Mahama’s UN address to mark 25th by a Ghanaian president
President John Dramani Mahama’s scheduled address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, 24 September 2026, will be the 25th General Debate address by a Ghanaian president, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
President John Dramani Mahama's upcoming address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2026, will mark the 25th time a Ghanaian president has delivered a General Debate address, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This comes 66 years after Ghana's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, made the initial appearance on September 23, 1960.
The Ministry's records show 24 presidential addresses up to the 80th session in 2025, with Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo leading in this regard with eight addresses between 2017 and 2024. Other former presidents, including the late Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuor, have each made six appearances, while John Evans Atta Mills addressed the General Debate twice.
The ministry emphasizes that Ghana remained represented at the UN during the 38-year gap between Nkrumah's address and Rawlings' in 1998, with foreign ministers Ako Adjei, Kojo Botsio, and other senior officials filling in.
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