Negotiations are underway to finalize and sign, at a later date, a cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Energy of Ghana and the Ministry of Energy of Cote d'Ivoire, focusing on the development of energy resources.This was revealed when, as part of the bilateral cooperation between the two nations, Ghana’s President, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was invited by H.E.

Alassane Ouattara, President of Cote d'Ivoire, to attend the inaugural summit of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, held in Abidjan from 8th to 11th October, 2024.

The discussions also covered other areas of collaboration, including animal, fisheries, and aquaculture resources, cross-border land and maritime cooperation, mining and energy, environmental concerns, the economy, trade and industry, transport, road infrastructure, and maintenance.

On October 10, 2024, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, and her Ivorian counterpart, Léon Kacou ADOM, co-chaired a Joint Implementation and Monitoring Committee Meeting.

This meeting followed a Joint Technical Committee Meeting, co-chaired by the Coordinating Director of Political and Economic Affairs at Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ambassador Jennifer Lartey, and her Ivorian counterpart, which took place from 8th to 9th October, 2024.