Ghana Accelerating Investment in Roads, Railways and Ports, Mahama Tells UK Investors

President John Dramani Mahama has used the stage at the Ghana-UK Investment Summit 2026 in London to make the case that Ghana is rapidly scaling up infrastructure investment as part of a US$10 billion programme designed to transform the economy and position the country as West Africa’s premier trade gateway.

Speaking to an audience of international investors on Monday, Mr Mahama outlined the scope of the Big Push Infrastructure Programme, a five-year initiative targeting roads, railways, ports, housing, transport corridors and aviation. Infrastructure remains central to our economic transformation agenda, he said, presenting the programme as the backbone of Ghana’s long-term competitiveness.

The President pointed to the modernisation of key transport corridors, including the Eastern and Western Corridors and the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, as flagship projects. The government is also expanding airport infrastructure and pursuing the establishment of a new national airline to improve international connectivity for trade, tourism and exports. Ports and logistics systems, he added, are being upgraded to cement Ghana’s position as the preferred gateway for trade and investment into the African continent.

Pitching Stability to Capital

Beyond infrastructure, Mr Mahama’s pitch to investors leaned heavily on Ghana’s democratic stability and legal predictability. Our greatest competitive advantage is our people, he told delegates. We are a young, ambitious, entrepreneurial, English-speaking population operating within one of Africa’s most stable democratic systems.

He stressed that Ghana’s legal system, based on English common law, offers investors predictability. Our judiciary is independent. Power transitions are peaceful, and our institutions remain strong, he said. For investors, stability is important. Governance matters, and transparency matters.

The President also highlighted the recently passed Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Act, which removes minimum capital requirements across many sectors, strengthens investor protections, and guarantees the repatriation of profits. The legislation is designed to reduce bureaucratic bottlenecks and create what Mr Mahama described as a more responsive environment for businesses to thrive.

His administration, he said, is also strengthening public sector reforms, digitising public services, improving regulatory efficiency and simplifying business registration processes, all measures aimed at making Ghana’s investment climate more competitive.

The Bigger Picture

The London summit is part of a broader push by the Mahama government to reset investor confidence after years of economic difficulty. The summit’s overarching theme, The Reset Agenda: Restoring Investor Confidence, signals an acknowledgement that Ghana must actively court capital rather than assume it will flow naturally.

Mr Mahama’s message to London was consistent with remarks he made to the Ghanaian diaspora earlier in the visit, where he argued that no African nation can thrive in isolation and called for deeper continental integration. The infrastructure agenda, with its emphasis on regional connectivity and trade corridors, reflects that vision of a Ghana embedded in and enabling broader African commerce.

Whether the ambitious investment programme can be delivered on time and on budget remains to be seen. Infrastructure projects of this scale are notoriously difficult to execute in any country, and Ghana has its own history of delayed and over-budget construction. But the sheer scope of the commitment, US$10 billion over five years, signals that the government views infrastructure not as a peripheral concern but as the central plank of its economic strategy.

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