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President Kufuor leaves for AU meeting
in Ethiopia on Saturday
Accra, Jan. 26, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor leaves
Accra on Saturday, January 27, 2007, for Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia to attend the Eighth Extraordinary Session of the
Assembly of the African Union.
A statement signed by Mr Andrew Awuni, Press Secretary to
President Kufuor, said the high point of the meeting would
be the election of a new Chairman of the Union to take over
from Congolese President Sassou Nguesso.
Additionally, there would be a special presentation and
discussion
on the theme: "Science and
Technology and Scientific Research for Development", as well
as the launch of the International Year of African Football.
The statement said President Kufuor would present the first
annual report on the implementation of Ghana's Programme of
action under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on the
margins of the Summit.
Ghana has the distinction of being the first member of the
Union to join the peer review mechanism and is therefore a
pacesetter in the AU's quest for good governance under the
New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
arrangement.
President Kufuor, who would be accompanied by senior
government officials, is expected back home on Wednesday,
January 31, 2007.
GNA
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