Ghana is firm in support for Israel, Ukraine - Akufo-Addo - MyJoyOnline

Ghana is firm in her support for Israel and Ukraine “in these difficult moments of their national survival”, President Akufo-Addo has assured.

The effects of Hamas’ violent invasion of Israel, with all its repercussions for peace in the Middle East, he said, had further compounded global development challenges.

Ghana, one of the most enduring democratic nations in West Africa, is a regional leader and critical member of the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS.

As sub-Saharan Africa faces a wave of extra-constitutional movements and growing political instability, the United States and its partners are seeking ways to best support the country and other longstanding democracies in the region to promote and sustain democracy as a governance model.

The meeting is looking at issues related to Ghana’s leadership in building peace in West Africa, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and examining regional security in the Pacific Islands, amongst others.

“Terrorism and violent extremism, climate change, food insecurity, political instability in parts of Africa, post-election violence, health pandemics energy crises, rising commodity prices, geo-political tensions, the conflicts in the Middle East, and the needless war in Ukraine, amongst others, have weakened the foundational pillars of multilateralism,” he lamented.

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