PM Modi becomes first Indian PM to address Ghana's Parliament; pays tribute at Nkrumah Memorial Park
On 3 July 2025 in Accra, Ghana, PM Narendra Modi addressed a special session of the Parliament of Ghana, the first Indian Prime Minister to do so, and paid tribute to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah at the Nkrumah Memorial Park.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a special session of the Parliament of Ghana in Accra on 3 July 2025, becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to do so; the session was convened by Speaker Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin. Modi thanked President John Dramani Mahama and the people of Ghana for the National Honour conferred on him, quoted Ghana's founding President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, and recalled that the African Union became a permanent member of the G20 during India's Presidency. Also on 3 July, accompanied by Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Modi laid a wreath at the Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra.
Key facts
- Event
- Address to special session of Parliament of Ghana, Accra, 3 July 2025
- First
- First Indian Prime Minister to address Ghana's Parliament
- Speaker
- Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin
- Tribute
- Nkrumah Memorial Park, Accra — with Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
- G20 recalled
- African Union became permanent G20 member during India's Presidency
Practice MCQs 4 questions
On 3 July 2025, PM Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Parliament of which country?
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Correct answer: A — Ghana
PMO: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed a special session of the Parliament of Ghana, becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
Who convened the special session of Ghana's Parliament addressed by PM Modi on 3 July 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Speaker Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin
PMO: the session was convened by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin.
At the Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra on 3 July 2025, PM Modi was accompanied by whom?
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Correct answer: B — Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
PMO: at the Nkrumah Memorial Park, Prime Minister was accompanied by the Vice President of Ghana, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.
Consider the following about PM Modi's address to Ghana's Parliament (3 July 2025): 1. He quoted Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's founding President. 2. He recalled that the African Union became a permanent member of the G20 during India's Presidency. 3. He thanked President John Dramani Mahama for the National Honour conferred on him. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
All three are correct (PMO): he quoted Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, recalled the African Union's permanent G20 membership during India's Presidency, and thanked President Mahama and the people of Ghana for the National Honour.