President John Dramani Mahama is making it plain: Africa cannot keep outsourcing its peace to foreign powers and expect to control its own destiny. The Ghanaian leader has called on the continent to step up and finance its own security initiatives, a message that lands with particular weight given the shifting geopolitical realities Africa faces today.
The call to action is direct. External powers have long played a decisive role in shaping how, when, and whether peace comes to African nations. Mahama's position is that this arrangement has to change, with African countries themselves holding the purse strings and setting the agenda for their own stability.
It is a conversation the continent has been circling for years, but hearing it stated this clearly from a sitting head of state gives it fresh urgency. The question now is which leaders and institutions will move from agreement in principle to concrete financial commitment.
Originally published by AllAfrica.