Today I joined UN Secretaty General Ban Ki-moon at UN headquarters in Gigiri for the official opening of Africa Sustainability Transport Forum (ASTF), Ministerial Conference. Africa has the ability to solve problems and challenges facing its people. We must develop imaginative and innovative homegrown solutions to address the myriad challenges facing the fastest growing continent. To realize Africa’s developmental aspirations we need the active engagement of all stakeholders including governments, the private sector, academia, research institutions, financial institutions and the civil society. We gather at a critical time for Africa, and our 2063 agenda for development. This agenda demands our commitment to a shared strategic framework for inclusive growth and sustainable development for Africa’s transformation. We must be ready to share best practices and lessons and invest in research; and we must also develop the necessary homegrown expertise on the continent to actually implement our plans.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:15:41 +0000
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