President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana, on Saturday to participate in the Sixth mid-year coordination meeting of the African Union (AU).
The meeting will also include the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and AU Member States.
As the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Tinubu will deliver an address on the progress of regional integration across various sectors in Africa.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesman, announced that Tinubu’s speech will highlight both the accomplishments and challenges faced in West Africa since the previous meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2023.
“The President and Chairman of ECOWAS will 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.
“The meeting will be convened under the AU theme of the year 2024: ‘Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century,” said Ngelale.
Initiated in 2017, the mid-year coordination meeting has become the main platform for the AU and RECs to coordinate their activities and ensure the implementation of the continental integration agenda.
The Accra summit’s agenda will also include evaluation of the AU’s early warning and conflict prevention mechanisms and promoting cooperation among regional economic communities to accelerate integration.