Ghana has begun talks to acquire the former residence of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in Conakry, Guinea.
The Government of Ghana has initiated negotiations with the family of Guinea’s first President, Ahmed Sékou Touré, over the property where Ghana’s first President lived during his exile as Co-President of Guinea.
- This initiative is led by President John Dramani Mahama.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced that the talks are being held on the instructions of President Mahama.
- The plan is to renovate and preserve the residence.
Ghana intends to renovate and preserve the historic home, transforming it into a heritage/tourism site that honours Nkrumah’s life and Pan-African legacy, giving visitors a fuller look at his journey from Ghana to Guinea.
- A delegation including the Vice President visited the site and met with the Sékou Touré family.
A Ghanaian delegation led by Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang recently visited Conakry, met with members of the Touré family, and inspected the abandoned residence.