The three-day gathering in Egypt brings together more than 20 heads of state and Africa’s top financiers, and Ghana is going with a trade-and-investment pitch.
President John Dramani Mahama is in Egypt this week for the first edition of the Alamein Africa Forum, a new continental business meeting that runs from 2 to 4 October 2026 in the coastal city of Alamein on the Mediterranean.
The Ghanaian Times reports that the President is leading a Ghanaian delegation made up of government officials and private sector players, and that organisers expect more than 20 heads of state and government representatives at the three-day event.
Who is organising it
The forum is co-organised by the Government of Egypt, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the African Union Development Agency, AUDA-NEPAD, which is the AU body responsible for driving development projects across member states.
Afreximbank is the continental trade finance institution that lends to African exporters and importers, so its involvement signals that financing deals, not just speeches, are on the agenda.
Organisers say the Alamein Africa Forum will be a permanent African business forum, held every two years in Egypt. The stated aim is to put political leaders in the same room as entrepreneurs, bankers and development institutions so that policy decisions and investment money line up.
Ghana's team
Alongside President Mahama, the delegation includes the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare.
Also travelling is Augustus Goosie Tanoh, Presidential Advisor and head of Ghana's 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, the government's flagship plan to expand round-the-clock production and boost exports.
Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Ghana's Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States, is part of the delegation as well, along with key figures from Ghana's private sector.
Part of a wider investment push
The Egypt trip follows an earlier stop on the President's investment itinerary. On 23 September 2026, Mahama rang the ceremonial closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market in New York and used the moment to announce that Ghana is open for business.
For Ghanaians in the United States watching that New York appearance, Alamein is the next stage of the same message, this time aimed at African capital rather than American capital.
What organisers want out of it
The forum's stated goals are to align policy and investment priorities across countries, build partnerships that actually get projects delivered, and strengthen financing routes for African businesses.
Organisers also frame the meeting around Agenda 2063, the African Union's 50-year master plan for transforming the continent. Their argument is that Agenda 2063 will stay a government document unless private companies help turn it into real infrastructure, jobs and value-added trade.
The forum ends on Saturday, 4 October. Whether Ghana returns with concrete commitments, rather than statements of intent, will be the measure to watch.
