President John Dramani Mahama is set to lead the first-ever Davos convening of the Accra Reset, placing Ghana at the centre of renewed global conversations on sovereignty, equity, and international cooperation.
The high-level engagement will take place on January 22, 2026, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Accra Reset is a Global South–driven initiative aimed at strengthening national sovereign capacity while reimagining international cooperation in an era of growing geopolitical tension and systemic global shocks.
President Mahama, who chairs the Presidential Council of the Accra Reset, has positioned the initiative as a response to what he describes as an increasingly fragile global order—marked by intensifying great-power rivalries, declining effectiveness of traditional aid systems, rising trade tensions, climate shocks, pandemics, and cost-of-living crises.
The Davos side event is expected to attract a distinguished gathering of current and former world leaders. Serving heads of state participating in the discussions include President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, President William Samoei Ruto of Kenya, and President Félix Tshisekedi. Nigeria will be represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, while Papua New Guinea’s delegation will be led by Prime Minister James Marape.
Also expected to play key roles are former heads of state, including President Olusegun Obasanjo, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, and President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Together, they form the Guardians Circle of the Accra Reset, providing strategic guidance and moral authority to the initiative.
The meeting in Davos will formally launch priority programmes under the Accra Reset, following its introduction at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly and its endorsement at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg. These programmes are expected to focus on sovereign financing, fair global trade rules, climate resilience, and inclusive development pathways for countries in the Global South.
President Mahama has consistently argued that Ghana’s domestic reform agenda—branded the Resetting Ghana Agenda—cannot succeed in isolation. He views the Accra Reset as a complementary international platform, insisting that effective governance today requires both strong internal reforms and a more balanced and equitable global system.
According to the President, sovereignty in the modern world goes beyond political independence to include the capacity of nations to execute their development visions while building strategic partnerships across Africa and the wider Global South that advance mutual interests.
The announcement was issued by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, underscoring Ghana’s growing role as a convener of forward-looking global dialogue.
