President John Dramani Mahama outlines Ghana’s priorities for 2027 African Union Chairmanship

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will prioritise the campaign for reparations for historical injustices against Africa when it assumes the rotating chairmanship of the African Union in 2027.

Speaking during a meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, President Mahama said Ghana was already preparing its agenda for its tenure as AU Chair.

He said the country would build on its leadership role in advocating reparations while also promoting gender equality and the welfare of children across the sub-region.

“We have started looking at some issues that we will push on the agenda the year that we chair. We are already champions in several areas. One is reparations,” he said.

President Mahama noted that, with the support of the African Union, Ghana successfully sponsored a historic motion on reparations at the United Nations General Assembly.

“With the support of the AU, we were able to move a historic motion on the floor of the General Assembly. We’ve held the follow-up conference here in Accra called ‘The Next Steps’,” he said.

He disclosed that Ghana was planning another high-level meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to assess progress made by the committees established to advance the reparations agenda.

“So we are looking again on the sidelines of the UN to hold a high-level meeting to review the work the committees have started to do,” President Mahama added.