By Iddi Yire, GNA
Accra, May 11, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama, the African Union (AU) Champion for African Financial Institutions, has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the Africa Forward Summit, a high-level France-Africa partnership meeting.
A statement issued by the Presidency said the Summit organised by French President Emmanuel Macron had brought together African Heads of State, global business leaders, and international partners to foster collaboration on sustainable development and economic resilience.
It said President Mahama would join a high-level discussion on Green Industrialisation and Energy Transition tomorrow morning, Tuesday.
The session aims to chart a path for Africa’s industrial growth while addressing the global climate crisis.
Reflecting his strategic role as the AU Champion for African Financial Institutions, President Mahama would later in the day participate in a working lunch centered on the Reform of the International Financial Architecture.
The statement said the discussion would specifically focus on improving African countries’ access to sustainable financing and on ensuring that the global financial system is more equitable and responsive to the continent’s unique needs.
In addition to his economic engagements, President Mahama, who is leading the Accra Reset Initiative, would also co-chair a Round Table on Health, “Rethinking global health and building resilient national health systems”
On the sidelines of the Summit, President Mahama is scheduled to hold several high-profile bilateral meetings.
These include talks with Mr António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF); and Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
These meetings would focus on global cooperation, economic stability, and food security in Ghana and Africa.
President Mahama is expected to leave Nairobi in the evening of Tuesday and return to Accra.
GNA
Edited by Linda Asante Agyei