The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Global Africa-ACP Chamber of Trade and Investment (GACTI) to organise AFROMART 2026, a continental employment and trade fair expected to facilitate 10,000 job placements.
The initiative forms part of efforts to address youth unemployment in Ghana through a partnership between government and the private sector.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, said the collaboration marks a shift from policy discussions to practical job creation.
“This partnership represents a fundamental shift in how Ghana approaches employment creation. We are moving from policy statements to practical action. This is not a conference or a symposium; it’s a job aggregation and deployment machine that will deliver concrete opportunities to our citizens in real time,” he said.
According to the Ministry, AFROMART 2026 will be held later this year as a 72-hour continuous event, bringing together employers, investors, entrepreneurs and job seekers from Ghana and abroad.
Project Coordinator Prince Davidson said organisers expect more than 75,000 participants to attend physically, with over 100,000 job seekers expected to pre-register. More than 300 employers, over 1,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries and investment interest estimated at over US$1 billion are also anticipated.
The event will combine a trade and SME marketplace, a national and international job fair, and an investment forum aimed at promoting employment, trade and investment.
Prince Davidson said the initiative would extend beyond the physical event through the launch of jobbank.com.gh, a digital employment platform designed to connect job seekers with opportunities in Ghana and abroad.
“This is far more than a traditional job fair. We are building a permanent infrastructure for employment matching in Ghana. The job seekers who register will gain access to a persistent platform with artificial intelligence-powered job matching to public and private sector jobs in Ghana, within and outside of Africa such as the GCC, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean and the Americas. Other services will include interview scheduling, skills assessment and employer connections.”
“The 10,000 jobs created during AFROMART will be just the beginning, but the platform will continue generating opportunities,” he added.
The Ministry said the partnership aligns with Ghana’s National Employment Policy, the government’s 24-Hour Economy initiative and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with the event week designated as National Week of Employment.
According to organisers, the initiative is intended to support job creation while strengthening trade and investment opportunities for businesses across Ghana and the African continent.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
