President John Dramani Mahama is set to spearhead discussions on the Accra Reset initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, according to a statement released by the presidency.
This effort forms part of a broader initiative to reimagine international cooperation and bolster sovereign capacity among Global South nations.
The presidency’s statement, issued on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, revealed that President Mahama will participate in the inaugural Davos convening of the Accra Reset on Thursday, January 22, 2026, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
As the leader of the Presidential Council of the Accra Reset, President Mahama is at the forefront of a Global South initiative aimed at strengthening sovereign capacity and reimagining international cooperation amidst unprecedented global challenges.
The Accra Reset is particularly timely, given the current landscape marked by escalating great-power rivalries, the collapse of the global aid narrative, unprecedented trade tensions, and the crises of climate shocks, cost of living, pandemics, and conflicts.
Several incumbent heads of state are expected to attend this 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, will also participate.
Former heads of state attending include Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, and President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who collectively comprise the Guardians Circle of the Accra Reset.
The meeting is anticipated to launch priority programs following the initiative’s introduction at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly and its endorsement at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg.
President Mahama, “considers the Accra Reset as complementary to his domestic reform, the Resetting Ghana Agenda,” adding that Ghana recognises “that effective national governance requires both internal reforms and a more equitable international system,” the statement read.
Below is the statement..
