The African Union’s High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has praised President John Mahama’s recent address at the United Nations.

He described it as a speech that spoke for Ghana, Africa, and the wider world.

“I’ll be frank with you, I was really pleased with the speech that I reached out to Mr President to tell him how proud he had made us, all Ghanaians, all Africans, for a speech very eloquently and very well delivered,” Dr Chambas said on Joy News’ PM Express on September 29.

He said the president impressed him with both the style and substance of his message.

“So I indeed was really impressed with the quality of the speech, the eloquence of its delivery and the content of the speech, if you can say so, it ticked all the boxes.”

Dr Chambas explained that the address succeeded in placing Ghana’s concerns in the right global context while also amplifying Africa’s voice.

“Talking about our national context, because this is, after all, a platform where all countries come to talk about their own national situation, the regional context as Africa and Ghana is always known to be a strong voice for Africa. The President did not miss that.”

He further noted that President Mahama highlighted urgent global challenges at a time when international cooperation is under strain.

“And then, of course, he talked, as you know, about the geopolitical context, the decline of multilateralism at a time when some would say we need it most, and also the wars going on and other challenges, climate migration.”

For Dr Chambas, the delivery struck the right balance of detail and clarity.

“So really it was a very comprehensive speech, long enough to cover all the bases, but short enough to keep everyone really interested in what he was saying.”