President Akufo-Addo Addresses USIP on Ghana’s Role in Promoting Democracy and Stability

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left the country on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at the invitation of the President of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) to deliver a keynote address at the headquarters of the Institute in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

As West Africa and the Sahel face a wave of extraconstitutional movements and growing political instability, the United States and its partners are seeking ways to best support Ghana, seen as one of the United States’ most enduring democratic partners in West Africa, and other longstanding democracies in the region, to promote and sustain democracy as a governance model.

The discussion with President Akufo-Addo will also examine Ghana’s critical role as a regional leader in promoting peace, stability, and sustainable development, with the President also set to meet with other US officials while in Washington, D.C.

He was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, and officials from the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.

President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Sunday, October 15, 2023, 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.