President Paul Kagame has arrived in Accra, Ghana to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect John Dramani Mahama and Vice President-elect Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang. According to the Office of the President, President Kagame is joining African Heads of State and dignitaries. Mahama won the Ghanaian Presidential election in December with 56.6% against 41.6% for Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. It is the biggest margin of victory in the country for 24 years. On December 20, President Paul Kagame extended his congratulations to John Mahama. "Congratulations to my friend President-e

President Paul Kagame has arrived in Accra, Ghana to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect John Dramani Mahama and Vice President-elect Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang. According to the Office of the President, President Kagame is joining African Heads of State and dignitaries. Mahama won the Ghanaian Presidential election in December with 56.6% against 41.6% for Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. It is the biggest margin of victory in the country for 24 years. On December 20, President Paul Kagame extended his congratulations to John Mahama. "Congratulations to my friend President-elect John Mahama on your election victory," his statement on X account. President Kagame added, "Rwanda and Ghana share a strong commitment to progress, and we look forward to working together to strengthen our bilateral ties and advance the vision of a prosperous Africa." Rwanda has strong cooperation with Ghana. In 2020, Rwanda established a resident High Commission in Ghana. The chancery of the High Commission is situated in the cosmopolitan city of Accra. In 2021, the High Commission in Ghana was accredited as a non-resident representation for Rwanda in the Republics of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo, to further strengthen existing good relations that Rwanda enjoys with these countries in the sub-region. The High Commission's work centers greatly on bolstering economic cooperation with these countries to grow intra-African trade in goods and services. At the heart of this economic cooperation is trade, business and investment promotion, tourism, and education. In furtherance of this, the High Commission has facilitated the signing of several economic cooperation agreements. Currently, Rwanda and Ghana have signed a General Cooperation (GCA) Agreement, a bilateral Air Service Agreement, an Agreement for the establishment of a Joint Permanent Commission, and Memoranda of Understanding in a range of sectors including defense and security cooperation, private sector collaboration, tourism arts and culture, financial sector cooperation, and trade and economic cooperation. These cooperation instruments continue to be sought in other sectors to facilitate public, private, and civil society cooperation. In a reciprocal move to further strengthen relations, the Republic of Ghana in 2024 appointed its first resident High Commissioner to Rwanda, establishing a resident High Commission which will contribute to raising relations to a higher level.

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