Ghana’s renewed push for economic diplomacy has received a significant boost following high-level talks between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Sheikh Mansour bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani, a prominent Qatari investor and chairman of Al Mansour Holdings.
During an official visit to Qatar, the minister held what he described as “an extremely successful meeting” with Sheikh Mansour, who is also a member of the Qatari royal family.
According to the minister, the engagement resulted in firm commitments toward billion-dollar investments in several priority projects outlined by President John Mahama’s administration.
The pledged investments span critical sectors, including the President’s proposed new city development, major rail infrastructure — with particular emphasis on the Western Corridor rail network — a gold refinery project, the Volta Economic Corridor under the 24-Hour Initiative, as well as regional hospitals and airports.
Al Mansour Holdings is expected to dispatch a team to Accra in the coming days to hold follow-up discussions with government agencies and sector leaders to advance the proposed investments.
President Mahama has repeatedly highlighted investment attraction as central to his economic agenda, declaring that “Ghana is open for business again.”
The Foreign Affairs Ministry says the commitments from Qatar align with Ghana’s broader strategy to deepen international partnerships and accelerate large-scale infrastructure development.
