By: Kenneth Appiah Bani
President John Dramani Mahama has begun an official visit to Japan and Singapore as part of a two-country tour aimed at strengthening Ghana’s bilateral relations, boosting trade and investment, and enhancing cooperation on key development priorities.
In Japan, President Mahama will participate in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IX), where he is scheduled to deliver a presentation on the theme: “The Economy: Promoting Trade and Investment.” He will also address a Ghana Presidential Investment Forum to showcase Ghana’s investment opportunities and outline the Resetting Ghana agenda.
The President will hold high-level bilateral meetings with leading Japanese partners, including the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), senior officials of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Discussions are expected to focus on trade, investment, technical cooperation, and infrastructure development partnerships.
Following his engagements in Japan, President Mahama will proceed to Singapore for a three-day state visit. His itinerary includes 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 highlight Ghana’s reform and investment priorities. The visit will also seek to strengthen private sector linkages between Ghanaian and Singaporean businesses.
The visits are expected to attract investment, broaden market access for Ghanaian goods and services, mobilize technical and development cooperation, and reinforce partnerships in technology, infrastructure, finance, and human capital development.
President Mahama and his delegation departed Accra on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
