President Mahama calls for stronger Africa-led cooperation amid global challenges
President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger collaboration among African countries to confront growing global challenges, insisting that the continent must rely on African-led solutions to secure its future.
The President said Africa’s resilience and potential must be matched with deeper cooperation as countries grapple with economic uncertainty, climate change, food insecurity, public health concerns and evolving security threats.
He made the call when he held bilateral discussions with the President of Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, at the Jubilee House in Accra.
He said the current global environment made it necessary for African countries to work together more closely and develop solutions that respond to the continent’s own realities.
“While our continent continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and promise, we are also confronted with pressing challenges, including global economic uncertainty, climate change, food insecurity, public health concerns and complex security threats,” President Mahama said.
“These realities make it imperative for African countries to work more closely together on the basis of African-led solutions,” he added.
The President said Ghana and Gabon had maintained more than six decades of friendship, founded on shared values of Pan-Africanism, peace, security, democratic governance and sustainable development.
He noted that the two countries had consistently collaborated within international bodies, including the African Union and the United Nations, in pursuit of a united and prosperous Africa.
President Mahama expressed appreciation to Gabon for supporting Ghana’s historic resolution at the United Nations General Assembly, describing the gesture as a reflection of the strong relations between the two countries.
“Our two countries have consistently worked together in pursuit of an Africa that is more united, more prosperous and more confident of its place in the world,” he said.
He said Ghana and Gabon, as strategic countries in West and Central Africa, respectively, had an important role to play in advancing the African Union Agenda 2063 and strengthening continental integration.
President Mahama stressed that the partnership between the two countries must translate into practical benefits for citizens through cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, mining, education, climate action and maritime security.
He expressed confidence that the discussions with President Oligui Nguema would deepen bilateral relations and position both countries as stronger partners in Africa’s transformation.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
