‘We won political independence, but global power remained elsewhere’ – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has criticised the continued concentration of global trade, finance and health governance outside the Global South, despite decades of political independence.
President John Dramani Mahama has called on the Global South to address a persistent imbalance in global governance, arguing that political independence has not translated into control over international trade, finance, and health systems. During the Accra Reset: Global Reset Dialogue in New York, Mahama reflected on the 1955 Bandung Conference, where 29 nations united to demand a greater voice in global affairs.
He noted that while countries achieved political independence, major levers shaping their economic and health futures remained concentrated elsewhere. "We won political independence; we raised our national flags and sang our anthems. Yet, the levers of global trade, finance, and health governance remained firmly anchored elsewhere," Mahama stated.
He proposed that the Accra Reset aims to tackle this imbalance by linking political authority, productive capability, and financial resilience. Mahama emphasized that true sovereignty cannot be achieved merely by having flags and institutions recognized internationally while remaining dependent on systems beyond one's control.
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