The New African Concept (NAC) has officially launched its 5th anniversary activities with a renewed push for what it describes as a fundamental reset of Africa’s value systems.
NAC, a Ghana-based non-profit organisation, is driving efforts to promote African renaissance and national transformation across the country and the continent.
The organisation seeks to empower Africans to take ownership of their development, culture, identity, and economy, advocating for value-based approaches rather than reliance on external models.
At a media launch held on Wednesday, 11th February 2026, at Stanbic Heights in Accra, the Executive Director of NAC, Dr. Joshua Oppong-Sarfo, said the organisation’s five-year journey has been anchored on a bold message: Africa’s transformation must begin from within.
Held under the theme, “Transformation Unleashed: The Next Wave Begins”, the launch brought together key stakeholders, media personnel, and members of the public.
Dr. Oppong-Sarfo argued that contrary to popular opinion, Africa’s development challenges cannot be blamed solely on slavery or colonialism, but rather on what he termed a broken internal value structure.
“Generally, people normally subscribe to things like the coming of the white man through slavery and colonialism as the root cause, but for us, we believe from our research that the very root cause of Ghana and Africa’s problem happens to be our value systems, which is our internal self, thus garbage in, garbage out.”
He likened Africa’s challenges to treating symptoms without addressing the disease itself.
“So the software upon which we mount our programs is broken, which we call in our language value systems, and that is the main problem. All other things are symptomatic. It is just like you have malaria; if you have malaria, you know that you have symptoms like hypothermia, which is high temperature, and also you’ll have issues with the appetite.
“But the real issue is that of the malaria bug. If you don’t treat it and then you just take painkillers and appetite stimulants, you are not, in essence, dealing with the fundamental problem.”
As part of its anniversary roadmap, NAC announced a series of programmes, including a book launch on 22nd February and an Independence Lecture scheduled for 6th March 2026 at the UGMC Auditorium in Accra. The lecture will present a comprehensive diagnosis of Ghana’s and Africa’s development challenges, examine past interventions, and explain why many have failed to produce meaningful transformation.
Dr. Oppong-Sarfo also addressed the role of the church in national development, cautioning against sweeping criticism while acknowledging gaps in linking personal salvation to societal transformation.
The launch marks a renewed phase in NAC’s advocacy for what it describes as a mindset revolution across the continent.
