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8th Africa-Singapore Business Forum: Ghana’s import trade hit $215 million in 2024 alone – Prez Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that Ghana’s import trade reached over $215 million in 2024.
Speaking at the 8th Africa-Singapore Business Forum, the President said trade between Africa and Singapore grew by 50 percent between 2020 and 2024, rising to nearly $14 billion.
He noted that West Africa alone accounted for more than half of that amount.
Mr.Mahama stressed that Africa and Singapore must work together as champions of open markets, trusted trade rules, and practical partnerships that deliver jobs, technology transfer, and shared prosperity.
He described Africa and Asia as the youngest and fastest urbanizing regions in the world, making them attractive for investment and economic growth.
The President assured investors that Africa is “investable” and described Ghana as a reliable gateway to the continent.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana’s Special Envoy for Reparations is urging closer collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and it’s agencies to drive the reparations agenda through tourism and heritage, with plans to raise $100 million to restore the nation’s forts and castles.
The Deputy Minister, Yussif Issaka Jajah, welcomed the engagement and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to restoring Ghana’s forts and castles, following concerns raised by UNESCO over deteriorating conditions noting that despite funding challenges and stalled rehabilitation efforts, the Ministry is prepared to partner in mobilising resources to restore heritage sites and strengthen tourism.
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to restoring Ghana’s forts and castles despite funding setbacks, pledging to collaborate in mobilising resources to protect heritage and boost tourism.
Members of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) are attending the 2026 African Languages Conference in Accra, held as part of African Languages Week (February 21–28, 2026).
The two-day hybrid conference, hosted at the ISSER Conference Hall at the University of Ghana, is organised by African Languages Inc, to promote language justice, cultural preservation, and digital rights across Africa and the diaspora.
Under the theme “Language Justice: African Languages for Social and Economic Development,” the conference brings together writers, scholars, policymakers, technologists, educators and community leaders to advance the use of African languages in education, governance, economic planning and digital innovation.
