Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has welcomed the inaugural session of the Zimbabwe-Ghana Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation, describing it as a key platform to strengthen ties across energy, industry, trade, labour, tourism, heritage, and education.

Speaking during a bilateral meeting with President John Dramani Mahama, he highlighted Zimbabwe’s readiness to share its heritage-based education model and expand exchanges between foreign service and medical professionals.

President Mnangagwa called for enhanced collaboration in mining, agriculture, and renewable energy, stressing value addition, sustainable practices, and knowledge sharing. He also emphasized the importance of private sector partnerships, trade promotion, and people-to-people exchanges, including tourism initiatives and visa-free travel. He highlighted plans to twin Victoria Falls with Ghana’s Cape Coast and underscored Zimbabwe’s Museum of African Liberation project, which will preserve Ghana’s contributions to Africa’s liberation history.

He reaffirmed Zimbabwe’s commitment to global peace, thanking Ghana for supporting its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and advocating for the removal of long-standing unilateral sanctions.

President Mnangagwa also commended Ghana for advancing historical justice through the recent United Nations resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade and racialized enslavement as crimes against humanity.

Reflecting on the enduring relationship between the two nations, he praised Ghana’s historical support for Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle, including military training, political and material assistance, and professional exchanges that have strengthened the two countries’ diplomatic, educational, and cultural ties.

He concluded by calling for continued cooperation to promote sustainable development, peace, prosperity, and lasting friendship between Zimbabwe and Ghana.