Akufo-Addo Joins Bill Gates And Other Dignitaries To Discuss Global Security At Munich Security Conference

Akufo-Addo Joins Bill Gates And Other Dignitaries To Discuss Global Security At Munich Security Conference

  • President Nana Akufo-Addo was among the global leaders who attended this year's influential Munich Security Conference
  • Every year in February, the conference assembles more than 450 senior decision-makers and thought leaders from around the world to discuss international security policy
  • On the last day of the event, February 19, Akufo-Addo shared some rare photos on his Facebook page

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has shared stunning photos of him and other global leaders at the 2023 Munich Security Conference (MSC) which ended on Sunday, February 19, 2023.

The MSC, held in February every year, is the world's leading forum for debating the most pressing challenges to international security.

The high-profile event assembles more than 450 senior decision-makers and thought leaders from around the world.

Akufo-Addo met Bill Gates and other top global leaders at the Munich Security Conference.
L-R: Akufo-Addo, Bill Gates, Akufo-Addo and IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva at the Munich Security Conference. Source: Facebook/@nakufoaddo.
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Heads of state, ministers, leading personalities of international and non-governmental organisations, and high-ranking representatives from business, the media, academia, and civil society together to debate pressing issues of international security policy.

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Akufo-Addo met Olaf Scholz at the 2023 MSC.
President Nana Akufo-Addo (L) poses with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the MSC, 2023. Source: Facebook/@nakufoaddo.
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At the event held in Bayerischer Hof, Munich, Ghana's president shared the stage on South-North cooperation with Bill Gates and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Kristalina Georgieva.

President Nana Akufo-Addo takes part in discussions at the forum.
Akufo-Addo is seen here during a discussion at the 2023 MSC with IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other dignitaries. Source: Facebook/@nakufoaddo.
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“If indeed we have cooperation between the south and the north, the fundamental requirement of solidarity in the political world is to overcome the ‘them and us’,” Akufo-Addo said to buttress his view that the south of the globe has been left to its fate by the rich north.
Nana Akufo-Addo met with IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva at the 2023 MSC.
Nana Akufo-Addo interacts with IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva at the 2023 MSC. Source: Facebook/@nakufoaddo.
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On the last day of the event, February 19, the president took to Facebook to share some rare photos from the important global event.

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George Nyavor (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) George Nyavor writes for YEN.com.gh. He has been Head of the Politics and Current Affairs Desk since 2022. George has over 9 years of experience in managing media and communications (Myjoyonline and GhanaWeb). George is a member of the Catholic Association of Media Practitioners Ghana (CAMP-G). He obtained a BA in Communications Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2010. Reach out to him via george.nyavor@yen.com.gh.