President John Dramani Mahama held bilateral talks with British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street during the first week of June 2026, as part of his five-day UK working visit. The two leaders discussed deepening trade and investment ties, climate cooperation and security partnership across West Africa. The meeting fed into the wider UK-Ghana Growth Partnership signed during the visit — a roadmap for cooperation between Accra and London running from 2026 to 2028.
Downing Street as the working core
The Downing Street meeting was the substantive working core of President Mahama's UK visit. While Buckingham Palace marked the diplomatic apex, the bilateral with Sir Keir Starmer set the trade-and-investment agenda for the next two years.
What was on the table
Trade, investment and climate cooperation dominated the formal agenda. Security partnership across West Africa — including discussion of regional stability and counter-trafficking work — featured in the closed-door portion.
The Growth Partnership
The visit produced a signed UK-Ghana Growth Partnership covering 2026 to 2028. The Presidency described the framework as the most concrete bilateral document with London in over a decade.
Parallel programme
Around the bilateral, the President opened the Ghana-UK Investment Summit, presided over the Market Open at the London Stock Exchange, and delivered the keynote at the 2026 Africa Debate at the historic Guildhall.
London's posture
Sir Keir Starmer's government has been visibly prioritising the West African relationships since taking office. The Mahama bilateral fits that pattern and sets the cadence for follow-up ministerial meetings under the new framework.
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