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.