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President Mahama calls on Japanese companies to invest in Ghana
President John Dramani Mahama has urged Japanese companies to invest in Ghana, saying the country is open for business and offers a strategic gateway to West Africa and the African continent.
He made the call at a high-level Presidential Investment Forum held in Yokohama, Japan, on the sidelines of the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9).
The forum, which brought together more than 100 Japanese companies, was organised by the Centre in partnership with Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Agribusiness, and the Japan External Trade Organisation.
President Mahama said Ghana was ready to support Japanese investors with fast-track approvals, sovereign guarantees, blended financing frameworks, and access to industrial sites.
He encouraged Japanese firms to enter into local content and technology transfer agreements to help train Ghanaian workers and managers.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr Simon Madjie, highlighted Ghana’s transformative economic agenda and pointed to two flagship programmes, the Big Push Agenda and the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Development Programme, as key drivers of investment.
He added that Ghana had introduced investor-friendly measures, such as streamlined approval processes, one-stop investor services, revisions to the GIPC Act to remove minimum capital requirements for foreign investors, as well as access to sovereign guarantees and industrial sites.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, on January 27, 2026, promoted seventeen police officers in recognition of their outstanding professionalism and dedication in the discharge of their duties.
The promotions were awarded to officers who played key roles in separate operations that led to the interception ten(10) wrapped slaps of substances suspected to be cocaine, a narcotic with an estimated value of GHC 1,032.650.00 and sacks of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at in the Volta Region, as well as the recovery of AK 47 rifle, a pump action gun and eight live AAA ammunition during a routine patrol operation in Jacobu.
The IGP, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), congratulated the officers on their elevation and commended them for upholding the core values of the Service through discipline, courage, and professionalism.
IGP Yohuno urged the promoted officers to view their promotion as a call to higher responsibility and encouraged all personnel to continue working diligently, assuring them that excellence and integrity remain the basis for recognition and promotion within the Ghana Police Service.
The DOYA Foundation, a non-profit humanitarian organization, has been launched with a mandate to support vulnerable populations and promote the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners.
The Foundation aims to address challenges linked to poverty, incarceration and social exclusion through humanitarian assistance, community empowerment and justice-linked interventions.
Founder Degraft Oppong said the organization was established to offer hope and practical support to people struggling to reintegrate into society.
“We believe that no one should be permanently defined by poverty or imprisonment.
The DOYA Foundation exists to restore dignity and give people a real chance to rebuild their lives,” he said.
The organization says its programs will include emergency relief, healthcare and educational support for vulnerable groups, as well as skills training, counseling and post-release support for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated persons.
The Foundation will also engage families, communities and key stakeholders to promote social acceptance and long-term reintegration.
