Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to host African leaders, including Obasanjo and Mahama, at the 2025 Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, themed “Why Democracies Die.
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, will on September 17 host global leaders and African statesmen in Accra, Ghana, for the 2025 Democracy Dialogue of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF).
Themed “Why Democracies Die,” this year’s dialogue will examine the challenges and prospects of democracy in West Africa against the backdrop of recurring coups, weakening institutions, and rising public discontent.
In a statement on Tuesday, Jonathan’s Special Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, confirms that Ghana’s President, John Mahama, Nigeria’s ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, and former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Kadré Ouédraogo, are among key participants.
Also expected are the ECOWAS Commission President, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, who will deliver the keynote address.
Eze explained: “The 2025 dialogue will give participants the opportunity to interrogate the decline of democratic norms across the sub-region and explore ways to strengthen governance for the benefit of our people.”
The event, co-hosted by the Government of Ghana, will have Obasanjo chair the session while Kukah is billed to deliver the keynote. This marks the fourth edition since the series began in 2021.
The GJF noted that last year’s dialogue focused on education reform, but the 2025 edition comes at a more turbulent time when, according to Eze, “democracy in Africa faces the twin threats of declining trust and the erosion of established norms.”
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