President John Dramani Mahama is set to lead discussions on the Accra Reset at Davos, Switzerland, on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on January 22, 2026.
The meeting marks the first Davos convening of the Accra Reset, a Global South-led initiative aimed at strengthening sovereign capacity and reimagining international cooperation amid growing global challenges.
President Mahama chairs the Presidential Council of the Accra Reset, which brings together serving and former world leaders to advance reforms promoting a fairer and more effective international system.
Other members of the Presidential Council expected at the side event include President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, President William Samoei Ruto of Kenya, and President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria will be represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, while Papua New Guinea will be represented by Prime Minister James Marape.
Former heads of state participating in the discussions include Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former New Zealand Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who together form the Guardians Circle of the Accra Reset.
The Davos meeting is expected to launch priority programmes following the initiative’s introduction at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly and its endorsement at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg.
According to the Presidency, the Accra Reset comes at a critical time, as the world grapples with intensifying great-power rivalries, weakening global aid frameworks, rising trade tensions, and multiple crises including climate shocks, cost-of-living pressures, pandemics, and conflicts.
President Mahama sees the Accra Reset as complementary to his domestic reform agenda, the Resetting Ghana Agenda, stressing that effective national governance requires both strong internal reforms and a more equitable international system.
He has consistently underscored that sovereignty must translate into the capacity to pursue national visions while building strategic partnerships, particularly within Africa and across the Global South, to advance shared interests.