Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has delivered a bold mandate to Western partners at a high-level summit in London, calling for a complete overhaul of global debt restructuring mechanisms and demanding that the United Kingdom pivot its relationship with Africa from humanitarian aid to direct investment. Speaking in the wake of Ghana's recovery from its devastating 2022 debt default, President Mahama criticised the G20's Common Framework as unacceptably slow and non-inclusive, urging for a faster, fairer system that prioritises long-term climate and developmental finance. For more on what this means, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Kwesi Obeng, from Oxfam Africa