He said this, among other things while speaking at a Chatham House lecture dubbed “Africa’s Strategic Priorities and Global Role” in the UK on Friday, January 27.
He acknowledged the difficult times Ghanaians and Africans are currently going through due to the economic downturn, bad governance and insecurity but was quick to add that it will be unhealthy to “brood over the present with despair”.
“I am an eternal believer in the potential and positive energies of Africa and her youth,” Mahama said.