Wanted: A 'Big Push' for tourism
The Minister of Finance presented the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, during which Health, Education, Roads, and Agriculture were mentioned. Tourism, Culture, and the Creative Arts were not mentioned at all, with not one line set aside for the sector. The author stated this was not a small oversight and believed it was a choice that must be worked together to reverse in future budgets.
The author has watched the sector grow over the past ten years. The Year of Return in 2019 turned Ghana into a symbol of homecoming for the African diaspora. Beyond the Return carried that momentum forward. The author noted that the sector's current international attention is mostly due to private effort, diaspora goodwill, and the hard work of operators, not steady government investment. The Black Star Experience was launched at the Black Star Square.
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