On Tuesday, February 14, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo departed Ghana to lead the Ghanaian delegation at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) serves as a significant forum for global deliberations on security policy.

The focus of MSC 2024 is to strengthen the rules-based international order and counter revisionist tendencies.

The conference will feature discussions, side events, and will also commemorate its 60th anniversary.

President Akufo-Addo will proceed from Munich to attend the 37th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting of Heads of State is scheduled to take place from February 17th to 18th, 2024, under the theme:

“’Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa”.

President Akufo-Addo is set to host Member States of the Commission to a breakfast meeting focusing on Education and AU Financial Institutions. Additionally, he will provide an update on Ghana's role as host of the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Accompanying him are the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, MP, as well as officials from the Presidency and the Foreign Ministry.

The President is scheduled to return to Ghana on Sunday, February 18, 2024.