Ghana to open trade office in Nairobi to boost African footprint

From left: National AfCFTA Coordination Office's (NCO) Yusif Yakubu, Baafi MP Dr Fareed Arthur, Ghanaian Minister of Trade and Industry Kobina Hammond, Catherine Afeku of NCO, Patrick Yaw Nimo, chief director in the Trade Ministry and Stella Ansah. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

The Ghanaian government is set to open a Trade House in Nairobi to enhance trade ties between the two countries. The hub will also and harness the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

Although for now, the focus is on the Kenyan market, which is the biggest economy in the region, the Trade House is also a strategy for the East African market.