Relationship dossier
France
Ghana
Relationship assessment
France and Ghana cooperate on development, education and security.
France toward Ghana
+45France has pursued bilateral development, education and security cooperation with Ghana. Agreements associated with President Emmanuel Macron's 2017 visit included security and education.
Ghana toward France
+40Ghana has engaged in bilateral security and education cooperation with France, including through agreements associated with President Emmanuel Macron's 2017 visit.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a cooperative structure, reflected in bilateral development and education engagement and security agreements. These areas support a positive assessment, although the extent and durability of implementation are not clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
France and Ghana maintain cooperative relations, including development, education and security cooperation. French President Emmanuel Macron's 2017 visit to Ghana accompanied agreements in areas including security and education. The partnership is substantive, though its full scope and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
President Emmanuel Macron visited Ghana, with bilateral agreements including cooperation in security and education.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral security and development arrangements are unclear.
- Details of the continuity and scale of recent government cooperation are limited.