President John Dramani Mahama is set to lead high-level discussions on the Accra Reset initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as part of efforts to reshape global cooperation and strengthen the capacity of countries in the Global South.
According to a statement from the Presidency Communications, the President will chair the first Davos convening of the Accra Reset on Thursday, January 22, 2026, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. President Mahama serves as Chair of the Presidential Council of the Accra Reset, a Global South–led initiative aimed at enhancing sovereign capacity and rethinking international cooperation amid growing global uncertainty.
The statement describes the initiative as particularly relevant at a time of rising geopolitical rivalries, declining traditional aid models, escalating trade tensions, and mounting pressures from climate shocks, cost-of-living challenges, pandemics, and armed conflicts.
Several sitting heads of state are expected to attend the side event, including Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Kenya’s President William Samoei Ruto, and President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria will be represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, while Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, is also scheduled to participate.
Former leaders expected at the meeting include Nigeria’s ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, former New Zealand Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. The group is collectively referred to as the Guardians Circle of the Accra Reset.
The statement notes that President Mahama views the Accra Reset as complementary to his domestic policy framework, the Resetting Ghana Agenda. It adds that Ghana believes effective national governance depends not only on internal reforms but also on a fairer and more balanced international system.
President Mahama has consistently argued, the statement said, that true sovereignty lies in a country’s ability to pursue its national vision while building strong, strategic partnerships across Africa and the wider Global South to advance shared interests.