President Mahama Outlines Five-Pillar Partnership Framework with Singapore at Business Forum
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled a comprehensive five-pillar collaboration framework with Singapore, positioning the partnership as essential for addressing global economic challenges and unlocking Africa’s investment potential.
Speaking at the Singapore-Africa Business Forum, President Mahama emphasized the urgency of South collaboration in today’s uncertain global landscape. “In these unpredictable times, we must forge new alliances. We must open new opportunities and possibilities,” he declared.
**The Five Pillars of Collaboration**
President Mahama outlined five strategic areas where Ghana and Singapore can “bridge capabilities and chart shared growth”:
**1. Efficient Green Supply Chains**
“Partnering with Africa to modernize ports, inland waterways and cold chains, your world class logistics and standards can reduce Africa’s trade cost and unlock export competitiveness,” the President stated, highlighting Singapore’s expertise in logistics infrastructure.
**2. Agribusiness and Food Systems**
“From precision irrigation to processing and packaging, Singaporean technology and African scale can turn our farms into reliable suppliers for Asia, the Middle East and Europe,” Mahama explained, emphasizing the potential for agricultural transformation.
**3. Clean Energy and Carbon Markets**
The President noted that “Ghana and Singapore signed an Article Six implementation agreement in 2024” and called for joint investment in renewable energy projects that can “generate high integrity credits while delivering jobs clean air and resilient” communities.
**4. Digital Economy and Services**
Mahama proposed building together “on E payments, cyber security, digital identification systems and smart governments” to “create BPOs and Shared Service Hubs to serve Africa from Accra 24/7.”
**5. Advanced Manufacturing and Critical Minerals**
Highlighting Ghana’s mineral wealth, the President stated: “Ghana has strong manganese outputs, significant lithium potential, alongside graphite, gold, copper and rare earth prospects. Our policy is value addition at home battery precursors, components and downstream manufacturing powered by clean energy and world class standards.”
**Investment Invitation**
President Mahama extended a direct invitation to Singaporean businesses: “Join us, bring your teams, put Ghana’s readiness to the test. We’ll showcase bankable projects, provide direct access to our regulators outline incentives for strategic investors and offer a one stop investor concierge so decisions can be made quickly and confidently.”
The President positioned Ghana as “your reliable gateway” to Africa’s $3.4 trillion continental free trade market, emphasizing the country’s political stability and ongoing economic reforms.
“When Singaporean and African firms collaborate, we will create jobs for youth will diversify global supply chains and drive growth in sustainability and prosperity,” Mahama concluded.
The partnership framework comes as Africa-Singapore trade has grown by 50% between 2020 and 2024, reaching nearly $14 billion, with Ghana-Singapore trade alone exceeding $215 million in 2024.
