Ghana Positioned as Gateway to Africa’s 1.4 Billion Consumer Market – Trade Minister

Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, has promoted Ghana as a strategic entry point into Africa’s 1.4 billion consumer market, encouraging Chinese investors to leverage the country’s role as host of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat.

Speaking at the Ghana-China Investment Forum in Jinan on Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Minister described Ghana as a stable and profitable destination for industrial investment and long-term business partnerships.

She told investors and business leaders that Ghana’s strategic location provides direct access to the broader African market, including the over 400 million consumers within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

According to the ministry, the Minister highlighted Ghana’s advantage as the host nation of the AfCFTA Secretariat, offering investors access to more than 1.4 billion people across the African continent.

Mrs. Ofosu-Adjare also outlined key economic reforms being implemented under the administration of John Dramani Mahama to drive industrialisation and increase value addition.

She noted that the newly passed Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Act 2026 has eliminated minimum capital requirements for foreign investors while reducing approval timelines to improve the ease of doing business in the country.

The Minister cited several Chinese firms already operating successfully in Ghana, including Sentuo Group, KEDA, Sunda, and Zonda Tec, describing them as examples of Ghana’s growing attractiveness as an industrial hub.

According to her, Sentuo Group has become one of Africa’s most successful Chinese investment ventures, employing thousands of Ghanaians in industries such as steel production, ceramics, recycling, and oil refining.

She also commended KEDA and Sunda for establishing the Twyford Ceramics factory, which exports products across West Africa, Europe, and the Americas while relying heavily on locally sourced raw materials.

Mrs. Ofosu-Adjare further praised Zonda Tec for contributing to the expansion of Ghana’s automotive sector through vehicle assembly and electric vehicle production.

The Minister identified agro-processing, pharmaceuticals, textiles, recycling, green manufacturing, automobile assembly, and digital technology as sectors with immediate investment potential.

She also announced the launch of the China-Ghana Trade and Investment Promotion Centre in Jinan to assist Chinese businesses interested in opportunities in Ghana.

“Ghana is ready. Ghana is safe. Ghana is profitable,” the Minister stated as she urged investors to explore opportunities within Ghana’s industrial and manufacturing sectors.