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History

Ghana and South Korea formally established relations on November 5, 1977. In 2010, the office of KOICA, the Korean government agency in charge of managing development projects in other countries, was opened for the first time in Ghana, in addition to which in the following years, specifically between 2011 and 2015, the Country Partnership Strategy was established, which served as the basis for establishing integration between Ghana and South Korea.

In 2015, the Ghanaian government and KOICA signed a Framework Agreement on Grant Aid. The Korean government provides loans to different projects in Ghana through the Economic Development Cooperation Fund. In April 2022, Korean Ambassador Lim Junk-Taek met with the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, with the aim of strengthening relations between the Korean government and the Ghanaian Muslim community.

Investments

Agriculture

In 2019, the Korean government reached an agreement with Ghana's Ministry of Agriculture and Food to support rice production in four districts of the Central Region, employing 43.2 million Ghanaian cedis into the agreement.

Education

In 2022, the governments of Ghana and South Korea agreed on a US$9 million project to upgrade research, information and communication technology facilities at the National University of Ghana, in addition to creating an Asian Research Centre.

Health

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, KOICA and Ghana's Ministry of Health established an agreement for the donation of test kits, including 63,000 PCR test detection kits for the Ghanaian population.

Defense

In 2021, the Director General of the South Korean Maritime Guard, Kang Seonggi and the Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Issah Yakubu to discuss security in the Gulf of Guinea, in which the efforts of the Ghanaian Navy to defend Korean fishing vessels in West African maritime areas were highlighted. In 2022, Ghanaian Ambassador Charis Obetsebi-Lamptey Zwenne met with South Korea's Minister of National Defense Suh Wook in Seoul, where they discussed bilateral cooperation to strengthen security in maritime areas and prevent the rise of piracy.

Cultural Exchanges

In 2017, the Embassy of Ghana, Korea University and the Ghana Students in Korea and Associates (GHASKA) organized an event celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ghana's Independence in Seoul. GHASKA had organized other events in Daejeon and Seoul during 2015 and 2016 respectively, in which ambassadors from the two countries had participated including Elizabeth Nicol. In 2019, the Korean community in Tema, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the March 1 Movement, this event was attended by Lloyd Amoah, head of Centre of Asian Studies, University of Ghana and Yim Do Jae, member of NUACAC.