The President of the Republic of Ghana, HE President Nana Akufo-Addo, has said that the Russia invasion of Ukraine worsened the situation in Ghana and other African countries’ efforts to escape the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It is not just the dismay that we feel at seeing such deliberate devastation of cities and towns in Europe in the year 2022, we are feeling this war directly in our lives in Africa.
“Every bullet, every bomb, every shell that hits a target in Ukraine, hit our pockets and our economies in Africa.”
He reiterated that as we grappled with these economic challenges, Russia invasion of Ukraine burst upon us, aggravating an already difficult situation.
Mr Akufo-Addo among other things, recounted the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on African economies including Ghana.
He told the Assembly that just as Ghana and other African countries were trying to get out of the pandemic, the Russia invasion of Ukraine happened, compounding the situation.
He made the remarks in his address at the 77th United Nation’s General Assembly on Wednesday 21st September 2022.