October 29, 2025
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has made pragmatism the orienting principle of his foreign policy to reach a dual goal: (a) economic recovery, and (b) containment of the terrorist threat. Two recalibrations illustrate this shift. First, strategic convergence with Morocco: on January 7, 2025, Accra suspended recognition of the so-called ‘Sahraoui Arabe Democratic Republic’ and endorsed Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Moroccan Sahara. This opened the door to expanded economic co ...

