PM Modi On His First Visit To Ghana. 5-Nation Tour Begins Today
- By Thetripurapost Desk, New Delhi
- Jul 02, 2025
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PM Narendra Modi is going on a tour of 5 countries on Wednesday.
First of all, he will reach Ghana. This is the first visit of any Indian Prime Minister to Ghana in three decades.
Earlier, Pandit Nehru had visited Ghana in 1957 and PM Narasimha Rao in 1995.
In Ghana, PM Modi will meet President John Mahama. Both leaders will discuss bilateral trade and relations.
During this, several agreements (MoUs) will be signed in the field of energy, agriculture and digital technology and developing a vaccine hub.
There will also be talks on bringing India's UPI and digital payment system to Ghana, so that digital transactions can be made easier in both countries.
Modi and Mahama will also hold a joint press conference together.
PM Modi will address the Parliament of Ghana and 15000 people of the Indian community living there.
Ghana's President Mahama will also host a state dinner in honor of PM Modi.
India and Ghana have been strong supporters of each other in international forums. Both countries are members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and work together in organisations such as the United Nations.
Ghana has supported India's bid for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.
Both countries stand with each other on climate change, terrorism and other global issues.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, India provided vaccines and medical assistance to Ghana. India provided 6 lakh Covid vaccines to Ghana.
Kwame Nkrumah was the greatest leader of Ghana, who is also known as 'Mahatma Gandhi of Africa'.
He read Gandhiji's thoughts while studying in America and was very impressed by them. After this, he came to Ghana and formed the Convention People's Party (CPP) and started the fight for independence in the country.
Nkrumah used Gandhian methods of non-violence, unity and civil disobedience to achieve this goal.
Nkrumah believed that Ghana could be liberated by a peaceful struggle against British rule without resorting to violence, as Gandhi had done in India.
In 1950, Nkrumah called for a nationwide strike called 'Positive Action'. He had to go to jail for this, but this increased his popularity.
On 6 March 1957, under the leadership of Nkrumah, Ghana became the first country in Africa to gain independence from Britain.
Ghana's independence had an impact on the whole of Africa.
Therefore, the demand for independence intensified in other countries as well. Within a few years, many countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania gained independence from British, French or Belgian colonialism.