President Mahama jets off to Japan and Singapore

President John Dramani Mahama will leave Ghana
on Sunday, August 17, for a high-level working visit
to Japan and Singapore, as part of efforts to
strengthen Ghana’s global partnerships and
accelerate investment inflows.

A statement released by the Minister for
Government Communications, Mr. Felix Kwakye
Ofosu, explained that the visit is designed to
“deepen bilateral relations, expand trade and
investment links, and advance cooperation on
shared development priorities.”

In Tokyo, President Mahama is scheduled to
participate in the Ninth Tokyo International
Conference on African Development (TICAD IX). He
will address a plenary session on the theme The
Economy: Promoting Trade and Investment,
highlighting Ghana’s Resetting Ghana agenda and
its drive to position itself as an investment hub in
Africa.

The President will also headline a Ghana Presidential Investment Forum, where he will showcase the country’s expanding opportunities in energy, agriculture, infrastructure, and digital transformation. His itinerary includes key bilateral engagements with Japanese leaders, notably Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and senior executives of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). These meetings are expected to focus on trade partnerships, technical assistance, and strategic infrastructure cooperation.

Following the Japan leg of the trip, President Mahama will proceed to Singapore for a three-day state visit. He will hold discussions with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, and participate in the Africa-Singapore Business Forum. Additionally, he will deliver a keynote address at a Ghana-Singapore investment forum, outlining Ghana’s reform priorities and creating new linkages with Singapore’s private sector.

According to the statement, the visits are aimed at broadening market access for Ghanaian exports, attracting long-term foreign direct investment, and advancing partnerships in finance, human capital development, technology transfer, and infrastructure.

The two-country visit underscores Ghana’s renewed foreign policy approach under the Resetting Ghana agenda, which places strong emphasis on economic diplomacy, investment promotion, and leveraging global partnerships for national development.