The African Union (AU), Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC) met at the AU headquarters on Sunday (February 19) in Addis Ababa, as reported by the Ghanaian Times.

The meeting was facilitated by the country’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in an effort to end an impasse that has hampered the build-up to the multi-sport event, which was previously due to be held from August 4 to 19.

Following the meeting representatives of the AU, ANOCA and the AASC signed a negotiated agreement, which stipulates that preparations can continue.

Speaking before the meeting deputy chief operating officer of the Organising Committee Dr Kweku Ofosu Asare said: "The Government was committed to ensuring that Ghana hosted the African Games without hitches. 

"The country could not be blamed for the delay in the completion of the facilities for the event as they were doing everything possible to ensure that Ghana served the entire continent with a spectacle.

"The misunderstanding has been one of our biggest challenges which is no fault of ours, but we are sure that after the agreement is signed, we could move on with the organisation."

The build-up to the Games has been overshadowed by an economic crisis which is currently affecting Ghana, although inflation did drop for the first time in almost two years in January, down to 53.6 per cent.

Former Ghana President John Mahama has led calls for the cancellation of the event, although Ofosu Asare has claimed in response it will cost Ghana just as much not to host the Games as it will to stage them.