The Acting Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ambassador Khadijah Iddrisu, has held discussions with the Head of Mission of the Republic of Algeria in Ghana, His Excellency Mourad Louhaidia, on strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
The talks centred on the importance of establishing a Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) to unlock new avenues of strategic partnership.
Ambassador Iddrisu emphasized that a PJCC would serve as a critical framework for harnessing opportunities in key sectors such as the economy, education, trade, energy, and tourism. According to her, deepened cooperation in these areas would reinforce country-to-country relations and promote sustainable development.
Ambassador Louhaidia reaffirmed Algeria’s commitment to expanding cooperation with Ghana, particularly in trade, investment, agriculture, and industrial partnerships. He also highlighted academic exchange as an essential pillar of future collaboration, noting that enhanced educational cooperation would provide valuable opportunities for citizens of both nations.
The PJCC remains one of Ghana’s most effective diplomatic instruments for advancing bilateral development. Similar frameworks have already been established with several African countries, including Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, and Zambia, enabling mutual investment and sectoral growth through structured cooperation.
For instance, Ghana held its second PJCC session with Malta in 2018, where both countries identified seven thematic areas of collaboration: Bilateral Investments, Tourism and Culture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Education, Aviation, Migration and Police Cooperation, and Health.
Likewise, in 2022, Ghana and Namibia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on their Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation, setting out collaboration across seven key priority areas.
These include Social Protection, Gender Mainstreaming and Women’s Empowerment, Agriculture, Trade and Economic Cooperation, Maritime Cooperation, Tourism, Sports Development, and Oil and Gas, each designed to foster shared growth, strengthen institutional partnerships, and support national development efforts in both countries.
That same year, Ghana also formalized its PJCC with Rwanda, reaffirming a shared commitment to deepen cooperation for mutual benefit across several strategic sectors.
The discussions between Ambassador Iddrisu and Ambassador Louhaidia signal renewed momentum toward establishing a Ghana–Algeria PJCC—an initiative expected to elevate bilateral ties and expand opportunities for national development.
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