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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will convene on Tuesday 15 September a consultative meeting with members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to deliberate on measures to resolve the political crisis in Mali.
The meeting will take place in Peduase in the Eastern Region.
President Akufo-Addo was elected President of ECOWAS on Monday, September 7, 2020.
At a press conference in Accra on Sunday, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, said that President Akufo-Addo hopes to reach a consensus aimed at preventing an escalation of tensions in Mali.
“The consultative meeting convened by the president of the Heads of State and Government authority on the political situation in Mali on September 15, 2020 in Peduase is part of the ECOWAS mediation efforts to return Mali to a constitutional government and prevent them from deteriorating further. “
Road closures
Consequently, some roads within Accra would be closed to facilitate the passage of heads of state.
The affected roads include:
- Jubilee Lounge (Kotoka international airport) to Liberation road in Opeibea, detour from the airport via Liberation road
- From the Kempinski Hotel to the National Theater on Independence Avenue, the Liberation Highway to the N4 to Peduase.
- Liberation Highway from 37 on Obasanjo Street to Tang Palace Hotel.
- Independencia Avenue from National Theater to Arko-Adjei.
Mali crisis
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was overthrown on August 18, 2020.
Keïta won a second term in the 2018 elections, but there has been outrage over corruption, mismanagement of the economy and a dispute over the legislative elections. It has sparked several major protests in recent months.
Following his overthrow, Mr. Keïta was detained by the soldiers but later released.
This was the fourth coup in the West African state since it gained independence from France in 1960.
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