The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has endorsed Ghana’s petition to the African Union (AU) against xenophobia and given its full backing to the Accra Next Steps Commitments on Reparatory Justice, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said.
Ablakwa announced the development in a Facebook post on Sunday while attending meetings of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Sierra Leone ahead of the summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government.
According to the minister, the Council’s decision reflects growing regional support for Ghana’s efforts to promote tolerance, African unity and justice.
“I commend the ECOWAS Council of Ministers for declaring full support for Ghana’s petition to the African Union against Xenophobia and for their unconditional endorsement of the Accra Next Steps Commitments on Reparatory Justice,” Ablakwa said.
He said Ghana would continue to champion initiatives aimed at strengthening unity across the continent and safeguarding the rights and dignity of Africans.
“We shall keep working tirelessly towards the attainment of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s dream of a united, tolerant and prosperous Africa,” he added.
Ablakwa is part of Ghana’s delegation attending the ECOWAS meetings in Sierra Leone, where ministers and regional leaders are discussing political, economic and security issues affecting the West African bloc ahead of the summit of heads of state.
