The Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer of the World Bank Group, Paschal Donohoe, will visit Ghana and Liberia from March 15 to March 20, 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen engagement with West African economies.
The visit will mark his first trip to West Africa since his appointment in November 2025 and is expected to reinforce the World Bank’s support for Ghana’s macroeconomic recovery and broader development efforts in the region.
During the visit, Paschal Donohoe will hold talks with John Dramani Mahama in Accra and Joseph Boakai in Monrovia. Discussions with senior government officials in both countries will focus on key development priorities including job creation, improved electricity access, and stronger economic governance.
The engagements will also highlight initiatives aimed at improving development outcomes across sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, and education, including programs like AgriConnect and the global energy initiative Mission 300, which seeks to expand electricity access across Africa.
While in Accra, the World Bank executive will meet with the Minister of Finance, the Speaker of Parliament, development partners, civil society groups, business leaders, and African-based think tanks to discuss scalable solutions to development challenges.
Paschal Donohoe will also deliver a public lecture titled “Building Skills, Creating Jobs, and Empowering Africa’s Future” at the University of Ghana.
His itinerary in Ghana will further include visits to the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) and Africa’s largest single rooftop solar installation at Tema Free Zone Enclave. The project, developed by LMI Holdings, generates 16.82 megawatts of solar power to support businesses operating in the enclave.
In Liberia, Paschal Donohoe is expected to meet with the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, and private sector leaders to discuss priorities such as education, energy, and private investment.
He will also visit the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant, which supplies 88 megawatts of electricity to Monrovia and surrounding communities and is currently hosting the construction of a 20-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant.
The visit is expected to deepen collaboration between the World Bank and the two countries as they pursue reforms aimed at economic growth, job creation and improved development income.
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