President John Dramani Mahama has renewed Ghana’s call for Africa to be granted permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, describing the current structure as a “historical injustice” that must be corrected.

Speaking at the Jubiliee House on Monday (3 November) Mahama argued that Africa, with its 54 countries and 1.4 billion people, remains the only inhabited continent without a permanent seat at the UN’s most powerful decision-making table.

“This injustice must be corrected,” he said. “Africa demands at least two permanent seats with veto power and additional non-permanent seats, as stated in the Ezulwini Consensus.”

Mahama commended Germany for supporting UN Security Council reform and for advocating Africa’s rightful place in global governance.

The Ghanaian president also cautioned against the rise of economic nationalism and unilateralism, which he said threaten decades of global progress under the rules-based multilateral order.

“The dismantling of established multilateral frameworks and the rise of protectionism could plunge the world into instability and inequality,” Mahama warned. “We must resist these tendencies and reform, not abandon, the institutions that unite us.”

He urged global cooperation on shared challenges — including climate change, pandemics, terrorism, migration, and poverty — arguing that no nation can tackle them alone.

“The challenges of our era require collective action, dialogue, and compromise,” Mahama said.

The president ended by reaffirming Ghana’s commitment to multilateralism, peace, and sustainable global partnerships, thanking Germany for its “principled friendship and solidarity with Africa.”

Sompaonline.com