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President Mahama Jets Off to Japan and Singapore for Trade and Investment Talks
President John Dramani Mahama has left Accra for a two-country official visit to Japan and Singapore.
The trip is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, boosting trade and investment, and deepening cooperation on key development priorities.
According to a statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, President Mahama will first attend the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IX) in Japan.
There, he is expected to deliver a presentation on promoting trade and investment.
The statement added that the President will also address a Ghana Presidential Investment Forum to highlight investment opportunities in Ghana and the Resetting Ghana agenda.
It noted that he will further hold bilateral meetings with the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), senior officials of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), and Japan’s Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, to discuss trade, infrastructure, and technical cooperation.
It added that after his engagements in Japan, President Mahama will undertake a three-day state visit to Singapore.
The statement revealed that his activities will include a courtesy call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a meeting with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, and participation in the Africa-Singapore Business Forum.
The Presidency said it was expected that the president will address an investment forum to present Ghana’s reform and investment priorities.
It pointed out that the visits were expected to attract investment, open new markets for Ghanaian goods and services, and strengthen partnerships in technology, finance, infrastructure, and human capital development.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Abronye remanded in police custody for one week
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been remanded into prison custody for one week.
He was brought before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, September 12, 2025, on charges of offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace and publication of false news, which are classified as misdemeanours under Ghanaian law.
After hearing the case, the court ordered that he be kept in custody while investigations continue.
He is expected to reappear before the court on Thursday, September 19, 2025.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Mahama promises more jobs and support for Zongo communities
President of the republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has assured Muslim leaders that his government will continue to do everything possible to improve the economy and create jobs for the youth.
Speaking to a gathering of imams, Mr. Mahama emphasised the government’s main focus in education was to expand technical and vocational training so that young people could gain the skills they need to work and support themselves.
He added that special attention would be given to Muslim communities to ensure they benefit from the rollout of new training centres.
He mentioned that programmes such as Ajumawura, which offers small loans to start businesses, and the National Apprenticeship Programme, which helps especially young women to learn trades like dressmaking, would also help the youth to build a future for themselves.
On support for Zongo communities, Mr. Mahama said a coordinator and deputy had been appointed to lead the Zongo Development Fund.
He announced that they would soon begin work on a microcredit scheme called the Soya Fund.
The fund, he explained, would provide small loans to poor households in Zongo communities, especially women engaged in small-scale businesses such as selling waakye, cocoa, or running small shops.
He said artisans like dressmakers would also benefit.
The president thanked the imams for their continuous prayers for Ghana, saying their intercession had helped the country remain one of the most peaceful nations in Africa.
By: Jacob Aggrey
