This article describes India's development partnership with Ghana, including lines of credit, grants, Buyers' Credit projects, training and tele-education, and humanitarian assistance. It also covers cooperation in energy, nuclear energy, defence, health and other sectors. The article is based on the MEA brief of April 2026 and follows its figures and dates.

Lines of credit and grants

According to the MEA brief of April 2026, India has supported Ghana's development through concessional lines of credit (LoC) and grants. In the past, Ghana was one of the nine West African countries under India's TEAM 9 initiative, launched in 2004. The brief states that India has extended about US$ 450 million of concessional credit and grants to Ghana to date.

Projects funded in this way include:

  • Rural Electrification Project (2003)
  • India-Ghana Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence for ICT (2003)
  • Jubilee House Presidential Complex (2008)
  • Komenda Sugar Plant (2016)
  • Elmina Fish Processing Plant (2016)

Grant assistance of US$ 1 million was provided in 2016 to upgrade the India-Ghana Kofi Annan ICT Centre, and a further grant of US$ 1 million was provided in 2017 to rehabilitate the Jubilee House Presidential Complex.

An MoU on cooperation between the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration was signed on 13 June 2016 during the visit of the President of India. The Foreign Service Training Institute, built with partial funding of a US$ 5 million LoC, was completed and handed over to Ghana's Foreign Office in March 2023.

Railway and other Buyers' Credit projects

In addition to LoCs, India extended Buyers' Credit of US$ 398.33 million for the Tema-Akosombo railway line in November 2016, and an additional US$ 48.84 million for the extension of the track to Mpakadan.

On 22 November 2024, President Akufo-Addo inaugurated the Tema-Mpakadan Standard Gauge Railway Line (SGRL) and Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains in Accra. The brief describes it as a US$ 447 million, 97.7-kilometre railway project, including a 300-metre bridge over the Volta River, funded under Buyers' Credit of Exim Bank of India. It is the first section of the Ghana-Burkina Faso inter-connectivity project, linking the port city of Tema to Mpakadan.

The brief also lists Buyers' Credit loans for the Tamale-Walewale Road Project and for the establishment of an Assembly Plant for agricultural machinery.

Training and capacity building

The brief calls capacity building "a strong pillar of bilateral cooperation". Ghana has used Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) training and specialised training programmes conducted under India-Africa Forum Summit decisions. During Prime Minister Modi's State visit to Ghana, slots for ITEC courses were increased to 300.

In disaster management, a 17-member delegation led by Deputy Minister for Communication and Digitalisation Ms. Pomaa-Boateng took part in a "Knowledge and Technology Transfer" programme at the National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs of India, from 15-24 November 2023.

Tele-education and tele-medicine

Ghana has been a beneficiary of the Pan African E-Network, now called e-VBAB (e-Vidya Bharati tele-education and e-Arogya Bharati tele-medicine). An MoU for Ghana's participation was signed with TCIL on 26 August 2019, to provide tele-education and tele-medicine services through web-based platforms. The brief states that Ghana was the pilot country for the project, which was implemented in 2020.

The Government of India established a Learning Centre at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, at a cost of USD 0.1 million. It was inaugurated on 13 December 2021 by Mr. Simon Mensah, Regional Minister of Ashanti Region, and is open to students who face internet connectivity problems at home. In the same passage, the brief states that over 1600 scholarships have been offered to students of Ghana, mostly in professional degree programmes. The e-Vidya Bharati project concluded in July 2023 with the recruitment of the last batch of students.

Humanitarian assistance during Covid-19

  • On 24 February 2021, Ghana received 600,000 Made in India Covishield vaccines as part of the Covax initiative.
  • On 5 March 2021, India handed over 50,000 vaccines to Ghana as a gift grant.
  • On 11 May 2022, Ghana received one million Made in India Covishield vaccines under Covax.

Energy and nuclear cooperation

Ghana has taken part in the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at ministerial level. Its Deputy Minister of Energy attended the 1st General Assembly of ISA (2-5 October 2018) and the 5th Assembly (18 October 2022) in New Delhi. The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Mr. John Abdulai Jinapor, led a delegation to the Eighth Session of the ISA Assembly in New Delhi from 27-30 October 2025. The Seventh ISA Regional Committee Meeting of the Africa Region was held in Accra from 2-4 September 2025, attended by about 20 officials from ISA headquarters, including the Director General.

Ghana's Deputy Minister of Energy also attended India Energy Week in Bengaluru (6-8 February 2023), the 2nd Global Sigma Summit 2020 in New Delhi (9-11 January 2020) and the Global South Ministerial Energy Round table during India Energy Week in Goa on 7 February 2024.

During a visit to India from 21-25 January 2020, the Deputy Minister of Energy led a delegation to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). An MoU was signed between IOC and the Ghana National Petroleum Authority (GNPA) for assistance and technical expertise in implementing Ghana's National LPG Promotion Policy.

In nuclear energy, the Deputy Minister of Energy held discussions with the Department of Atomic Energy in Mumbai (27-29 May 2019). An MoU between the Global Center for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP), India, and the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) was signed in Accra on 2 July 2021 during the 2nd FOC. An Inter-Governmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy was signed in Vienna on 22 September 2021 during the Annual IAEA Session.

Defence and security

  • The Deputy Minister of Defence visited Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru (20-24 February 2019).
  • Defence Minister Mr. Dominic Aduna Nitiwul took part in the India Africa Defence Dialogue and DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar (17-21 October 2022).
  • Maj. Gen. Francis Adu-Amanfoh (retd), Special Advisor to the President of Ghana on the Accra Initiative, attended the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Counter Terrorism Financing (NMFT) in New Delhi (18-19 November 2022).
  • Minister of State for Defence Mr. Ajay Bhatt visited Ghana from 4-7 December 2023 for the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting hosted by Ghana.
  • Ghana's Chief of Army Staff participated in the Army Chiefs' Conclave of UN Troop Contributing countries organised by the Indian Army in October 2025.

Health and traditional medicine

Deputy Minister of Health Mr. Asei Seini Mahama took part in the 6th Edition of Advantage Healthcare in New Delhi (26-28 April 2023). Mr. Seth Seaneke, Deputy CEO of the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), visited India from 19-22 August 2024 as a drug regulatory expert, for discussions on recognition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia, adoption of the Janaushadhi Scheme in Ghana and an agreement on the supply of medicines under that scheme.

An MoU between the Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine (ITAM), Ghana, and the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), India, was signed during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Ghana in July 2025.

Digital, agriculture and other sectors

  • Minister of Communications and Digitalisation Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful took part in the Global Standards Symposium (GSS) and World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA 2024) in New Delhi on 14 October 2024.
  • Sh. Ramraj Narasimhan, Sr. Director at the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Secretariat, visited Ghana on 16-17 September 2024 for meetings with the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation and the Ghana Meteorological Agency.
  • A Survey of India delegation led by Sh. Hitesh Kumar Makwana, Surveyor General of India, took part in the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Working Week 2024 in Accra from 19-23 May 2024.
  • An MoU on a Tomato Pilot Research Project between NRDC and CSIR was signed on 18 February 2013 with funding from the MEA. The brief states that the project was concluded in 2017.