{
  "id": 15129838,
  "title": "Mahama swears in four envoys, tasks them with attracting investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/mahama-swears-in-four-envoys-tasks-them-with-attracting-investment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:47:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-swears-in-four-envoys-tasks-them-with-attracting-investment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 16, 2026, President John Dramani Mahama presided over the swearing-in ceremony of four new ambassadors, as part of the government's Reset Agenda. The envoys were tasked with attracting investment, expanding trade, and creating opportunities for Ghanaians abroad. They included Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo for Angola, Louis Kwame Obeng for Qatar, Evelyn Korantemaa Ofosu-Amable for Israel, and Jedidiah Reuben Adogla as Ghana's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland.\n\nPresident Mahama emphasized the importance of Ghana's embassies in identifying investors and fostering local businesses' access to foreign markets. He also stressed the role of these missions in building partnerships that promote skills development, research, and technology transfer. He highlighted the need for Ghana's economic diplomacy to generate opportunities and jobs through international partnerships.\n\nThe President called for efficient consular services and stronger support for Ghanaians living abroad. He highlighted Ghana's application for partnership with the BRICS countries, aiming to broaden development partnerships and strengthen cooperation among developing economies. The initiative was meant to create opportunities for trade, investment, industrialization, and value addition without undermining Ghana's relations with its traditional partners. The President also directed the new ambassador to Israel, Evelyn Korantemaa Ofosu-Amable, to uphold Ghana's position on Palestine, recognizing the sovereign State of Palestine and supporting a viable two-state solution. He stressed that Ghana's international engagements must uphold international law, protect civilians, and respect human dignity.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in four ambassadors, charging them to attract investment, expand trade and create opportunities for Ghanaians abroad as part of the government’s Reset Agenda. The President gave the directive at a swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House on Friday, October 16, 2026, urging the envoys to make Ghana’s diplomatic missions more responsive to the country’s…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Mahama swears in four new ambassadors on October 16, 2026",
    "Ambassadors tasked with attracting investment and expanding trade",
    "Jedidiah Adogla appointed as Ghana's Permanent Representative to UN in Geneva"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Deploying these specialized envoys signals a shift toward aggressive economic diplomacy intended to leverage international partnerships for domestic job creation and industrial growth under the government's Reset Agenda.",
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}