Ghana Touts Pan-African Credentials at U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Diaspora Forum

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Honourable James Gyakye Quayson (MP), has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to deepening engagement with African communities and people of African descent across the world.

Addressing the African Diaspora Forum organised by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., Hon. Quayson touted Ghana’s continued keen engagement with African communities and people of African descent around the world and used the platform to advance dialogue on strengthening partnerships.

He also reaffirmed Ghana’s longstanding Pan-African and anti-colonial credentials, which he said give the country the moral right to galvanise global voices in the Reparatory Justice Agenda.

The Deputy Minister further used the forum to promote trade and investment and to deepen collaboration between Africa and the Diaspora.

He made the call while participating in the African Diaspora Forum organised by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., held on Friday, 18th September 2026, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

The Forum, held under the theme “The Impact of Aid Cuts, Trade, & Immigration,” brought together prominent African and African-descendant leaders and policymakers to deliberate on issues affecting the African Diaspora.

It provided a platform to discuss the evolving relationship between Africa, the African Diaspora and the United States, particularly in the areas of development cooperation, trade, migration and diaspora engagement.

The programme featured distinguished speakers, including Honourable Jonathan L. Jackson, Member of the United States Congress, His Excellency Ronald Ozzy Lamola, Foreign Minister of South Africa, H.E. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 31st US Ambassador to the United Nations, and His Excellency Robert Dussey, Foreign Minister of Togo.

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