{
  "id": 18266611,
  "title": "Ghana to champion Africa-CARICOM trade bloc – Pres Mahama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ghana-to-champion-africa-caricom-trade-bloc-pres-mahama",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:32:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/ghana-to-champion-africa-caricom-trade-bloc-pres-mahama/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama plans to champion a trade collaboration between Africa and the Caribbean when Ghana takes over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) next year. During his presidency, trade has emerged as the most promising area of cooperation between the two regions, which he aims to advance. Mahama emphasized that this focus would be particularly on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) whose protocols have been signed by a majority of African countries. He also revealed that when Ghana assumes the chair, they intend to explore how to link the AfCFTA and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), effectively creating a larger trading bloc than the current one.",
  "summary": "PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has said he will push for a trade synergy between Africa and the Caribbean when he resumes the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) next year. He said ahead of Ghana’s assumption of the AU chairmanship, the country has been looking to see what areas of cooperation could be advanced with … The post Ghana to champion Africa-CARICOM trade bloc – Pres Mahama appeared…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Canada is ready to work closely with Ghana in key sectors, including energy, critical minerals, trade, and dev't - Prime Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/canada-is-ready-to-work-closely-with-ghana-in-key-sectors-including",
        "published": "2026-11-05T06:39:48.000Z"
      }
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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."
}