President John Dramani Mahama has called for an end to economic emancipation on the African continent. According to him, African leaders must confront the battle to transform their economies.
Addressing the Zambian Parliament on Thursday, February 5, 2026, as part of his 3-day state visit to Zambia, President Mahama recounted the struggles of the nation’s founders for independence and the urgent need for current leaders to seek the prosperity of their citizens.
“The responsibility of our generation is clear: to translate historic solidarity and political goodwill into concrete economic and social dividends for our peoples. Our forebears won us independence and nationhood. Now we must win the fight for economic transformation and prosperity for our people,” President Mahama emphasized.
President Mahama stressed that, at a time when global humanitarian assistance is shrinking and traditional multilateral systems are under strain, Africa must rethink its development.
“We must confront the battle for the economic emancipation of our countries at a time when global geopolitics is undergoing tectonic shifts. Today, global humanitarian assistance is shrinking. Official development assistance is declining, defense spending is rising, and traditional multilateral systems are under strain,” he said.
He added, “Africa, therefore, faces a different pandemic, the pandemic of unfulfilled potential. Millions of young people remain unemployed; health systems are fragile; and economies extract wealth without building capacity,” President Mahama stated.
Source: myxyzonline.com
