Secretariat support for Ghana
Countering violent extremism
The Secretariat supports Ghana to build skills and policies to tackle extremist views.
Countering violent extremism work
Elections support
The Secretariat worked with the Ghanaian National Peace Council to build skills to encourage violence-free elections.
Anti-corruption
The Secretariat supports the Ghana government to fight corruption by publicising bids and contracts when it buys goods and services.
Natural resources
The Secretariat helped Ghana to engage with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) more successfully. It supported the country to learn about legal responsibilities, ISA regulations and the ISA payment regime.
In December 2018, the Secretariat helped Ghana learn about managing income/taxation and risk in its petroleum sector.
Blue Charter
Ghana is a member of the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance and Marine Protected Areas Action Groups.
Connectivity Agenda
Ghana is a member of the Physical and Digital Connectivity cluster of the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda. The Connectivity Agenda is a platform for countries to exchange best practices and experiences to trade and investment and undertake domestic reform.
Ghana in the Commonwealth
In 2000, Ghanaian Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, delivered the 3rd Annual Commonwealth Lecture, on ‘Africa Wants to Trade its Way out of Poverty’.
Four Ghanaians have been regional winners in the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize: Ama Ata Aidoo (1992), Lawrence Darmani (1992), Lucy Safo (1994) and Benjamin Kwakye (1999 and 2006).
