Africa's Century
In August 2024 Denmark launched a new strategy for strengthening our engagement with the African countries including Ghana.
While development cooperation remains key, the plan is embracing a new and broader approach putting issues of trade and investments, foreign and security policy, green transitioning, tech, and people-to-people relations higher on the agenda — keeping in line with the Africa Union's own strategic plan, “Agenda 2063".
Africa’s geopolitical relevance and importance in international politics has never been greater; populations, economies, and assertiveness are growing. In 2050, one in every four people in the world will live in Africa. One in every three of the world’s youth will be African. Given these developments, the EU must further its efforts to be the preferred partner of the African countries and ensure that it is able to deliver what is needed. Denmark will do this through increased investment in Africa and increased trade with African businesses, by cultivating mutual understanding, and by working to ensure that more Africans can come to study in Denmark.
Denmark’s 60 years of development cooperation with the African countries provides a solid foundation to build on. Increasing Denmark’s trade with and investment in African countries is a core element of the strategy.
As part of the strategy, Denmark is also increasing support for climate adaptation in African countries. The consequences of global warming – including increased drought and flooding – are already having a severe impact on many countries.
These climate impacts are putting increased pressure on water resources in many parts of Africa. Over the coming years, Denmark plans to give more than DKK 1 billion in development assistance to new bilateral water initiatives in Africa. In 2025 alone, an expected DKK 425 million in new bilateral water efforts will be launched in Africa.
You can read the full Africa Strategy at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: Africa's Century