President Mahama in Cote d’Ivoire for Africa CEO Forum

Year after year, the Africa CEO Forum has established itself as the almost unbeatable meeting of the private sector on the continent. The 2025 edition opens this Monday, May 12 in Abidjan. More than 2,500 bosses or executives are expected. And no less than six announced heads of state.

Mahama Urges Aggressive Oil Drilling "Like There's no Tomorrow"

At the Africa CEO Summit in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, President John Dramani Mahama called for intensified oil and gas extraction in Ghana, emphasizing the urgency to capitalize on fossil fuel resources before the global transition to renewable energy renders them obsolete.  He emphasized that the next two decades could mark a turning point for the industry, with fossil fuels gradually making way for clean energy alternatives.  “Oil and gas produ…

Kwaku Azar defends Mahama’s authority to govern from abroad amid Minority concerns

As former President John Dramani Mahama departs Ghana to participate in high-level global security dialogues, including the Munich Security Conference and the AU meeting in Ethiopia, legal scholar Kwaku Azar has stirred up a fresh constitutional debate back home. In a Facebook post that’s quickly gaining traction online, Kwaku Azar argued that:“The idea that the President can’t govern from abroad is a myth—crafted by Date-Bah, not the Constituti…

President Mahama in Cote d’Ivoire for Africa CEO Forum

President John Dramani Mahama, has arrived in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to participate in the Africa CEO Forum 2025, one of the continent’s premier platforms for dialogue between political and business leaders. He and his entourage landed at the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport on Monday 12th May, 2025. On Tuesday, May 13, President Mahama will feature in a high-level conversation during the forum, focusing on Ghana’s energy strategy. …

The 2025 edition of the Africa CEO Forum opened in Abidjan in a context of global economic recomposition and growing pressure on the African continent. The event brought together more than two thousand participants, including heads of state, business leaders, investors and policymakers, who came to set concrete directions to accelerate Africa's economic transformation. The inaugural session was marked by a presidential round table focusing on th…