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The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa and former President of Nigeria_ Olusegun Obasanjo
ABIDJAN,
Ivory Coast, 27th March 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Economic
recovery and institution building are the challenges faced by all
African countries today.
During a panel discussion organised by the Africa CEO Forum around the theme.
When
Leaders make History, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa and
former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, shared their
experiences on the sustainable and inclusive growth of Africa in general
and their own countries in particular.
According to President
Emmerson Mnangagwa, Africa's problem is "the failure of leadership".
President Mnangagwa continued, saying, "Geographically, my country is
far from Nigeria but that did not stop Nigeria from helping us when we
needed it. It is this vision that we African leaders should share:
mutual aid. Africa needs to learn how to manage its own problems, and
this starts with the balance between leadership and institutions". He
believes that the executive, the legislature and the judiciary should be
independent. Each must perform its mission freely and transparently,
but play a complementary role.
The sustainable and inclusive
growth sought by African countries is only possible if civil society and
elected politicians operate without interference. "We have civilian
organisations that come to our countries to support our people by
building schools and health centres. It's their role and we welcome
that. What we do not accept is that they interfere in our politics. You
cannot come from outside and tell us who we need to put at the head of
our country, think our politics for us. We must let Africa evolve," he
said.
Zimbabwe has begun its economic recovery through the
implementation of an agrarian reform process that enabled 367 families
to gain access to land.
"We are attempting to evaluate the
situation before launching reforms. But we have started land
redistribution. This was one of the major problems that we had to solve
in Zimbabwe. Today, we need a structure to fight famine and poverty. For
now, we are giving our farmers the means to improve and increase
production. The food shortage will be alleviated through this system,"
said President Mnangagwa, who also announced that women and young people
will be given a prominent place in national decision-making. |
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| Jeune Afrique Media Group's Publication Director, Marwane Ben Yhamed |
In his speech, Nigeria's
former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, said that, in the fight against
corruption, there was one principle to be respected: that of having
strong institutions and effective leadership. "It's good to have a law
that sets up a strong institution. But you have to have the men who go
with them, effective people. If not, we will not complete our mission.
Our goals will never be achieved," he said.
Cost-effective exports and
affirmative action for women and young people will also contribute to
the success of this highly awaited economic recovery.
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