Ghana and Zambia Forge Comprehensive Economic Partnership During Mahama State Visit

President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana concludes a three-day state visit to Zambia today during which the two nations agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Economic Partnership focused on trade, investment, and industrial cooperation.

President Mahama, accompanied by First Lady Lordina Mahama and a high-level delegation of cabinet ministers and private sector representatives, held tête-à-tête consultations and official bilateral talks with President Hakainde Hichilema at the State House in Lusaka.

The two leaders identified priority areas for cooperation spanning agriculture, renewable energy, mining value addition, fintech, waste management, and skills development, with a strong emphasis on leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area.

A Zambia-Ghana Business Dialogue held during the visit yielded immediate results, with fintech transactions worth US$7 million concluded between companies from both countries and a further US$65 million in negotiations underway — deals expected to generate approximately 8,000 jobs.

Ten Memoranda of Understanding were signed covering bilateral air services, visa waivers for diplomatic and ordinary passport holders, health cooperation, defence, disaster risk management, diaspora cooperation, trade promotion, and standardisation.

President Mahama also addressed the Zambian Parliament, highlighting shared democratic values and the importance of Pan-African cooperation for peace and sustainable development.

Both presidents reaffirmed their commitment to coordination across multilateral bodies including the African Union, COMESA, the Commonwealth, and the United Nations, pledging practical, results-oriented cooperation between the two nations.