Accra: The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has hosted a landmark Diaspora Dinner, reaffirming Ghana's commitment to deepening global Black partnerships, cultural diplomacy, and investment-led tourism as part of the national reset agenda. The high-level gathering brought together members of the diaspora, creative industry leaders, policymakers, and cultural icons. It also included the Chief of Staff to the Vice President of Ghana and the Chief Executive Officer of the Creative Arts Industry, underscoring the strategic importance the government placed on culture-driven development.

According to Ghana News Agency, Maame Efua Houadjeto, the Chief Executive Officer of the GTA, described tourism not merely as an industry, but as a national instrument for economic growth, identity, and global influence. She stated that Ghana was intentionally repositioning tourism to move beyond seasonal visitation toward year-round cultural, creative, and diaspora-driven engagement, anchored by the vision of 'Resetting Tourism: The Black Star Experience.'

She emphasized that the diaspora is no longer just visiting Ghana, but are partners in growth, co-creators of the country's story, and stakeholders in how Ghana presents itself to the world. Tourism, she noted, is a means to convert culture into jobs, creativity into capital, and identity into global relevance. Houadjeto highlighted ongoing efforts by the GTA to digitize tourism services, improve experience quality, support creatives and hospitality operators, and elevate Ghana as Africa's cultural capital, particularly as global attention intensifies ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and expanding diaspora engagement.

Mr. Alex Segbefia, the Chief of Staff to the Vice President of Ghana, reinforced the government's commitment to leveraging tourism, culture, and the creative economy as engines of national transformation. He underscored the importance of structured diaspora engagement, noting that the diaspora represents knowledge, capital, networks, and influence that are critical to Ghana's development agenda. Segbefia stated that Ghana's future would be shaped by partnerships between the government and creatives, between institutions and innovators, and between Ghana and her diaspora across the world. He stressed that culture is no longer peripheral to development but central to it.