Ghana |
Peru |
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Diplomatic mission | |
None (Accredited from Brasília) | Embassy of Peru, Accra |
Ghana–Peru relations are the bilateral relations between Ghana and Peru. Both countries are members of the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement. Peru's embassy in Ghana is one of two embassies of Peru in Sub-Saharan Africa, the other being in Pretoria, South Africa, since the closure of three embassies in Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in 1990. [1]
Relations between both countries date back to the Conquista and the era of the Viceroyalty of Peru, as a number of African slaves came from the region. [2]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 23, 1987. [3] Peru has an embassy in Accra since 2013, which it shares with other members of the Pacific Alliance. [4] [5] A consulate was opened by Peru in the coastal city of Tema in 2015. [6]
In 2015, a Peruvian delegation headed by Carlos Pareja Ríos visited Accra to further bilateral relations, [7] as well as to formally inaugurate the Peruvian embassy in the state. [8] In 2016, a Ghanaian delegation visited Peru in order to further trade between both states. [9] [2]
In 2020, Peruvian exports to Ghana totaled a value of US$ 17.8 million, which represented a growth of 229% in relation to 2019. On the same year, the trade balance between the two countries was US$ 17.5 million, a growth of 276% in relation to the previous year. [10]
Cuando él [Alberto Fujimori] fue presidente, en julio de 1990, existían seis embajadas en Africa. Luego, unos meses después suprimió cuatro (Kenia, Zimbabwe, Zambia y Argelia), quedando hasta el presente, Marruecos y Egipto.