Political relations
Bilateral relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Ghana are traditionally friendly, with communication maintained at the highest level. As part of its anti-colonial policy, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) supported Ghana’s struggle for independence from the very outset.
Ivica Dačić, then First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, paid an official visit to the Republic of Ghana on 20 May 2019.
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana at the time, visited the Republic of Serbia from 19 to 22 August 2018.
Aaron Mike Oquaye, Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, visited Serbia from 28 to 30 May 2018.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, then President of the Republic of Ghana, paid an official bilateral visit to Serbia on 11–12 October 2021, during his participation in the Commemorative Meeting marking the 60th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), at which he led the Ghanaian delegation. The visit also provided an opportunity for President Aleksandar Vučić to confer upon President Akufo-Addo the Order of the Republic of Serbia on a Sash, in recognition of his personal contribution to the substantial advancement of bilateral relations and cooperation with Serbia.
Nikola Selaković, then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, paid an official visit to the Republic of Ghana from 7 to 9 July 2022.
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, then Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, paid her second official visit to the Republic of Serbia on 11–12 April 2024.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić paid an official bilateral visit to the Republic of Ghana from 16 to 20 July 2025.
John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, participated in the Commemorative Meeting marking the 65th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Belgrade on 1 September 2026. On that occasion, he held talks with the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. The Ghanaian delegation also included Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, who held a separate meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić.
Bilateral political consultations between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs, at the level of State Secretaries, were held in Belgrade on 6 July 2026.
Meetings on the margins of international organisations: Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić met with Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2026.
On the margins of the Commemorative Meeting marking the 65th anniversary of the First Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, talks between Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić and Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa were held in Belgrade on 1 September 2026.
On the margins of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Ivica Dačić, then First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, held a brief meeting and exchanged views with Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, in New York on 22 September 2023.
Ivica Dačić, then First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, met with Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey in Brussels on 22 January 2019, as well as on the margins of the Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku on 4–5 April 2018.
Economic relations
According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total merchandise trade with the Republic of Ghana in the first eight months of 2026 amounted to USD 9.769 million, of which Serbian exports accounted for USD 384,000 and imports for USD 9.385 million.
In 2025, total merchandise trade with Ghana amounted to USD 24.6 million, with Serbian exports totalling USD 0.6 million, while imports of goods originating from Ghana amounted to USD 24.0 million.
Bilateral agreements
Agreement between the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and Ghana on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (Exchange of Notes)
Date of signature: 13 January 1959.
Trade Agreement between the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Ghana
Date of entry into force: 10 November 1969.
Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana, signed and entered into force on 20 August 2018.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of Ghana in the Field of Sports and Recreation Development, signed and entered into force on 18 July 2025.
Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports, signed on 8 July 2022 and entered into force on 15 February 2026.
Contact information
Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Accra
https://www.mfa.gov.rs/spoljna-politika/bilateralna-saradnja/gana/ambas…
Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Belgrade
Bulevar Oslobođenja 225
Tel: +381 11 770 91 85
Email: belgrade@mfa.gov.gh
Competent Political Department: Department for Africa and the Middle East
Tel: +381 11 306 8254
Email: ozabi@mfa.rs
Consular Affairs Department:
Tel: +381 11 306 8268, +381 11 306 8198
Visa Policy Department:
Tel: +381 11 306 8585