President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama is currently on a five-day working visit to the Republic of Korea, running from 10 to 14 March 2026. The visit is part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and deepen economic cooperation between Ghana and South Korea.
President Mahama touched down at the Air Force Base in Seoul on 10 March. He was received by Mr Park Kyongsig, the Korean Ambassador to Ghana; Mr Chung Kwangyong, Director General of the Africa and Middle East Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea; and Mr Kojo Choi, Ghana’s Ambassador to South Korea, along with other officials from the Ghana Embassy in Seoul.
The President is accompanied by a delegation that includes Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President; Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Advisor and Special Aide to the President; Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs; and Stan Xoese Dogbe, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations.
President Mahama has held summit talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, in Seoul, agreeing to deepen cooperation in climate, digital innovation, and maritime security.
The two leaders witnessed the signing of three agreements: a climate-change cooperation accord, a memorandum of understanding on technology and digital innovation, and a separate maritime safety and security memorandum of understanding between the Korea Coast Guard and the Ghana Navy. President Lee thanked Ghana’s navy for protecting South Korean nationals in the Gulf of Guinea and stated that the new maritime pact would strengthen coordinated policing.
President Mahama noted that Ghana holds significant reserves of bauxite, manganese, gold, lithium, and nickel and expressed hopes of partnering with South Korea to jointly explore these resources and strengthen value-chain cooperation.
The discussions also included expanding collaboration in economic security, agriculture, education, culture, and critical minerals, as well as exchanging views on regional and global issues.
In the coming days, President Mahama is also scheduled to meet with the Speaker of the Korean National Assembly, Woo Won-shik; participate in a ship-naming ceremony at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan; and deliver a speech at a conferment ceremony at Yonsei University. The vessel at the Ulsan shipyard is believed to be intended for transporting liquefied petroleum gas supplies to Ghana. Other activities on the schedule include an evening meeting with Ghanaians studying and working in South Korea and dinner meetings with chief executives and business leaders to discuss investment opportunities in Ghana.
