{
  "id": 16375713,
  "title": "“Africa’s conflicts rooted in resource exploration” – President Mahama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/africas-conflicts-rooted-in-resource-exploration-president-mahama",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T17:27:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/africa/mahama-atana-state/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to tackle the economic and political factors fueling conflicts on the continent, cautioning that military actions alone are insufficient for achieving enduring peace. In his address at the 2026 Tana State of Peace and Security in Africa Report in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, the President emphasized that the root causes of armed conflicts include competition for natural resources, unjust wealth distribution, and political interests that thrive on instability. He called for a closer examination of who controls these resources, who profits from their extraction, and whose interests are advanced by protracted instability.\n\nCiting Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mozambique as case studies, President Mahama highlighted how resource exploitation and the marginalization of local communities contribute to insecurity. He argued that Africa must transcend merely treating the symptoms of conflict and instead confront the underlying structural economic and governance issues that perpetuate violence. The President stressed that true peace necessitates economic fairness, accountable institutions, and a just distribution of Africa’s natural wealth.",
  "summary": "By Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah President John Dramani Mahama has called on African leaders to address the economic and political factors driving conflicts on the continent, warning that military interventions alone cannot deliver lasting peace. He said competition over natural resources, unequal distribution of wealth and political interests that benefit from instability were among […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mahama urges Africa to finance its own peace operations, curb illicit financial flows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/mahama-urges-africa-to-finance-its-own-peace-operations-curb-illicit",
        "published": "2026-10-24T16:24:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Africa is not an empty chessboard for foreign powers – Mahama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/africa-is-not-an-empty-chessboard-for-foreign-powers-mahama",
        "published": "2026-10-24T19:43:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}