President Mahama in Germany for Munich Security Conference

By Iddi Yire

Accra, Feb 13, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC).  

A statement issued by Presidency Communications, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said President Mahama, who also serves as the Chairperson of the Tana Forum, would lead a Tana/MSC side event on “Deepening Global Fragmentation: Implications for Africa’s Peace and Security.” 

The statement said President Mahama would later serve as a panellist during the Leaders Segment, following the opening of the Conference by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, focused on “Towards a Stronger United Nations in a Fragmented World.” 

The Munich Security Conference discusses the world’s security policy challenges.  

It brings together hundreds of participants, including Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Defence and foreign affairs, and leading figures from academia, business, and civil society. 

The statement said during his visit to Munich, President Mahama would also conduct bilateral meetings with heads of state and representatives from various international organisations. 

It noted that he would then proceed to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. 

The statement said the President was accompanied to the MSC by Mr Prosper Bani, the National Security Adviser; Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President; Mrs Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Presidential Adviser Joyce Bawah Mogtari, and Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Presidential Spokesman and Minister of Government Communications. 

GNA