Nana Addo leaves Accra for G5 Sahel Summit In Chad
President Akufo-Addo is being accompanied by the Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, and the Minister-designate for National Security
Jonas Danquah 
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Monday, 15th February 2021 to attend the 7th Session of the Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State of G5 Sahel in N’Djamena, Chad.
He is attending the summit in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of ECOWAS.
A statement from the Presidency stated that the regional leaders will deliberate on the progress being made against the ongoing Islamist insurgency in the region.
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In attending the Summit, the statement disclosed that President Akufo-Addo was being accompanied by the Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister-designate for National Security, Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, and officials from the Presidency and the Foreign Ministry.
It announced that the President would return to Ghana later on, today (Monday), and in his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.
G5 Sahel or G5S is an institutional framework for coordination of regional cooperation in development policies and security matters in West Africa. It was formed on February 16, 2014 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, at a summit of five Sahel countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.
