Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, took part in the 44th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council.
The theme of the summit, “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality and Relevant Learning in Africa,” was “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century,” and it took place at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 14 and 15, 2024.
In her remarks during the session, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said that to properly organize and coordinate humanitarian activities, the African Humanitarian Agency (AHA) must be established.
“On the issue of the AU-Wide Bank Accounts outside the continent, the Hon. Minister intimated that Ghana supports the decision for the Commission to repatriate funds in the United States of America and Europe to the continent, and apply the principle of equitable representation to the location of AU Bank accounts on the Continent.”
The Minister also participated in a consultative meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), where the main objectives were to examine and deliberate on the applications submitted by member states of ECOWAS for a range of regional and international statutory positions.
