The Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, has called on the international community to strengthen support for electrification and climate resilience initiatives across Africa. He stressed that sustainable energy systems are essential to addressing the continent’s growing climate challenges. The minister made the call during a […]

President John Dramani Mahama has returned to Ghana from a state visit to the United Kingdom and Belarus, bringing with him a £101 million agreement to establish the first commercial-scale ship repair yard in Takoradi, and a supply deal for over 1,800 pieces of agricultural equipment from Belarus. The President […]

President John Dramani Mahama has directed NADMO and a government task force to map all restricted waterways across the country and demolish structures illegally built within them, as unusually heavy rainfall lays bare the scale of Accra’s flooding problem. The President gave the directive on Tuesday upon his return from […]

President John Dramani Mahama has invited Belarusian technology companies to partner Ghana in building what he described as a leading digital economy in Africa, with opportunities spanning artificial intelligence, fintech, health technology, data centres and cyber security. Addressing the Ghana-Belarus Business Forum in Minsk on Monday, President Mahama said Ghana […]

BeLAZ, the Belarusian manufacturer of heavy mining equipment, is set to visit Ghana next week following an agreement reached on the sidelines of the Ghana-Belarus Business Forum in Minsk. President John Dramani Mahama announced the visit at the forum, where he was pitching Ghana to Belarusian investors as a destination […]

Ghana’s gross domestic product has crossed $114 billion, making it the eighth largest economy in Africa, President John Dramani Mahama announced as he made the case for investment ties with Belarus. In his address at the Ghana-Belarus Business Forum in Minsk on Monday, President Mahama said the economy had been […]

Gov’t has placed an order for 1,840 pieces of agricultural equipment from Belarus as part of efforts to mechanise farming in the country. President John Dramani Mahama announced the procurement deal on Monday at the Ghana-Belarus Business Forum in Minsk, describing it as the first tangible output of a push […]

Ghana is looking to Belarus to help modernise its agricultural sector, President John Dramani Mahama has said, describing the eastern European country as a natural partner given its strong reputation in farm mechanisation, technology and research. The President made the call on Monday during a joint press conference with Belarusian […]

Ghana and Belarus have signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) covering trade and economic cooperation, chamber of commerce collaboration and agriculture, marking a new chapter in relations between the two countries since they established diplomatic ties in 1992. The agreements were signed on Monday in Minsk during President John Dramani […]

President John Dramani Mahama has laid a wreath at the Brest Hero Fortress Memorial Complex in Belarus, honouring the soldiers and civilians who resisted the Nazi invasion of 1941, before being hosted at a special lunch by the Governor of Brest, Piotr Alexsandrovich. The Fortress, located in a border town […]