Mahama unveils new deal with global philanthropy

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled a new vision for Ghana’s relationship with global philanthropy, emphasizing a shift from fragmented, short-term interventions to partnerships that strengthen national institutions and deliver development outcomes aligned with Ghana’s priorities. The President made this call at a high-level presidential funders’ roundtable in New York, attended by about 20 major philanthropic organisations and foundations based in the United States.

The event, organized by the Open Society Foundations, aimed to explore a new approach to international development cooperation in the changing global landscape. Mahama argued that the objective should not be merely to find new sources of funding when traditional development finance changes, but to build institutional capabilities that enable countries to take greater control of their own development.

He highlighted Africa’s clear development vision through Agenda 2063 but stressed the challenge of translating that ambition into delivery, which requires institutions capable of executing, mobilising and managing resources well, and stronger negotiating capability.

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