Accra, March 19, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor leaves Accra on Wednesday night for Paris, France, to launch "The Alliance for Africa Foundation", an organisation dedicated to the sustainable development of Africa.

The Foundation, which is being promoted by a number of world leaders, would identify and provide resources to support specific projects in capacity building, agro-food industry and public services. A statement issued in Accra by Mr Andrew Awuni, Press Secretary to the President said Accra and the Italian city of Milan would host the legal and operational headquarters of the Foundation respectively.

President Kufuor is expected back home on Saturday, March 22.