General News of Monday, 10 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe African Union's recent appointment of Ghana's former president John Dramani Mahama as a special envoy to Somalia has been hailed by the major opposition bloc of the country. Mahama's appointment was announced in a May 8 statement released by the Chairperson of the African union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat. The African Union usually deploys envoys to country's mired in political conflicts. Years back former president Jerry John Rawlings also served as AU envoy to Somalia. Ghana is also a contributor of police personnel to the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, which is a peacekeeping and combat force against Al-Shabaab.

Source: GhanaWeb May 10, 2021 14:59 UTC