{
  "id": 6695168,
  "title": "AfCFTA reinforces Ghana as gateway to Africa – Ghana’s UK High Commissioner at Asante Business Summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/afcfta-reinforces-ghana-as-gateway-to-africa-ghanas-uk-high",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-11T02:42:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/afcfta-reinforces-ghana-as-gateway-to-africa-ghanas-uk-high-commissioner-at-asante-business-summit/"
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  "account": "Ghana has been elevated to a prominent position as the gateway to Africa, thanks to the establishment of the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Ambassador Sabah Zita Benson of Ghana to the United Kingdom highlighted this during the London International Leadership Roundtable of the Asante Business Summit. She stressed that Ghana can serve as a platform for building, producing, innovating, and expanding into markets across Africa and beyond.\n\nThe ambassador emphasized the significance of traditional leadership, specifically the Manhyia Palace, recognizing that it continues to play an important role in Ghanaian society. She highlighted that the coming together of traditional institutions, government, private enterprise, and the diaspora can bring out the strengths of each, leading to substantial possibilities.\n\nBenson acknowledged that Ghana remains rich in human capital, natural resources, entrepreneurship, culture, and creativity. She outlined the sectors where opportunities exist, such as agriculture and agro-processing, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, tourism, and the creative economy. Her mission remains committed to complementing the combined efforts of business, traditional, local, and national leaders to develop Ghana.\n\nShe further described Ghana as having a rich human capital, natural resources, entrepreneurship, culture, and creativity. The ambassador pointed out that across the regions in Ghana, opportunities can be found in agriculture and agro-processing, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, tourism, the creative economy, and many other sectors. The Ghana High Commission is committed to helping investors connect with credible opportunities, linking Ghanaian businesses with international partners, and facilitating relationships that result in real projects.\n\nKumasi and other historic cities in Ghana, such as Accra, Tamale, Takoradi, Ho, Sunyani, have long been recognized as centers of commerce, entrepreneurship, craftsmanship, and culture. Benson expressed her belief that when investment succeeds in these cities, Ghana succeeds as a whole.",
  "summary": "She disclosed this at a London International Leadership Roundtable of the Asante Business Summit. The Summit brought together leaders from business, investment and institutions around the shared objective of turning Ghana’s enormous potential into tangible economic opportunities for its peopl",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/afcfta-reinforces-ghana-as-gateway-to-africa-ghanas-uk-high-6695299",
        "published": "2026-09-11T02:42:20.000Z"
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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."
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