Africa taking responsibility for its socio-economic destiny, says Zuma

27 August 2016 - 15:46 By TMG Digital

Africa is increasingly taking ownership and responsibility for its socio-economic destiny‚ President Jacob Zuma says. Addressing the Sixth Tokyo International Conference of African Development (TICAD) in Nairobi‚ Kenya‚ Zuma said Africa was a substantially different place to when the highly-valued partnership had been formed in 1993. “It is vibrant‚ and rapidly changing‚ with some of the fastest growing economies in the world.“Most importantly‚ Africa is increasingly taking ownership and responsibility for its socio-economic destiny. We are committed to placing the continent firmly on a path to sustainable economic growth and development‚ and thus addressing the scourges of inequality‚ poverty and unemployment‚” Zuma said. Bearing this in mind‚ collaboration and investments by both the public and private sectors in infrastructure‚ manufacturing and ICT were essential for regional and continental growth‚ he added. “Furthermore‚ continental integration‚ boosting Intra-African trade and improving the continent's capacity to resolve its own challenges‚ as identified by Agenda 2063‚ have been woven into every discussion I have had across the globe‚ from climate change‚ to governance and industrialisation.”..

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