President John Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has departed Accra for an official two-country visit to Japan and Singapore aimed at deepening bilateral relations, the Presidency has announced.
The visits also aim at expanding trade and investment links, and advancing cooperation on shared development priorities.
While in Japan, the President will attend the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IX), which is scheduled for August 20 to 22, 2025.
President Mahama is expected to make a presentation at a plenary session on the “Economy: Promoting Trade and Investment”.
The Tokyo International Conference on African Development is an international conference focused on African development.
It has been led by the Government of Japan since 1993, and is co-organised with the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the World Bank. The World Bank has served as a co-organiser since 2000.
President Mahama is expected to deliver an address at a Ghana Presidential Investment Forum, showcasing Ghana’s investment opportunities and the Resetting Ghana agenda.
He will also hold a series of bilateral meetings with key Japanese partners, including the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), senior representatives of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), and the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, to discuss trade, investment, technical cooperation, and infrastructure partnerships.
Following his engagements in Japan, the President will undertake a three-day state visit to Singapore, the statement noted.
“The state visit will include a courtesy call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a meeting with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, participation in the Africa-Singapore Business Forum, and an address at an investment forum to present Ghana’s reform and investment priorities and strengthen private-sector linkages between Ghana and Singapore-based investors,” the Presidency noted.
“The visits seek to attract investment, broaden market access for Ghanaian goods and services, mobilise technical and development cooperation, and bolster partnerships in technology, infrastructure, finance, and human capital development,” it added.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak