Economic Emancipation Is Africa’s Next Battle – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has described economic emancipation as the next major challenge facing Ghana, Jamaica and other African countries, calling for stronger cooperation to drive sustainable development and shared prosperity.
Speaking at the Special High-Level Reparations Dialogue at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, President Mahama said while the struggle for political independence had been won, the current priority should be building resilient economies that improve the lives of citizens.
He noted that the ideas and contributions of Pan-African leaders inspired independence movements across Africa and played a significant role in the continent’s liberation.
“I’m happy to have come to Jamaica. We all know the relationships that have existed between Ghana and Jamaica. Indeed, our first president, of blessed memory, had always written and spoken about Marcus Garvey and the influence he had on him.
“Today, all that is history. But that was the fight for liberation,” he said.
President Mahama stressed that the relationship between Ghana and Jamaica should now be leveraged to advance economic transformation through greater collaboration and mutual opportunity.
“But today, we’re faced with a new fight. And that is why the relationships between us and visits like this are important.
“The battle that confronts us now is not the battle for liberation; we’re independent anyway. The battle that confronts us is how we can cooperate to increase our economic development and create prosperity for our people. And so the battle now is the battle for economic emancipation,” he added.
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