President Akufo-Addo has paid tribute to former France President Jacques Chirac, who died on Thursday, September 26.
Jacques Chirac died aged 86 years after a long illness.
President Akufo-Addo in a press statement said, "On behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, I extend sincere condolences to the President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, and to the Government and people of France, on the death of former French President, His Excellency Jacques Chirac. Our sympathies go also to his wife, children and family."
"Rightly described as “a giant of French politicsâ€, Jacques Chirac was a friend of Africa and of our country, Ghana. Bilateral relations between Ghana and France were considerably strengthened during his tenure of office as President, and have remained strong ever since.
"Indeed, it was at the 11th Francophonie Summit in Bucharest, Romania, in September 2006, presided over by President Chirac, to which I led the Ghana delegation as Foreign Minister, that Ghana became an Associate Member of La Francophonie, without first having to be made an Observer Member. Ghana, an anglophone nation, became one of a handful of countries that enjoy membership of both the Commonwealth and La Francophonie."