President Akufo-Addo\u00a0left Ghana on Sunday,<\/span>\u00a0for an eight-day working visit to South Afri"},"modified":"2019-02-15T19:10:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:10:03","slug":"akufo-addo-leaves-for-south-africa-us-and-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/15\/akufo-addo-leaves-for-south-africa-us-and-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo leaves for South Africa, US and Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n President Akufo-Addo\u00a0left Ghana on Sunday,<\/span>\u00a0for an eight-day working visit to South Africa, the United States of America, and Ethiopia.<\/span><\/p>\n In South Africa, he will participate in the 2019 edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba, the world\u2019s largest mining investment conference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It is dedicated to the capitalisation and development of mining in Africa, where he will deliver the keynote address. <\/span><\/p>\n In the United States of America, the President, at the invitation of the National Prayer Breakfast Host Committee, will attend and deliver a keynote speech at the 67th<\/sup> Annual National Prayer Breakfast\u00a0to be held on Thursday<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He will also participate in a fundraising event for the construction of the National Cathedral.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n In Ethiopia, President Akufo-Addo will lead Ghana\u2019s delegation to the 32nd<\/sup> Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU).<\/span><\/p>\n This is being held on the theme \u201cRefugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n He is expected to\u00a0return to Ghana on Monday<\/span>\u00a0and in his absence, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n