The second-highest ranking official at the World Bank Group arrives in Accra on Sunday for a six-day visit that will include a meeting with President John Dramani Mahama, high-level government discussions, and a public lecture at the University of Ghana, in what marks the first West Africa trip by the institution’s new Managing Director.
Paschal Donohoe, World Bank Group Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer, will visit Ghana and Liberia from March 15 to 20, 2026, in his first trip to West Africa since his appointment in November 2025.
In Accra, Donohoe will hold talks with President Mahama and separately meet the Minister of Finance, the Speaker of Parliament, development partners, civil society organisations, and representatives of the business community. He will also deliver a public lecture at the University of Ghana on the theme “Building Skills, Creating Jobs, and Empowering Africa’s Future.”
The visit lands at a pivotal moment in Ghana’s relationship with its largest multilateral creditor. The World Bank Group’s active portfolio in Ghana currently stands at US$4.24 billion across 22 projects. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Group’s private sector arm, has committed more than US$520 million in Ghana since July 2025 alone, while the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) holds active exposure of approximately US$330 million across infrastructure, energy, and financial sector investments.
Discussions on the agenda include job creation, expanding electricity access through the Mission 300 initiative, strengthening economic governance, and advancing the AgriConnect agricultural development programme.
Donohoe will inspect two flagship projects during his stay: the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), a World Bank-supported education initiative, and the LMI solar facility in the Tema Free Zone Enclave, described as Africa’s largest single rooftop solar installation, supplying 16.82 megawatts of electricity to businesses within the zone.
Before joining the World Bank, Donohoe served as Ireland’s Minister for Finance and as President of the Eurogroup of euro-area finance ministers. His mandate at the World Bank centres on shaping how the institution generates, manages, and deploys knowledge to support developing economies.
From Accra, Donohoe will travel to Monrovia, where he will meet Liberian President Joseph Boakai and visit the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant, which supplies 88 megawatts of electricity to the Liberian capital and is currently hosting the construction of a 20-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant. The World Bank Group has maintained a presence in Ghana since 1957.
