, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa leads South African delegation in bilateral talks with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the delegation of Ghana at the Jubilee House in Accra on the occasion of the Working Visit to the Republic of Ghana.rrThe working visit is an opportunity for South Africa to explore new areas of cooperation with Ghana and to promote increased trade and investment flows to the mutual benefit of the two nations. rrPresident Ramaphosa will share matters of mutual interest in South Africas quest for a peaceful and prosperous continent in line with the aspirations of the African Union's transformative Agenda 2063 as well as reform of the global governance system. rrSouth Africa and Ghana enjoy existing strong bilateral , political and economic relations. — President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana during a visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa in December 2019

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The President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa.

Collectively, these countries have an estimated population of about 400 million of the 1.3 billion people in Africa.

Akufo-Addo was elected president on Monday at the 57th ECOWAS Summit in Niamey, capital of Niger.

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“President @NAkufoAddo has just been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, capital of Niger,” tweeted Ghana’s ministry of Information.

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