President John Dramani Mahama is set to play a leading role in the first Davos convening of the Accra Reset on January 22, 2026, on the margins of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Switzerland.

According to a press release from the Presidency Communications dated Wednesday, January 21, 2026, President Mahama will lead discussions as head of the Presidential Council of the Accra Reset, a global South initiative aimed at strengthening sovereign capacity and reimagining international cooperation in response to today’s complex global challenges.

The high-level meeting will bring together a distinguished group of current and former world leaders.

Presidential Council members 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.

Also attending are Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape.

Former leaders participating in the discussions include former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Prime Minister of New Zealand Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and former Prime Minister of Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

These eminent personalities form the “Guardians Circle” of the Accra Reset.

The 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.

The Accra Reset seeks to fundamentally rethink global power relations and address the erosion of the global aid narrative amid unprecedented trade tensions and overlapping crises, including climate shocks, rising cost of living, pandemics, and conflicts.

President Mahama considers the Accra Reset a natural complement to his domestic reform agenda, the Resetting Ghana Agenda.

As a founding member, Ghana recognises that effective national governance must be supported by internal reforms as well as a fairer and more balanced international system.

The press release further notes that President Mahama has consistently emphasised that true sovereignty means having the capacity to execute national visions while building strategic partnerships, particularly within Africa and across the Global South, to advance shared interests.

The statement was signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu (MP), Spokesperson to the President and Minister of Government Communications.