Ghana’s foreign minister announced six commitments following President John Mahama’s talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. They include cooperation toward a nuclear power plant, military equipment, farming and scholarships. The minister also said Putin agreed to prevent Ghanaians from joining the Ukraine war, and that a joint commission would resume work.
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced six commitments following President John Dramani Mahama’s bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow. The package covers energy, defence, agriculture, education and cooperation between the governments. Ablakwa outlined the outcomes on October 31, presenting them as agreements reached in the two presidents’ discussions.[1], [2]
According to the minister, Russia agreed to work with Ghana toward establishing a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant intended to strengthen energy security and support industrialisation. He also described a defence arrangement to help Ghana obtain strategic military equipment. Agricultural cooperation would focus on grain production and access to fertilisers, while Russia would expand scholarship opportunities for Ghanaian students.[1]
Ablakwa said Mahama raised concerns about Ghanaians taking part in the Russia-Ukraine war. In response, the minister said, Putin declared that Ghanaians would no longer be permitted to participate, whether through irregular recruitment or voluntary enlistment. The governments also agreed to revive their Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation, with Moscow expected to host a meeting in the coming weeks. Ghana and Russia established diplomatic relations in 1958.[1]
