The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has arrived in Ghana on a three-day state visit.

He landed on Sunday evening, November 2, 2025, and was received at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and the German Ambassador to Ghana, Frederik Landshöft.

Accra 

Today, Monday, November 3, there will be an official welcome ceremony at the Forecourt of the Jubilee House, where President Steinmeier will inspect a full military Guard of Honour.

President Steinmeier will then hold a closed-door meeting with his host, President John Mahama, followed by bilateral talks between the two leaders and their respective delegations in the Credentials Room. Discussions are expected to focus on deepening cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, technology, and development.

In the afternoon, a state luncheon in honour of the visiting president and his delegation will be held at the Presidential Banquet Hall.

As part of his itinerary, President Steinmeier will also visit the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, where he will lay a wreath at the tomb of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

He will later interact with young Ghanaian IT professionals before attending a reception at the German Ambassador’s Residence.

Kumasi 

On Tuesday, November 4, the German president will travel to Kumasi, Ashanti Regino, where he will perform a sod-cutting ceremony at the Kumasi Technical Institute, and engage with the Vice Chancellor, Professor (Mrs) Rita Akosua Dickson, staff, and alumni of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

President Steinmeier will also visit the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research, before paying a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace.

The German leader is scheduled to depart Ghana on Tuesday evening.