Here is what keeps President Mahama awake at night

President John Dramani Mahama once again delivered a captivating speech on the international stage, this time at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.

The president began his remarks by touting the economic achievements of his one-year-old government.

“We are restoring hope, and we're building systems that work. In my first year of being back in office, we've shown that democracy works and that change is possible when leadership is focused and accountable to the people.

“From a debt-distressed, crisis-ridden economy, we've achieved an impressive turnaround with a stable macro economy characterised by single-digit inflation, a strengthened currency and increased business confidence,” he said.

Mahama went on to open up about the one thing that troubles him, despite his government's achievements.

He indicated that Ghana's success would be meaningless unless it is tied to the success of the entire African continent, a point championed by Ghana's first president, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

“But here's what keeps me up at night: Ghana's success alone is not enough. However admirable Ghana's turnaround story is, we cannot be a jewel in the dust. We must work together as Africa.

“We must knit together the patchwork of success stories, and that is why we're here in Davos today, to take what's working across many countries in Africa and the global south and scale it up across other countries, to move from resetting one country to resetting the entire development model for the Global South,” the president said.

FULL TEXT: President Mahama's address at the 80th UN General Assembly Meeting

Watch his remarks below:

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