Ghana's president, His Excellency John Mahama's visit to Japan was expected to yield very beneficial results to Ghana, and it did not fail. The Asi
Ghana’s president, His Excellency John Mahama’s visit to Japan was expected to yield very beneficial results to Ghana, and it did not fail.
The Asian nation has promised to help Ghana complete many projects, including an agreement for Toyota to expand its operations in Ghana in the bid to make the nation Toyota’s hub in West Africa.
The biggest news was a $100 million deal to help Ghana start new agricultural projects.
The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) has secured many gains for African countries, and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Ghana, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed all the benefits.
He wrote via his X wall.
Key accomplishments include:
“1. Volivo to Dorfor Adidome Bridge across the Volta River has been revived. Both nations commit to immediately providing the additional funding required.
2. Kumasi inner city ring road project to commence shortly.
3. New agreement signed with Toyota to expand its operations in Ghana and make Ghana its West African hub;
4. Groundbreaking space agreement signed with Japan to leverage space science for Ghana’s development;
5. Ghana to benefit from training of a targeted 300,000 youth in AI, modern agriculture, green transition, tech-startups, and biotechnology;
6. Special cooperation anchored on the latest scientific research to boost rice production in Ghana and attain food security;
7. US$100million secured for new agricultural projects;
8. Arranged a strategic industrialisation partnership with Japan as Japan considers investing a dedicated US$1.5 billion in Africa in the short term.
It was a really proud moment to hear President Mahama articulate his bold vision for resetting and transforming Ghana during the two TICAD plenary sessions he chaired.
Ghana is back on the global stage to inspire and strike strategic partnerships for our collective progress.
Ghana – Japan relations couldn’t be better, 98 years after Noguchi sacrificed his life for the extraordinary love he had for our nation”.
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