Here are the African leaders that gathered at Ghana’s inauguration
Leaders from across Africa gathered in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on January 7 for the country’s presidential inauguration.
The event, held at the historic Black Star Square, brought together presidents, vice presidents, prime ministers, and other dignitaries from various African nations.
They came to witness and congratulate Ghana’s newly elected president, John Mahama, and his vice president, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. The ceremony was historic as Professor Opoku-Agyemang became the first woman in Ghana to assume such a high office.
The gathering was described by many as a show of unity, similar to an African Union event, as leaders from different parts of the continent joined the celebration.
The leaders praised Ghana for its peaceful election and its role in promoting democracy in Africa.
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Here’s a list of leaders from various African countries that were present at the event.
Presidents
Paul Kagame - Rwanda
Faure Gnassingbé – Togo
Patrice Talon – Benin
Adama Barrow – Gambia
Julius Maada Bio – Sierra Leone
Felix Tshisekedi – DR Congo
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Bola Tinubu – Nigeria
Umaro Sissoco Embalo – Guinea Bissau
José Maria Neves – Cape Verde
Joseph Boakai – Liberia
Dr. Nangolo Mbumba – Namibia
Bassirou Diomaye Faye – Senegal
Marshal Mahamat Déby – Chad
William Ruto – Kenya
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Duma Boko – Botswana
Brice Oligui Nguema – Gabon
Military Junta Leader
Capt. Ibrahim Traoré – Burkina Faso
General Mamady Doumbouya – Guinea Conakry
General Abdourahamane Tchiani – Niger
Prime Ministers
Gen. Abdoulaye Maïga – Mali
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Alix Didier Fils-Aimé – Haiti
Vice Presidents
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue – Equatorial Guinea
Jessica Alupo – Uganda
Philip Isdor Mpango - Tanzania
Tiemoko Meyliet Koné – Cote D’Ivoire
Mohamed Limam – Mauritania
Speaker of Parliament
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Rachid Talbi Alam
Former Presidents
Goodluck Jonathan – Nigeria
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo - Nigeria
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – Liberia
Jacob Zuma – South Africa
