President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Saturday, July 20, depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana to participate in the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States.
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In his capacity as the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Tinubu will address the meeting on the status of regional integration across various areas in Africa, highlighting the achievements and challenges encountered in West Africa since the last meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2023.
The President and Chairman of ECOWAS will present the ‘2024 Report on the State of the Community’, focusing on peace, regional security, governance, economic integration, humanitarian and social development, energy, mines and agriculture.
The meeting in Ghana will focus on the AU’s 2024 theme, ‘Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century.’ Established in 2017, the Mid-Year Coordination Meeting serves as the main platform for aligning AU and REC efforts and implementing the continental integration agenda, replacing traditional summits held in June/July. Tinubu, now ECOWAS Chairman, previously emphasized Africa’s unity and strength during his inaugural address at the AU Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2023.
“In Accra, the items on the agenda will include evaluating the AU’s early warning and conflict prevention mechanisms and promoting cooperation among regional economic communities to accelerate integration.
“A declaration will be adopted at the end of the meeting.
“President Tinubu, who will be accompanied by senior government officials, will return to the country at the conclusion of the meeting,” the statement added.
