Mahama Takes Accra Reset Initiative to Davos
President John Dramani Mahama will lead discussions on the Accra Reset initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as part of efforts to reimagine international cooperation and strengthen sovereign capacity among countries of the Global South.
In a statement issued by the Presidency Communications on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, President Mahama is expected to participate in the first Davos convening of the Accra Reset on Thursday, January 22, 2026, on the margins of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
According to the statement, the President leads the Presidential Council of the Accra Reset, described as “a Global South initiative working to strengthen sovereign capacity and reimagine international cooperation in an era of unprecedented global challenges.”
The statement noted that the Accra Reset is timely, coming at a period marked by “intensifying great-power rivalries, the collapse of the global aid narrative, unprecedented trade tensions, and the crises of climate shocks, cost of living, pandemics, and conflicts.”
Several sitting heads of state are expected to attend the side event, including Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Kenya’s President William Samoei Ruto, and President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria will be represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, while Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, will also participate.
Former heads of state attending include Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, and President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who collectively form what the statement described as the “Guardians Circle of the Accra Reset.”
The meeting is expected to launch priority programmes following the initiative’s introduction at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly and its endorsement at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg.
President Mahama, the statement said, “considers the Accra Reset as complementary to his domestic reform, the Resetting Ghana Agenda,” adding that Ghana recognises “that effective national governance requires both internal reforms and a more equitable international system.”
The statement further quoted the President as consistently emphasising that “sovereignty means the capacity to execute national visions while building strategic partnerships, particularly within Africa and across the Global South, that advance mutual interests.”
