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Gbevlo Lartey’s appointment signals Ghana’s effort to rebuild trust with Sahel States — Kwesi Aning

General News Gbevlo Lartey’s appointment signals Ghana’s effort to rebuild trust with Sahel States—Kwesi Aning
WED, 22 JAN 2025

A security expert, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, says Ghana’s appointment of Larry Gbevlo Lartey to work with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) shows the country wants better ties with the military-led nations in the region.

President John Dramani Mahama announcing his second set of appointments to the seat of the presidency announced retired military officer Larry Gbevlo Lartey as an Envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Speaking to the media in Accra on the decision to appoint the ex-military officer for such a position, the security expert indicated that “this appointment is the first in ECOWAS and it’s an attempt to rebuild trust… and start the process of re-engagement and the return of the ASS to the ECOWAS family.”

He added, “The retired lieutenant colonel has credentials and speaks a language the AES leadership understands.”

Ghana and Burkina Faso’s diplomatic ties suffered under the leadership of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after he is said to have alleged that Burkina Faso had hired Russian Wagner mercenaries, indicating that their presence on Ghana’s northern border was uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, President Mahama, who won the 2024 elections, during his campaign promised to mend broken ties with Ghana’s neighbors, beginning with an invitation to his inauguration and now the appointment of an envoy to handle the country’s relations with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Gideon Afful Amoako
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