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President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday arrived in Cape Town, South Africa to join about 800 other decision-makers from 50 countries for the 18th World Economic Forum on Africa.
They would focus on ways of addressing challenges facing the continent to enable it to become a more reliable and competitive partner in the global economy.
"Capitalizing on Opportunity", is the theme for the three-day high level discussions whose core pillars would be built on "Re-engineering growth, Innovate or Perish, Partnership without Borders and Licence to Lead."
President Kufuor, accompanied by senior government officials, is expected to use the platform to highlight Ghana's economic growth prospects and potential.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, President Umaru Musa Yar'Dua of Nigeria, Malawian President Bingu Wa Mutharika, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi, Mr Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive of Coca Cola Company, Mr Douglas Alexander, British Secretary of State for International Development, Mr Donald Kaberuka, President of African Development Bank and Jendayi Frazer US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, are among key figures, taking part in the panel discussions.
Meanwhile, President Kufuor, during a stop-over in London, en route to Cape Town from Japan, where he addressed the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), granted audience to the Commonwealth Secretary General, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, who updated him on the activities planned by the Secretariat.
Source: GNA
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