The President of the ECOWAS Commission attends the inauguration of H.E. John Dramani Mahama, new President of Ghana  

On 7 January 2025, His Excellency Dr Omar Alieu TOURAY attended the historic inauguration of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, marking his return as the 6th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana. Her Excellency Dr Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang was elected the country’s first female Vice-President, an unprecedented step in Ghana’s democratic history. His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, in his capacity as President of the ECOWAS Conference of Heads of State and Government, was the guest of honour.

The ceremony brought together a number of Heads of State, private sector leaders and dignitaries from across the African continent and beyond. They included: His Excellency William Ruto of Kenya; His Excellency Paul Kagame of Rwanda; His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal; His Excellency Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau; His Excellency Mamady Doumbouya of Guinea, Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso,Dr Amina Mohammed, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations representing the UN Secretary-General; His Excellency Bernard Quintin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, representing the European Union and representatives from Niger and Mali.

In his inaugural address, President Mahama paid glowing tribute to his predecessor, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and to former Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia. He also paid tribute to the late President Jerry John Rawlings, who led the country back to a multi-party democratic system of governance with term limits on the basis of free, fair and transparent elections in Ghana, ushering in the Fourth Republic of Ghana in 1993.

On the sidelines of the ceremony, His Excellency Dr Omar Alieu TOURAY held bilateral meetings with His Excellency Bernard Quintin and Lord Ray Collins of the British Parliament, Under Secretary of State for Africa. Discussions focused on strengthening relations between ECOWAS, the European Union and the United Kingdom.