By Iddi Yire
Accra, Oct 10, GNA – Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has addressed the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, a platform for strategic dialogue on global partnerships in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.
The forum offers an opportunity to reflect on how nations can collaborate meaningfully in a world marked by tension, inequality, and shifting power dynamics.
Speaking on “The State of the World” panel, Vice President Prof Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the importance of mutual benefit and cooperation in international partnerships. Drawing from African philosophy and thought, she noted that recent geopolitical shifts suggested an ever-growing awareness of the need to redefine international relationships.
“Peace cannot be achieved when others continue to feel left out, and partnerships must be rooted in fairness and agency. Ghana, for instance, has a vibrant and determined youth who are not waiting for tomorrow but are leading today,” she stated.
The Vice President said through the 24-Hour Economy Policy, the Government was empowering them to lead in innovation, productivity, and nation-building.
She noted that Africa must now be an active participant in shaping global dialogue and outcomes.
The Vice President reiterated the need for diversification of partnerships so that no single bloc dominated, and for Africa to invest in research, innovation, and value addition along with her natural resources.
She cited that Ghana, for example, could not continue exporting raw materials only to import the finished products at higher costs; this cycle undermines both sovereignty and prosperity.
True partnership, she reiterated, must involve co-decision-making, agency, and mutual accountability.
She said Ghana was open to collaboration, but it must be grounded in respect, fairness, and shared progress.
This moment presents a chance for the global community, particularly Africa, to redefine the rules of engagement and ensure that development in Brussels, the Vice President attended the Global Gateway Forum, which presented a platform for strategic dialogue on global partnerships in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.
The forum offered an opportunity to reflect on how nations can collaborate meaningfully in a world marked by tension, inequality, and shifting power dynamics.
Speaking on the panel on “The State of the World,” Vice President Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the importance of mutual benefit and cooperation in international partnerships.
Drawing from an African adage, “when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers”, she noted that recent global shifts suggest that the “grass” might no longer bear the consequences alone.
She noted that the vulnerable and marginalized were awakening to the need to redefine global relationships and build them on respect, equality, and shared prosperity.
“Peace cannot be achieved when others continue to feel left out, and partnerships must be rooted in fairness and agency. Ghana, for instance, has a vibrant and determined youth who are not waiting for tomorrow but are leading today.”
Vice President Prof Opoku-Agyemang said through the 24-Hour Economy Policy, the Government was empowering them to lead in innovation, productivity, and nation-building.
She said Africa must now be an active participant in shaping global dialogue and outcomes.
She stressed the need for diversification of partnerships so that no single bloc dominates, and for Africa to invest in research, innovation, and value addition along with her natural resources.
She said Ghana could not continue exporting raw materials only to import the finished products at higher costs; this cycle undermines both sovereignty and prosperity.
True partnership, she reiterated, must involve co-decision-making, agency, and mutual accountability.
She said Ghana was opened to collaboration, but it must be partnership grounded in respect, fairness, and shared progress.
“This moment presents a chance for the global community, particularly Africa, to redefine the rules of engagement and ensure that development and peace are not privileges but shared global responsibilities,” the Vice President said.
GNA
Edited by George-Ramsey Benamba