President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday January 18, 2019 left Ghana to Madagascar at the invitation of the President-Elect of the Republic, Andry Nirina Rajoelina, to participate in his inauguration ceremony in Antananarivo, on Saturday, 19 January 2019.

President Akufo-Addo was accompanied by officials from the Presidency and Foreign Affairs Ministry.

The President will return to Ghana on Sunday, 20 January 2019, and in his absence, the Vice-President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, shall, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.