Nana Oye Bampoe Addo calls for global support for Accra Reset

The Deputy Chief of Staff for Finance and Administration, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has called on the international community to provide strategic backing for the "Accra Reset" initiative. Speaking during a fireside chat at a Ford Foundation event in New York, she positioned the movement as a critical shift toward Africa’s development sovereignty, arguing that the continent must move away from a traditional reliance on foreign charity toward a model of self-determined growth.

The Accra Reset was co-founded by Nana Oye Bampoe Addo alongside President John Mahama and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. The initiative represents a strategic movement designed to prioritize home-grown development and financial independence. Oye Bampoe Addo explained that the goal of the movement is not to seek external handouts but to build the institutional and economic capacity for African nations to act decisively on their own behalf.

During her address, the Deputy Chief of Staff highlighted Ghana’s specific efforts to achieve long-term financial independence following its current program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Beyond economic sovereignty, she emphasized the necessity of structural reforms within global governance institutions. Specifically, she advocated for Africa to be granted permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, asserting that the continent’s perspective is vital for ensuring global stability and equity.

While advocating for self-reliance, Oye Bampoe Addo clarified that the Accra Reset is not an isolationist movement. She stressed the importance of maintaining collaborative partnerships with international bodies, provided those relationships are based on mutual respect for Africa's development goals. The presentation signals the Mahama administration’s intent to reshape how Ghana and the wider African continent engage with global financial and political systems moving forward.