A youth representative speaking in Accra on Tuesday urged inclusive leadership with more youthful persons in positions of responsibility to realize socio-economic and political transformation in Ghana. Radia Chentiwuni Issahaku, Member of the Northern Regional Youth Network, made this call during the launch of the Compact for Ghana’s Political and…
Emma Okonji
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) has launched its third African Transformation Report (ATR), exploring the critical need for African countries to pursue greater economic integration to transform the continent.
The report stressed the need for Africa to harness regional opportunities through heightened integration, increased collaboration, and visionary leadership.
The report was unveiled recently during the 2021 virtual African Transformation Forum, featuring leaders from both the public and private sector, such as Mastercard Foundation and World Bank Group.
The report urged African countries to work together beyond trade to accelerate transformation and improve lives by creating more jobs, enhancing digital innovation, and managing the impacts of climate change.
Dike Onwuamaeze
The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has stated in its African Transformation Report 2021 that countries in the continent should look beyond trade and markets and collaborate in delivering regional public good.
This, it noted was to ensure the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and achieve growth in their respective economies.
The report titled, “Integrating to Transform, stated: “But while past regional integration efforts have often struggled, Africa’s transformation requires much more progress on regional integration.
“To achieve growth with depth and for the AfCFTA to succeed, countries have to look beyond trade and markets and collaborate in delivering regional public goods such as transport corridors, free movement of people, well-managed river basins, cross-border digital connectivity, and systems to control future outbreaks of pests and disease.
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