Ghana and Germany are forging a powerful partnership that positions Ghana as the strategic gateway to Africa's massive 1.3 billion-person market. This collaboration spans renewable energy, digital transformation and skills development, while Germany supports Ghana's efforts to become West Africa's vaccine production hub and backs crucial UN Security Council reform for Africa.
Steinmeier’s visit to Ghana is framed as partnership but reflects Berlin’s race to reclaim influence in Africa’s shifting geopolitics. Under the language of "renewal," Germany ties aid and investment to its own industrial needs, seeking alternatives to China and Russia. Behind promises of cooperation lies a familiar logic — Africa as supplier, Europe as gatekeeper — repackaged in the vocabulary of equal partnership.
There is a 50 percent chance that Ghana will sign into law "The Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values" bill before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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