President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today [Friday], January 13, embark on his first official trip to Mali since his inauguration.

The President’s trip to the West African country is to hold bilateral talks with Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

Nana Akufo-Addo was officially sworn-in on Saturday January 7, 2017 as the 5th President of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Prior to the president’s swearing-in he visited Nigeria and called on the country’s president Mahammudu Buhari and also delivered the keynote address at the 2016 Future of Africa Awards ceremony in Lagos.

President Akufo-Addo has been busy putting his government together since his inauguration.

He has so far announced 36 ministers who are yet to be vetted and approved by parliament’s appointments committee.