The President of the Republic of Guinea, H.E. Professor Alpha Condé,
will arrive in Accra today, Wednesday, for a three-day State visit to
Ghana. President Condé will be the Special Guest at tomorrow’s 57th
Independence Anniversary Parade.
The Guinean leader has been invited by President John Mahama to
Ghana's Independence Anniversary in fulfillment of a desire to deepen
existing relations with Ghana’s long-standing friendly neighbours.
Ghana’s historical relations with Guinea go way back to the 1950s when
the two countries established diplomatic relations. Guinea became home
to Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah after he was
overthrown in the 1966 military coup.
In Guinea, Dr. Nkrumah was elevated to the status of co-President of
Guinea by the late Guinean President Ahmed Sekou Touré. The widow of
Guinea's first President, Mrs. Hadja André Touré will be accompanying
President Condé to Ghana.
President Mahama and his Guinean counterpart will co-host a seminar
on the Responsible Mineral Development Initiative (RMDI) on Friday at
the Accra International Conference Centre, as a follow-up to their
recent meetings on responsible mining at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland.
President Mahama will also take his guest on a tour of the Akosombo
Hydroelectric Dam and a pineapple plantation. The occasion is also
expected to be used in connecting Ghanaian business owners in the
agriculture, tourism, energy and mining sectors with Guinean government
officials and business executives.
President Condé will also visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and the Asomdwee Park.
Source: Flagstaff House Communications
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