A high-level Chinese language authorities delegation has toured the Nationwide Theater in Accra as a part of preparations for its long-awaited reconstruction, following current authorities commitments to revive the enduring cultural venue.
President John Dramani Mahama introduced in October that the Chinese language authorities had permitted a further RMB 200 million (roughly GH¢ 315.7 million) in grants to help main improvement tasks in Ghana, together with the renovation of the Nationwide Theater and the development of Aflao Market within the Volta Area. The funding was confirmed throughout bilateral talks with Chinese language President Xi Jinping.
Because of this, within the 2026 Price range Assertion, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, stated that the federal government will renovate the Nationwide Theater in Accra subsequent 12 months and start land acquisition and design for a second Nationwide Theater in Kumasi. He stated these works would assist the venue host large-scale productions and help year-round programming.
Through the Chinese language delegation’s go to, Minister of Tourism, Tradition and Inventive Arts Abla Zifa Gomasieh stated the renovation will probably be in keeping with the theater’s new five-year strategic imaginative and prescient, acknowledging China’s long-standing help for Ghana’s cultural sector.
Li Yaohong, chief of the Chinese language delegation, pledged continued cooperation to revive the Nationwide Theater to worldwide requirements.
The theater’s performing government director, Henry Malm, and president of the board, Korko Amarteifio, additionally emphasised the necessity for upgrades that replicate trendy technical and creative wants.
The go to was carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Tradition and Inventive Arts and was attended by senior officers from each the Ministry and the theater.
The Chinese language delegation’s go to follows President Mahama’s broader financial reset coverage aimed toward strengthening infrastructure and attracting international help for improvement tasks throughout Ghana.
The Nationwide Theater of Ghana in Accra was constructed by the Individuals’s Republic of China as a present to Ghana beneath a technical cooperation settlement signed by the 2 governments in July 1989.
Development started on March 8, 1990, and the constructing was accomplished on December 16, 1992. It was formally handed over and opened on December 30, 1992. The theater was designed by Chinese language architects Chen Taining and Ye Xianghan and is without doubt one of the landmark cultural buildings in Ghana’s capital.
