President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in London for a working visit aimed at strengthening economic ties between Ghana and the United Kingdom and engaging the Ghanaian diaspora.
The president’s itinerary includes 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, received the president at the airport.
According to Presidency Communications, the visit will deepen long-standing bilateral relations, position Ghana as a premier investment destination, and actively engage Ghanaians living in the UK.
President Mahama is scheduled to attend a diaspora town hall meeting hosted by the Ghana High Commission in London tonight. On Monday morning, he will open the Ghana-UK Investment Summit at Raffles.
The summit is designed to attract foreign direct investment and foster partnerships between Ghanaian entrepreneurs and British investors.
The president will also ring the opening bell at the London Stock Exchange to mark the start of trading, underscoring Ghana’s growing presence in global financial markets.
Additional engagements include an address at Chatham House and a keynote at the 12th Africat Debate at the Guildhall, London.
The visit ends on June 3.
