Ghana’s president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he does not know why the African Union (A.U.) President, Alpha Conde, who he said could better explain the reason he was given this year’s ‘A.U. He also chose another woman to occupy the seat of Chief Justice. Justice Sophia Akuffo took over from Ghana’s first female Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, who retired after a decade as head of the judiciary. The Chief Justice is the fourth most powerful person in Ghana behind the president, his vice and the speaker of parliament.

Source: Ethiopian News July 19, 2017 12:33 UTC