Ghana and Poland explore investment opportunities and security cooperation

Ghana and Poland have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with discussions focusing on trade, investment, industrial development, technology, education and security. The commitment was reiterated when Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, James Gyakye Quayson, met Poland’s Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Wojciech Zajaczkowski, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Accra on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The meeting provided an opportunity for the two countries to review their longstanding relations and identify areas for deeper cooperation. Mr Zajaczkowski recalled the cordial ties between Ghana and Poland in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, particularly in education, technical training, engineering and industrial development.

He expressed Poland’s renewed interest in deepening its engagement with Ghana and the wider African continent, citing Ghana’s political stability, economic potential and strategic location in West Africa as factors that make it an attractive partner for Polish businesses seeking to expand into African markets. Mr Gyakye Quayson welcomed the renewed interest and reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to partnerships based on mutual benefit, economic cooperation and respect for national interests. He also highlighted Ghana’s longstanding policy of non-alignment and its commitment to maintaining friendly relations with all countries, irrespective of ideological differences. He said diversifying international partnerships was important to supporting Ghana’s economic transformation and reducing excessive dependence on any single country or group of countries. The Deputy Minister further highlighted the government’s industrialisation and value-addition agenda, stressing the need to move beyond exporting raw materials towards…