President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has left Ghana for the United Kingdom on Saturday April 14 2018, to attend the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), on the theme “Towards a Common Future”.

The 25th CHOGM, which will take place from Monday, 16 April 2018, to Friday, 20 April 2018, will afford Heads of Government in the Commonwealth the opportunity to “address the shared global challenges we face, and agree actions on how to create a better future for all”.

On the sidelines of the Summit, Nana Akufo-Addo will hold meetings with British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson; leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbin; Major of London, Sadiq Khan; and the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William.

The President will also deliver the keynote address at the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce Investment Summit; speak at the Malaria Summit, hosted by Bill Gates; attend the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council Business Forum; and, on Saturday, 21 April 2018, deliver the keynote speech at the London School of Economics‘ Africa Summit, on the theme “Africa at Work: Educated, Employed and Empowered.”

He was accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo; Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, MP; Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen; Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba; Minister for Business Development, Awal Mohammed; and officials from the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.

Nana Akufo-Addo and the delegation will return to Ghana on Sunday, 22 April 2018, and in the absence of the President, the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.