Modi Visits Ghana to Strengthen Ties as India Seeks to Rival China in Africa

Indian Prime Minister together with Ghananian President John Dramani Mahama during an official state visit to Accra on July 2, 2025. Image via @narendramodi.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ghana’s President John Mahama agreed on Wednesday to deepen security and mining ties during the first visit by an Indian leader in three decades.

Resource-rich Ghana, seen as a beacon of democratic stability in Africa, is Modi’s first stop in a tour that will take the Indian premier to four other countries in Africa, the Caribbean and South America.

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