FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo Addresses 2020 UN General Debate, 75th Session
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON THE THEME “THE FUTURE WE WANT, THE UN WE NEED, REAFFIRMING OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO MULTILATERALISM” Mr President, Secretary General, a year ago, we were all looking forward to what, we […]
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‘Make public all ongoing investigations’ – GII to Martin Amidu
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