Australian High Commission

Ghana

High Commission address: 2, Second Rangoon Close , (cnr Josef B. Tito Ave), Cantonments - Telephone: (+233 302) 216400 - Fax: (+233 302) 216410

Australia-Ghana Relationship

General

Read about Australia-Ghana relations.

Visits

The Australian Government was proud to host Vice President John Dramani Mahama and Foreign Minister Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni during their attendance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth in October 2011. Earlier in the year, Education Minister Betty Mould Iddrisu attended Sydney University’s Africa Forum in May 2011 where she was the co-keynote speaker with Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.

Training and Scholarships

Through the Australia Awards scheme, since 2010 numerous Ghanaian students have travelled to Australia to undertake masters-level and short course studies in areas such as health, education, public sector management and mining.

Other Ghanaian government officials have participated in short term capacity building activities in Australia (trade law, diplomacy, mining governance) and in Ghana (diplomacy training).

Community Engagement

The Australian Government actively engages with Ghanaian local communities through the High Commission’s Direct Aid Program. Since 2004, the High Commission has provided more than one million Cedis to support local community projects in the areas of health, education, water and sanitation, solar energy, skills training and agricultural projects.

Australia has also supported sport development in collaboration with Ghana’s National Sports Council (through the Australian Sports Outreach Program), and supported human rights by funding programs to strengthen police accountability (Human Rights Grant Scheme).

Australian Investment

Australian companies operating in Ghana include, amongst many, Adamus Resources Limited, African Mining Services and African Underground Mining Services, Lycopodium, Castle, Azumah Resources, Noble Gold, Owere Mines Company Ltd, BCM, Barminco and Perseus Mining Ltd.