Ghana to champion ECOWAS adoption of Accra Convention on cargo documents – Trade Minister

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, said Ghana is committed to signing and ratifying the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents, which is expected to provide a common legal framework for the use of cargo documents in financing and trading goods transported by road, rail and air.

The Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Anna Joubin-Bret, and ECOWAS Commission Director of Trade, Kolawole Sofola, also encouraged Member States and other stakeholders to participate actively in the process and support the Convention’s signature, ratification and implementation.

The Convention was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 15, 2025, through Resolution 80/162, and is recommended to be known as the Accra Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents.