President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger efforts to create jobs, expand opportunities and improve public services for Africa’s growing youth population amid increasing uncertainty in the global economic and development order.
He made the call at a Presidential Roundtable organised by the Open Society Foundation in New York on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
President Mahama said the disruption to the global order should also be seen as an opportunity for African countries to pursue innovation, build new partnerships and undertake reforms that respond to the continent’s development needs.
He pointed to the African Union’s Agenda 2063 as a framework for building productive economies, strengthening institutions, deepening regional integration and increasing Africa’s influence in global affairs.
The President was joined at the roundtable by the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare; Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu; Senior Advisor and Special Aide to the President, Joyce Bawah Mogtari; Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Smith; and other senior government officials and dignitaries.
The roundtable formed part of engagements on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, where global development challenges and opportunities for stronger partnerships were discussed.
