GHANAIAN President John Dramani Mahama will Monday, 10 March pay a working visit to Ouagadougou, the Faso Presidency announced on Sunday.
According to the Directorate of Communications of the Faso Presidency, cooperation between the two countries, the security situation in the Sahel and subregional and international geopolitics will facilitate exchanges between John Dramani Mahama and Captain Ibrahim Traoré, President of Faso.
This visit to Ouagadougou is John Dramani Mahama’s first since his inauguration in early January.
Last week, the President of Ghana visiting Abidjan was commissioned by Alassane Ouattara, to bring back the countries of the AES, Alliance of Sahel States to the subregional institution, ECOWAS.
Ouagadougou will be the 3rd leg of the Ghanaian President’s tour, received in Bamako on Saturday and in Niamey according to local media.
Mr Mahama, accompanied by a significant delegation arrived in Niamey on Sunday, 9th March 2025 for a working and friendly visit.
A warm welcome was reserved for him at the Presidential Pavilion at Diori Hamani International Airport by the Head of State, His Excellency Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, in the presence of the Prime Minister, members of the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland, members of the Government, and the Corps Diplomatic and Consular, as well as traditional and religious authorities and the Ghanaians living in the Niger.
Mr Mahama had earlier paid a similar visit to Mali where he described the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) as “an irrevocable reality”, this is even as he says Ghana was committed to promoting peaceful relations between AES and the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS).
President Mahama made the call on Saturday, 8 March 2025 when he paid a 24-hour friendly and working visit to Mali. The visit was marked by a one-on-one interview with the Transitional President, His Excellency Army General Assimi Goita, Head of State of Mali, followed by an extended working session with other members of the respective delegations.
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