The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has called on former President John Dramani Mahama to dismantle the US military base in Ghana, arguing that without such action, Mahama’s strong condemnation of Donald Trump’s alleged racist remarks against South Africa will be rendered meaningless.

Speaking on Pan African TV on May 31, 2025, Pratt commended Mahama for his decisive response to the American president.

However, he emphasised that Mahama’s Pan-African stance would be undermined if the US military base, established in Ghana during his previous presidential term, remains operational.

“I fully back President Mahama’s response to Donald Trump on his racism claim against South Africa. I feel proud that an African leader would make such a bold declaration.

“However, I maintain that he must shut the US military base in the country, otherwise, his stance for Africa’s liberation means nothing to us,” he added.

Kwesi Pratt’s remarks follow President John Dramani Mahama’s critique of US President Donald Trump for his unfounded accusations against South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, describing them as deeply offensive to the people of Africa and a distortion of historical truth.

In an opinion piece, President Mahama criticised Trump’s assertion of “White genocide” in South Africa, which was made during a meeting between the two leaders at the White House.

Mahama argued that the claims disregard the legacy of colonisation and apartheid, under which millions of Black South Africans suffered systemic oppression, displacement, and deaths.

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