Dominic Bingab Aduna Nitiwul, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Ghana visits NATO and meets with NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană September 06, 2021 in Brussels, Belgium (Credit:  NATO.INT)

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NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană welcomed Defence Minister Nitiwul of Ghana at NATO Headquarters on Monday in Brussels.   During their meeting,   Geoană and   Nitiwul discussed potential opportunities for cooperation between Ghana and NATO. They also exchanged views on current security challenges. At NATO’s Brussels Summit on 14 June 2021, as part of NATO’s 2030 agenda, NATO Allies agreed to seek new relationships with countries across the world, including in Africa. 

Dominic Bingab Aduna Nitiwul, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Ghana visits NATO and meets with NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană Sept. 6, 2021 in Brussels. (Credit: Nato.int)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) coordinated the delivery of a UK-funded field hospital to Accra.   Since 2005, NATO has been cooperating with the African Union (AU) – a regional organisation with 55 members created in 2002.  

 NATO and African Union exchange views on furthering Counter-Terrorism Cooperation