President Nana Akufo-Addo has, on behalf of the government and people of Ghana, extended his “sincere condolences to the President of the French Republic, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, and to the government and people of France, on the death of former French President, His Excellency Jacques Chirac”, which occurred on 26 September 2019.

“Our sympathies go also to his wife, children and family”, the Ghanaian leader said.  

A statement signed by President Akufo-Addo said: “Rightly described as ‘a giant of French politics’, Jacques Chirac was a friend of Africa and of our country, Ghana”.

“Bilateral relations between Ghana and France were considerably strengthened during his tenure of office as President, and have remained strong ever since”.

“Indeed, it was at the 11th Francophonie Summit in Bucharest, Romania, in September 2006, presided over by President Chirac, to which I led the Ghana delegation as Foreign Minister, that Ghana became an Associate Member of La Francophonie, without first having to be made an Observer Member. Ghana, an anglophone nation, became one of a handful of countries that enjoy membership of both the Commonwealth and La Francophonie.
                                                                                
“May God bless him, and may his soul rest in perfect peace”, President Akufo-Addo said.