President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to touch down in Accra on Wednesday, April 1 at 3:00pm for a three-day state visit.
“The main event of the visit will be bilateral talks at the Peduase Lodge, preceded by a tête-à-tête between the two leaders,” the Minister of Government Communications,Felix Kwakye Ofosu, wrote in a release on Tuesday.
“Both Presidents will lead their respective delegations in detailed discussions on enhancing cooperation between the two countries in several areas, including trade, tourism, health, sanitation, agriculture, the fight against corruption and tackling unemployment.”
The Zimbabwe leader is expected to be received by his colleague President, John Dramani Mahama, with full military honours, including an inspection of a Guard of Honour mounted by the Ghana Armed Forces and a 21-gun salute.
Whilst in Ghana, President Mnangagwa will help the signing and exchange of Memoranda of Understanding covering key areas of mutual interest.
He is expected to visit the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre (SGMC) and the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant, where he will receive briefings on Ghana’s progress in healthcare delivery and waste management technologies respectively.
President Mnangagwa, who won power after the overthrow of the late Robert Mugabe, will also visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
There he will lay a wreath at the tomb of Ghana’s founding father.