President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will invest in increasing food production in response to the suspension of USAID, which has long been a key source of aid for Africa.
The move follows the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to shut down USAID, citing concerns over the agency’s spending of taxpayers’ money on overseas aid.
President Mahama while speaking at the town hall forum of the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday expressed concern over the potential impact but advocated for Africans to take steps to mitigate the effects by increasing local food production and securing alternative sources of funding.
President John Mahama has also called for major reforms within the United Nations (UN), particularly the Security Council, emphasizing that it no longer reflects today’s global realities.
He argued that the council must evolve to include more permanent members, especially from developing nations.
“The veto should not be a stumbling block to adding new permanent members to the Security Council,” he stated, stressing that the current structure sidelines emerging nations and hinders meaningful change.
Mahama further underscored the importance of multilateral cooperation in tackling global challenges such as climate change, urging world leaders to work together for the planet’s survival.
“This is the only planet we have; the only way we can save this planet is when people are working together,” he said.
He insisted that reforms would not only serve the interests of developing nations but also strengthen the UN’s role in fostering global stability and cooperation in an increasingly fragmented world.
