EAM Jaishankar begins Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia visit; India and Ghana exchange MoUs on zoological and agricultural research
On 6 October 2026, EAM S. Jaishankar began a visit to Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia (6–10 October); in Accra he met President John Dramani Mahama and Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, and MoUs of ZSI–University of Ghana and ICAR–CSIR-Crops Research Institute were exchanged.
Summary
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began an official visit to Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia from 6 to 10 October 2026, and in Addis Ababa he will also chair a Regional Heads of Mission conference, the MEA said. In Accra on 6 October he called on Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama and held talks with Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa on trade, investment, pharmaceuticals, defence and technology, and on India's deeper engagement with the African Union and ECOWAS. The two sides exchanged MoUs between the Zoological Survey of India and the University of Ghana, and between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Ghana's CSIR-Crops Research Institute; India–Ghana ties were raised to a Comprehensive Partnership during PM Modi's visit in July 2025.
Key facts
- Visit
- EAM S. Jaishankar to Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia, 6–10 October 2026
- Addis Ababa
- EAM to chair Regional Heads of Mission conference
- Ghana leaders met
- President John Dramani Mahama; Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa
- MoU 1
- Zoological Survey of India – University of Ghana
- MoU 2
- ICAR – CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Ghana
- Multilateral
- African Union and ECOWAS engagement
- Status of ties
- Comprehensive Partnership (since PM Modi's visit, July 2025)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's official visit of 6–10 October 2026 covered which three countries?
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Correct answer: B — Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia
During EAM Jaishankar's visit to Accra in October 2026, he held talks with Ghana's Foreign Minister. Who is Ghana's Foreign Minister?
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Correct answer: D — Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa