LEAD. Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database
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Ghana

149 recorded engagements by Ghana's heads of state, heads of government and foreign ministers, 1990–2025.

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149Engagements
146Visits
0Phone calls
3Video conferences
4Signed agreements
34Destination countries
13Officials recorded
104Multilateral summits

At a glance

Between 1990 and 2025, Ghana's leaders recorded 149 engagements: 146 in-person visits, 0 phone calls and 3 video conferences. Activity peaked in 2025, with 15 engagements that year. The most frequent destination was United States of America (67 engagements), followed by Ethiopia and Nigeria. Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs was the most common topic, present in 70% of engagements. 4 engagements produced a signed agreement, and 104 took place at multilateral summits. The most active official on record is Nana Akufo-Addo (Foreign Minister), with 49 engagements between 2003 and 2024.

Activity by year

Every engagement recorded for Ghana, 1990–2025. Hover a bar for the exact count.

1990: 2 engagements1991: 1 engagement1992: 1 engagement1993: 1 engagement1994: 1 engagement1995: 3 engagements1996: 1 engagement1997: 1 engagement1998: 1 engagement1999: 3 engagements2000: 3 engagements2001: 2 engagements2002: 2 engagements2003: 6 engagements2004: 3 engagements2005: 7 engagements2006: 7 engagements2007: 5 engagements2008: 4 engagements2009: 2 engagements2010: 4 engagements2011: 3 engagements2012: 3 engagements2013: 2 engagements2014: 6 engagements2015: 4 engagements2016: 6 engagements2017: 2 engagements2018: 9 engagements2019: 7 engagements2020: 6 engagements2021: 2 engagements2022: 14 engagements2023: 4 engagements2024: 6 engagements2025: 15 engagements19901995200020052010201520202025

Most-visited countries

  • United States of America67
  • Ethiopia18
  • Nigeria5
  • China5
  • Switzerland4
  • United Kingdom4
  • South Africa3
  • Gambia3
  • Germany3
  • Egypt3
  • France3
  • Libya2

Discussion topics

  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs105
  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations95
  • Trade and Economic Relations39
  • Peace and Security17
  • Development and Aid15
  • International Conflicts and Crises7
  • Environment and Climate Change7
  • Security and Defense6
  • Peace Negotiations and Mediation3
  • Health2
  • Financial and Monetary Issues2
  • Symbolic and Ceremonial Issues2

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22255254 [Ghana country profile. Accessed 2 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/country/ghana.html]

Every part of the site quotes this same reference; other formats (MLA, Chicago, Harvard, BibTeX) are on the About page, which also describes the coding rules and sources. Figures here were generated from the dataset on 2026-09-02 and describe outbound engagements by Ghana's own officials.