Ghana is prepared to be the bridge – President Mahama to AES

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed Ghana’s  preparedness to continue to play the role of a bridge between ECOWAS and the Alliance for Sahel  States.

Speaking to the media, he said,“There is a breakdown of trust among the leadership, and while it will take time to rebuild, we must work towards restoring confidence in one another”

President John Mahama is embarking on a visit to Member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Guinea, to cement the relationship between Ghana and those countries.

According to him, Ghana has  had a good relationship with all these Sahel countries, adding that there is a need to strengthen the bilateral relationships and economic cooperation.

He added that for a very long time, Ghana has traded  with them, and there is the need to improve on the relationship.

Additionally, President Mahama discussed with them how to remove transportation barriers and deepen defence cooperation in fighting terrorism, adding that terrorism in one country is a threat to the other.

“There is a choice that Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have taken,  but it should not be an impediment for Ghana’s bilateral relationship with them,” he concluded.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme