President-elect John Mahama has warned that Ghana is not immune to the instability affecting many of its neighbors. He is keen to reform the cocoa industry and address skyrocketing inflation.Ghana's President-elect John Dramani Mahama said he is keen to push through major reforms after poor economic conditions contributed to instability and even coups in neighbouring countries.
"We're at risk," Mahama said in an interview with DW, referencing the instability and military takeovers that have plagued other west African nations Mahama said the coups that occurred in three Sahelian countries in recent years could spread further if things don't change.
"There's an African proverb that says that when your neighbor has a house that's on fire, you help him to quench it. Otherwise, when it burns down his house, it will spread to your house. And so we need to give Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger all the support they need to deal with this crisis," Mahama said."Otherwise, it definitely would spread. Already there are incursions in northern Togo. I'm sure you've heard about them. And so it's just a matter of time. And so we need to be very proactive."
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