A better life for all can be realised in our lifetime, but we need to work together to address these common developmental challenges that cut across national frontiers.”
He said as the African Union turns twenty this year, there is need to reassert and protect the philosophy of the AU, which is anchored on the principles of Pan-Africanism and be vigilant against attempts to influence the organisation by outside or foreign influence and interests.
“We should not allow ourselves to lose focus of the aspirations of our people as pronounced in the ‘Agenda 2063, The Africa We Want.’ It is incumbent upon like-minded countries like South Africa and Uganda to defend the core values and interests of the AU and to ensure its strategic focus is directed at the socio-economic development of the Continent.”
“We still need to see meaningful improvements in the promotion and protection of human rights, consolidation of the African position on climate change, silencing of the guns, increase in intra-Africa trade and industrialisation, self-financing of continental and regional integration projects, etc.”
He said the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is critical to bolstering economic recovery efforts on the continent post-Covid-19 pandemic.
According to him, inter and intra-state conflicts continue to threaten the successful implementation of the continental development agenda.
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