India and Ghana deepen security, economic ties as Modi visits

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ghana on Wednesday, the first Indian leader to visit the cocoa-rich country in three decades. Modi is also due to address the Ghanaian parliament in the capital, Accra, and meet members of the Indian community in the largest gold-producing country in Africa.

Accra is the first stop in a tour that will take the Indian premier to Caribbean and South American countries. In a statement before his departure, Modi said Ghana was "a valued partner in the Global South", praising its role in regional blocs including the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States.

The last time an Indian prime minister visited Ghana was in 1995. India says there are around 15,000 Indians living in Ghana, some of whom have been in the country since its independence nearly 70 years ago.