Prez Akufo-Addo to Embark on First Foreign Travel after Closing Borders

Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo Dankwa will on Thursday embark on a trip to the West African country of Mali in a conflict mediation mission.

The trip will be Akufo-Addo’s first foreign travel after he closed the country’s borders in the advent of the COVID-19 outbreak.

President Akufo-Addo and his colleagues from Niger, Senegal, and Ivory Coast have been tasked by the African Union to lead a mediation effort to resolve the political impasse in Mali.

Akufo-Addo just completed a 14-day self-isolation exercise over COVID-19 fears last Sunday.

He had been in self-isolation since July 4, 2020.

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah speaking at a press briefing on the country's COVID-19 management yesterday, said the President has been cleared to resume work after testing negative for the virulent disease.

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What is happening in Mali

Opposition groups in Mali have been calling for president Keïta to stand down over his handling of Mali’s long-running violence by armed militant groups, an economic crisis and the disputed elections.

They have also rejected recommendations by the ECOWAS team for the formation of a unity government and reconstitution of the country’s top court which overturned the disputed legislative elections held in March.

They say their demand is simple – president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta must resign.

However, ECOWAS has said it will not support the removal of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.