Dave Chappelle in Ghana: US Comedian Meets Akufo-Addo in Jubilee House; Photos Emerge

• African-American comedian, Dave Chappelle, has met with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the Jubilee House
• The 49-year-old award-winning entertainer joins a list of Black A-list celebrities who have visited Ghana during the holiday season
• Beautiful photos showing Dave Chappelle and the president exchanging pleasantries have surfaced

African-American comedian Dave Chappelle, born David Khari Webber Chappelle, has paid a visit to the Jubilee House to meet with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The renowned entertainer arrived in Ghana on Tuesday ahead of the much-anticipated Black Star Line Festival.

Dave Chappelle meets other officials

Aside from the president, the comedian also met with Director Akwasi Awua Ababio and Deputy Director, Dr Nadia Adongo Musah of the Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President.

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In 2019, Ghana's government launched the “Year of Return” initiative to encourage African-Americans and Africans in the diaspora to return ‘home’ and connect with their roots and people. That year also marked the 400th anniversary of the first ship from Africa hitting the shores of the Americas, precisely Virginia.

Chappelle, 49, joins a list of Black A-list personalities who have visited Ghana during the holiday season.

Beautiful photos showing Dave Chappelle and the president exchanging pleasantries have surfaced on the internet.

See the images below:

Constitution Day: Akufo-Addo Urges Ghanaians to Protect Ghana's Democracy (Video)

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported in a separate story that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo urged Ghanaians to defend Ghana's democracy as the nation commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Fourth Republic on Saturday, January 7.

The president admonished Ghanaians to live by the dictates of the national pledge to ensure that every citizen irrespective of their religion, beliefs, or creed, lives in conditions of freedom and democracy.

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In an address to the nation to mark the 30th anniversary of Ghana's democracy on Friday, January 6, the president recalled that the country went through several phases and forms of governance before the adoption of the 1992 Constitution 30 years ago.

Source: YEN.com.gh