Mahama takes over as Chair of TANA High-Level Forum on Security

Former Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, will today assume the Chairmanship of the TANA High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, taking over from President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria.

Based in Ethiopia, the TANA Forum is a platform for African leaders, stakeholders and thought leaders to collaboratively engage in exploring and exchanging ideas on African-led solutions to its security challenges.

The Forum was launched in 2012 and is actively supported by the Ethiopian Government as an African- owned initiative to explore solutions by Africans for the continents security challenges.

Today’s ceremony will end two days of discussions on the theme, Ownership of Africa’s Peace and Security Provisions.