{"id":12738,"date":"2025-10-03T09:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/?p=12738"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:03:58","slug":"president-mahamas-address-at-the-un-trumps-threat-africas-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/president-mahamas-address-at-the-un-trumps-threat-africas-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"President Mahama\u2019s Address at the UN: Trump\u2019s threat, Africa\u2019s gain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New York, September 25, 2025 \u2014 Ghana\u2019s President John Dramani Mahama delivered a bold, uncompromising address to the United Nations General Assembly, as the body marked 80 years of the Comity of Nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He challenged Africa to shed its long-standing docility in global affairs, calling this moment a turning point for the continent\u2019s rise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Defiant Opening: Confronting \u201cTrump\u2019s Threat\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President\u2019s speech struck a defiant tone. Rather than plead for aid, he confronted head-on the dangers of resurgent unilateralism, protectionism and great-power rivalry \u2014 singling out the West, led by Donald Trump\u2019s United States as chief instigator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe stand at a crossroads,\u201d he declared. \u201cIf America reverts to \u2018America Alone,\u2019 it is not only America at risk \u2014 the vulnerable will bear the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Africa, too, must see both the threat and the possibility: the world will not pivot to us unless we insist it does.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahama accused the West of orchestrating punitive tariffs, trade wars, politically conditioned aid, funding stand-offs, and abrupt withdrawals from global pacts to keep Africa compliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He warned that while such manoeuvres could isolate the Global South, they could also ignite Africa\u2019s resolve to act more decisively and independently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahama\u2019s Strategic Message: When Others Pull Back, Africa Steps Forward&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For President Mahama, the turmoil in North\u2013South relations is not merely a burden but a strategic opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As superpowers retreat inward, Africa has a rare chance to reshape alliances and assert itself \u2014 not as a passive recipient of crumbs, but as an equal actor in global affairs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahama\u2019s Five Pillars for African Self-Sustainability&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Institutional Reform &amp; Sovereign Equality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahama renewed his call for restructuring global institutions to reflect present realities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He insisted Africa must secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Council \u2014 with veto power or equivalent oversight \u2014 ending what he called the \u201canachronism\u201d of a five-member club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also urged reforms to limit the absolute veto, proposing that in extraordinary cases, the General Assembly should be able to override it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Debt, Finance &amp; Resource Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President traced Africa\u2019s underdevelopment to centuries of exploitation \u2014 from colonial plunder to today\u2019s skewed financial system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calling it \u2018rigged against the very continent that fuels its growth,\u2019 he vowed that under Ghana\u2019s economic \u2018reset,\u2019 his government would renegotiate unfair contracts, demand fairer revenue shares, and reject unjust debt terms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He argued that this mindset must anchor Africa\u2019s quest to reclaim control of its resources \u2014 a path already being pursued by Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, and Gabon, with Ghana and Senegal preparing to follow. For him, reclaiming Africa\u2019s wealth is not optional, but essential for survival. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Pan-African Industrialisation &amp; Intra-African Trade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Mahama urged the world to imagine the strength of 1.5 billion Africans powered by an integrated economy, referring to it as Africa\u2019s untapped wealth \u2014 a catalyst for a genuine renaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If external markets become volatile, he argued, Africa must build resilience through deeper integration, value addition, and full commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as an \u201ceconomic fortress\u201d against external shocks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Demographic &amp; Youth Power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 2050, one quarter of the world\u2019s population \u2014 and one in three young people \u2014 will be African.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahama stressed that this demographic power must be converted by Africa, into investment in human capital, innovation, and \u201cbrain circulation\u201d rather than \u201cbrain drain,\u201d positioning Africa as a vital hub of the global knowledge economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Moral Diplomacy, Solidarity &amp; Multilateralism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rejecting cynicism, Mahama urged Africa to lead with moral clarity. He condemned racism, xenophobia, and historical amnesia, calling for recognition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade as \u201cthe greatest crime against humanity\u201d and demanding reparations \u2014 not as charity, but restitution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ghana\u2019s Reset as Proof of Principle&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Mahama grounded his global vision in Ghana\u2019s own turnaround: declining inflation, a stronger cedi, restored fiscal discipline, and renewed investor confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghana\u2019s recovery, he argued, proves that African governance can deliver \u2014 and therefore, the continent deserves a place at the high table, not as supplicant, but as equal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reactions &amp; Reverberations&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President\u2019s address drew widespread praise across African media, with outlets in several capitals hailing it as bold, unapologetic, and visionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the UN, some diplomats went further, describing it as politically daring for its direct challenge to entrenched global power structures. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet sceptics asked: Can Africa withstand external pressure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can it unite behind such ambitious reforms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And will dominant powers quietly resist or reluctantly accept the changes Mahama demands?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Turning Point or a Rhetorical Flourish?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahama\u2019s speech alone cannot reset global power dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet by framing \u2018Trump\u2019s Threat\u2019 not only as danger but as opportunity, he recast Africa\u2019s role in a shifting world order \u2014 not as victim, but as agent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether this becomes a true turning point will hinge on Africa\u2019s unity, discipline, and strategic coordination. For Ghana, Mahama has raised the stakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Africa, the test is whether his vision marks the dawn of a lasting shift in global equity \u2014 or fades into another rhetorical flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphic.com.gh\/features\/opinion\/ghana-news-president-mahamas-address-at-the-un-trumps-threat-africas-gain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, September 25, 2025 \u2014 Ghana\u2019s President John Dramani Mahama delivered a bold, uncompromising address to the United Nations General Assembly, as the body marked 80 years of the Comity of Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[153],"tags":[165],"class_list":["post-12738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-articles","tag-mahama"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14933,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/africa-deserves-seat-at-global-table-president-mahama-at-world-governments-summit-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":12738,"position":0},"title":"Africa deserves seat at global table \u2013 President Mahama at World Governments Summit 2026","author":"Michael Teye","date":"February 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"President John Dramani Mahama has stressed that the future of global alliances cannot be meaningfully imagined without Africa, noting that the continent is not merely a space of competition, but one of solutions, opportunities and rising global influence.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News Articles","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/category\/news-articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prex-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prex-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prex-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prex-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prex-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prex-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13550,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/president-mahama-launches-infrastructure-plan-to-guide-big-push\/","url_meta":{"origin":12738,"position":1},"title":"President Mahama launches infrastructure plan to guide \u2018Big Push\u2019","author":"Michael Teye","date":"October 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"President John Dramani Mahama has launched the Ghana Infrastructure Plan (GIP), a 30-year strategic blueprint designed to guide the nation\u2019s infrastructure development and end the cycle of abandoned and politicised projects.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News Articles","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/category\/news-articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Article11.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Article11.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Article11.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Article11.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Article11.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15126,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/no-more-foreign-funds-for-cocoa-no-mineral-will-be-exported-without-processing-president-mahama\/","url_meta":{"origin":12738,"position":2},"title":"No more foreign funds for cocoa: No mineral will be exported without processing &#8211; 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