President Bola Tinubu will be in attendance during the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination meeting of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States in Accra, Ghana. The Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the president is scheduled to depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana on Saturday, July 20 for the forum convened under the AU theme of the year 2024: ‘Educate and skill Africa for the 21st Century.’
President Tinubu, in his capacity, as the Chairman of the ECOWAS authority of Heads of State and Government, will address the forum, highlighting the achievements and challenges encountered in West Africa since the last meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 2023.
He will also be presenting 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 statement read, “The Mid-Year Coordination Meeting was conceptualized in 2017 as the principal forum for the AU and the RECs to align their work and coordinate the implementation of the continental integration agenda, replacing the June/July summits”.
“In Accra, the 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.”
