John Dramani Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has tasked technical universities to tailor their programmes to support the government’s policy of promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ghana. Addressing the 4th Biennial Applied Research Conference of Technical Universities on Tuesday, in Takoradi, the President pledged to allocate GHS10 million to each of the ten public technical universities in the 2027 budget. These funds are intended to expand infrastructure and inves…

President John Dramani Mahama has launched a CEO-Government Compact 2026, a framework designed to strengthen public-private partnerships, ensure mutual accountability, and track measurable impacts on national growth. The President has subsequently tasked the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, to present the framework to the Attorney General for immediate review to inform the necessary steps for action. Speaking at the 10th Ghana CEO Summit in Accra, the Pres…

President John Dramani Mahama is in London for a high-level visit featuring a royal audience with King Charles III and a breakfast meeting with British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. Lord Katz MBE from the Royal Household, H.E. Gordon Wetherell, Special Representative of the Secretary of State for FCDO, and H.E. Sabah Zita Benson, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, were at the airport to welcome him to London. Building on this welcome, the visit will deepen long-standing bilat…

President John Dramani Mahama, on Sunday, held a town hall engagement with Ghanaians in the United Kingdom. The issues discussed focused on key national issues, investment opportunities, governance, and plans to actively involve Ghanaians living abroad in Ghana’s development agenda. “Ghana is working again. The macro economy is stable. Indeed, a lot of people are surprised at how it was achieved, and Ghana has become the poster boy for economic recovery across the world”, President Mahama state…

President John Dramani Mahama has told Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom that Ghana’s economy is back on track and investor confidence is growing. He has also assured them of deliberate policy initiatives to leverage the gains to facilitate Ghana’s transformation agenda after the successful completion of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) extended credit facility. The President gave the assurance in his remarks at a London Town Hall meeting with Ghanaians living in the UK as part of …

President John Dramani Mahama, in his speech at Chatham House in London, unveiled his ambitious economic blueprint for Ghana’s future, positioning the country as a productive, export-led hub. At the Ghana-UK Investment Summit, before going to Chatham House, the President and UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy oversaw the signing of the UK-Ghana Growth Partnership, a deal to boost trade and private investment. Mahama linked these successes to his “Reset Agenda,” which features the “24-hour eco…

His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, will begin a State Visit to the Republic of Belarus today, Friday, 5 June 2026. The visit is at the invitation of His Excellency Aleksandr Grigorievich Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus. The visit aims to strengthen diplomatic ties between Ghana and Belarus. It will also explore new frontiers in economic, agricultural, and technical cooperation. Upon arrival in Minsk, President Mahama will lay a wreath at the…

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Minsk to begin a state visit to the Republic of Belarus. From the airport where he was received by Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich and a delegation of senior Belarusian officials, President Mahama visited the Victory Monument to lay a wreath in honour of Belarusian and Soviet Army soldiers who died liberating the country in World War II. The wreath laying ceremony was witnessed by the Governor of Minsk, Vladimir Kukharev Governor, officials…

On the second day of his state visit to Belarus, President John Dramani Mahama visited the industrial city of Brest to explore opportunities for transforming Ghana’s agricultural sector. The President, who was received by the Governor of Brest, Piotr Alexsandrovich Parkhomchik, and senior officials from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, toured one of the country’s largest agro-processing facilities. The visit focused on the plant’s advanced technology in dairy production, including baby food, mi…

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President John Dramani Mahama will hold bilateral talks with President Aleksandr Grigorievich Lukashenko in Belarus, today. The event, which will take place at the Presidential Palace in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, will precede a high-level bilateral meeting between officials of the two countries. Following the engagement, four memoranda of understanding will be signed. The President, who is wrapping up a five-day official visit to Belarus at the invitation of President Lukashenko, will add…

President Mahama has laid a wreath at the Brest Hero Fortress Memorial Complex in honour of the heroic soldiers and civilians who resisted the Nazi invasion of 1941. The President was accompanied by Ghana’s Ambassador to Russia, Dr Steem Jehu-Appiah, Advisor and Special Aide Joyce Bawah Mogtari, officials from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and representatives from the Ghana Mission in Moscow. The Fortress, located in the border town near Poland, is one of Belarus’ most significan…