President Tinubu to Attend Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union in Ghana

President Tinubu to Attend Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union in Ghana

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, July 20, to attend the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU) in Accra, Ghana. This significant event will bring together the AU, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and African Union Member States.

As the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Tinubu will deliver a crucial address on the status of regional integration across Africa. His speech will highlight the achievements and challenges faced in West Africa since the last meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2023.

President Tinubu is set to present the ‘2024 Report on the State of the Community,’ focusing on peace, regional security, governance, economic integration, humanitarian and social development, energy, mines, and agriculture. His address will provide an in-depth analysis of the progress made and the obstacles encountered in these critical areas.

The meeting, themed ‘Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century,’ aims to align the work of the AU and the RECs to coordinate the implementation of the continental integration agenda. This Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, conceptualized in 2017, serves as the principal forum for this purpose, replacing the traditional June/July summits.

During the meeting, key items on the agenda will include evaluating the AU’s early warning and conflict prevention mechanisms and promoting cooperation among regional economic communities to accelerate integration. A declaration will be adopted at the conclusion of the meeting.

President Tinubu, who first addressed the AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in Nairobi in 2023, emphasized Africa’s strength and the need for unity. His leadership role as Chairman of ECOWAS will be central to the discussions in Accra.

Accompanied by senior government officials, President Tinubu will return to Nigeria at the end of the meeting.