… ite the concerns, Ambassador Osei expressed optimism that Africa can still chart a different course if it embraces courageous and visionary leadership.He recalled a period when leaders such as Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, former South African President Thabo Mbeki …
… ing within the UN system.Despite the challenges, Ambassador Osei said there remains hope if Africa can produce visionary leaders willing to challenge the status quo.He recalled a period when leaders such as Ethiopia’s late Meles Zenawi, South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki …
… Leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Olusegun Obasanjo, Thabo Mbeki, and Meles Zenawi understood that no African country, regardless of its size or wealth, could prosper alone in an international system increasingly organized around major power blocs. …
… The ANC, though, has removed two previous presidents as party leader – Zuma and Thabo Mbeki – once it felt they may be a liability and it could do that again in 2027 if it feels its electoral chances are taking a hit with Ramaphosa in charge.
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has strongly criticised growing anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa, warning that foreign Africans are being unfairly blamed for problems they did not create. …
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has pushed back against growing anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa, insisting that undocumented African migrants are not responsible for the country’s unemployment crisis. …
… Former United States President Donald Trump remained politically influential despite facing multiple criminal indictments in 2023 and 2024, while former South African President Thabo Mbeki endured years of political persecution under apartheid before rising to national leadership …
… Former United States President Donald Trump remained politically influential despite facing multiple criminal indictments in 2023 and 2024, while former South African President Thabo Mbeki endured years of political persecution under apartheid before rising to national leadership …
Ambassador D.K. Osei, president of the Ghana Council on Foreign Relations, called for bold and visionary leadership across Africa, warning that the continent risks losing its influence in an evolving global order unless leaders deepen integration and speak with one voice on international issues. He argued that achieving Agenda 2063 development aspirations will require difficult decisions, sacrifices, and potential ceding of sovereignty, particularly in security and foreign policy, while questioning whether African states are prepared to strengthen the AfCFTA and pursue initiatives such as a common currency.
Ambassador D.K. Osei, president of the Ghana Council on Foreign Relations, called for bold and visionary leadership across Africa, warning that the continent risks losing its influence in an evolving global order unless leaders deepen integration and speak with one voice on international issues. He argued that achieving Agenda 2063 development aspirations will require difficult decisions, sacrifices, and potential ceding of sovereignty, particularly in security and foreign policy, while questioning whether African states are prepared to strengthen the AfCFTA and pursue initiatives such as a common currency.
Ambassador D.K. Osei, president of the Ghana Council on Foreign Relations, has urged Ghana to use its upcoming AU chairmanship to drive continental reforms under Agenda 2063, arguing that African nations must be willing to make political and economic sacrifices to deepen integration through the AfCFTA and other initiatives, though he expressed doubt about whether countries are genuinely prepared for such bold steps.
Ghana's upcoming African Union presidency in 2027 represents an opportunity to reset the continental organisation after nearly a decade of drift from its founding mission to build a stronger collective African voice and shape the continent's development agenda, according to this analysis.
Xenophobia in South Africa is part of a broader pattern across African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, and Mauritania turning against fellow Africans during times of tension. Recent anti-immigration campaigns in South Africa, including confrontations with migrant workers and calls for undocumented migrants to leave, prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce stricter immigration enforcement measures.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa faces possible removal from office as MPs establish a committee to recommend whether he should be impeached over a 2020 robbery at his private farm where $580,000 in cash was allegedly stolen from a sofa. The scandal, which surfaced publicly in 2022 through former spy chief Arthur Fraser's allegations that Ramaphosa hid the theft from police and tax authorities, has escalated after the country's highest court ruled that MPs had unconstitutionally blocked earlier impeachment moves.
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has criticised growing anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa, saying undocumented African migrants are not responsible for the country's unemployment and crime challenges. Nearly 300 Ghanaians returned home this week following anti-immigrant protests, as Mbeki argued South Africa's economic decline since 2009 was not caused by foreign nationals.
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has rejected anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa, arguing that undocumented African migrants are not responsible for the country's unemployment crisis and that anger is being directed at the wrong targets. His remarks come as nearly 300 Ghanaians returned home following anti-immigrant protests.
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has argued that undocumented African migrants are being unfairly blamed for unemployment and crime, when South Africa's economic challenges stem from deeper structural causes dating back decades. His comments come as nearly 300 Ghanaians voluntarily returned home from South Africa amid anti-immigrant protests and safety concerns.
The Communication Directorate of the Wontumi Campaign has criticised remarks allegedly made by presidential staffer Rosemond Obeng suggesting that no serious political party would allow someone with active court cases to contest for chairmanship. The campaign's response cited historical examples including Kwame Nkrumah and Jerry John Rawlings to argue that legal challenges do not disqualify leaders from public office.
The Wontumi Campaign has condemned remarks by presidential staffer Rosemond Obeng suggesting that no serious party would allow someone with active court cases to contest for chairmanship. The campaign argues that legal challenges do not disqualify leaders from public office, citing historical examples including Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah and Jerry John Rawlings.
The NDPC chairman has called for greater discipline and responsiveness in Ghana's national development planning, warning against the proliferation of plans without effective implementation. He stressed that development must translate into concrete outcomes that improve citizens' lives, and noted that the president has directed the consolidation of multiple development frameworks into a single national development plan.