PM Modi will stay in Ghana on 2 and 3 July.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for his five -day foreign trip. During this time he will go to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil and Namibia. He will reach Ghana at the first stop of the journey. This country of West Africa is one of the fastest growing economies there, but also the major trading partner of India. Let us know what Ghana gives to the world and what he takes from India? How does this country go? Why is this visit of Prime Minister Modi special?
Ghana is an African country located in the center of the world. It is very close to the aquator and Greenwich Meridian, so it has a longitud zero degree. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s thoughts, Ghana first achieved independence in Africa.
While studying in America, Ghana’s biggest leader, Quame Encruma, was greatly impressed by Gandhiji’s views and returned to his country and started the freedom struggle by establishing the Convention People’s Party. He used methods like unity, non -violence and civil disobedience on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi and brought freedom to his country on 6 March 1957 through a peaceful movement against British rule. Due to this, Encrama is also called Mahatma Gandhi of Africa.
What does Ghana give to the world?
The whole world gets natural resources like gold, cocoa, wood and oil from Ghana. Ghana, the first country to gain freedom in sub-Sahara Africa, is very strong in the field of agriculture and cocoa, casava and other crops are grown there.
Between April 2024 to March 2025, Ghana supplied a gold bullion and gold of US $ 12157.74 million. Raw cocoa beans of superior quality of US $ 1865 million was exported. Not only this, Ghana aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds, cashews also export to many countries of the world.
Many things including Ghana coffee, gold and cashews export to many countries of the world. Photo: Pixabay
Major area of tourism
Ghana is also a major center of attraction for tourists. There are many major tourist places like palaces, national parks and historical sites. Ghana’s man -made Volta Lake is famous all over the world. It is the world’s largest man -made lake. Ghana is a rich and diverse culture country. Ghana is currently a stable democratic country. It is a leading democracy of Africa, which is also the founding member of the Non -Aligned Movement and the African Union. Tourism is a prominent place in Ghana’s economy along with farming, mining.
Ghana is also known for her tourism. Photo: Pixabay
West Africa’s largest market in Ghana
The population there is continuously increasing due to better facilities for living in ACCRA, the capital of Ghana. Due to this, it has become the second most expensive city in Africa. Ghana has West Africa’s largest open air single market. The name of this market is Kumasi Central Market, which the local people know as Kejetia Market. There are more than 10 thousand shops, clinics, police stations, social entertainment centers and a mosque in this market. Such a market promotes the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and provides a large number of employment opportunities.
This is why PM Modi’s visit is special for India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Ghana tour is the first Ghana visit of an Indian Prime Minister in the last 30 years. This journey is special because Ghana is a major commercial partner of India. Through this visit, India will strengthen relations with this partner. Through this, India will help in increasing its presence in Africa markets. Apart from this, India’s energy security and access to mineral resources will be strong on the basis of close relations with Ghana.
If educational and cultural cooperation with a country like Ghana will be strong, then India’s global image will improve and this will increase the soft power of the country. About 16 thousand people in Ghana are of Indian origin.
Over the Next Few Days, I Will Be Attending Various Bilateral, Multililateral and other Programmes in Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia. Looking forward to interacting with world leaders and discusing ways to make our planet better. https://t.co/tg3fowtceh
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 2, 2025
What does Ghana import from India?
Ghana is a major source of gold for India. From there, about 70 percent of the total Indian imports come to the gold. Not only this, trade between these two countries has reached around $ 3.13 billion and there is a lot of possibility of growth. About 13 thousand crore rupees are exported to Ghana from India. These include medicines, vehicles, liquor, grains, textiles, steel, farming machines and plastic etc. Apart from this, Ghana is a big importer of the umbrellas of India.
Not only this, Indian companies have invested in 818 projects of Ghana. These include farming, construction, education, pharma, auto as well as FMCG companies, which are working in Ghana. Apart from these, many pharma companies are working there along with Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata, Ashok Leyland, Larsen & Trubo, NIIT, Escorts. In these 818 projects, Indian companies have invested $ 1.92 billion.
Ghana has a population of 3.38 crores. Photo: Pixabay
Sub Sahara Africa second most quiet country
All Sahara is considered to be the second most quiet country in Africa. According to the Global Peace Index-2022 report, Ghana got 1.760 points in this case in 2022, which was 1.715 in the year 2021. According to this report, Ghana is the 40th of the world in 163 countries of the world.
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