President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that African countries must wean themselves off "begging" the West to earn global respect and change poor perceptions about the continent.
"If we stop being beggars and spend African money inside the continent, Africa will not need to ask for respect from anyone, we will get the respect we deserve. If we make it prosperous as it should be, respect will follow," Mr Akufo-Addo said.
He made the remarks during the opening of the US-Africa Leaders' Summit in Washington DC.
President Akufo-Addo urged greater solidarity among Africans to address shared aspirations.
"Africans are more resilient outside the continent than inside. We must bear in mind that to the outside world, [there's] nothing like Nigeria, Ghana or Kenya, we are simply Africans. Our destiny as people depends on each other," he said.
The President said that the continent had skills and manpower but needed concerted political will to make "Africa work".
Presdient Akufo-Addo's remarks came on the day that the International Monetary Fund agreed to give Ghana a $3bn (£2.4bn) loan to alleviate an unprecedented economic downturn in the West African country.
Dozens of African leaders are in Washington to discuss cooperation with the US amid growing Chinese and Russian influence on the continent.
Source: BBC
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Nti na aku wa weh wa gyimi anaa? What is going to IMF for bailout? Making such an irrespon.sib.le statement at a time 100+ MPs of the sitting government are asking the Finance Minister is sacked and you're rebutting the only time you will consider that is when he has successfully completed your (Ghana) pending loan application process, lol. This life never get balance.
Hahahahahahahahaha.......... Am I reading right or it's wrong reportage? Politicians never cease to amaze
Interesting, masa, which countries are those contributing the largest chunk of monies to the IMF, is it not the western countries. Looking at the way we are squandering our resources, if the west takes off their hands from us can we survive? Where do you go to print Ghana's currency? During the Covid 19 pandemic who did you run to for vaccines? What percentage of Ghana's imports comes from the west, if all western countries come together to ban Ghana from coming for their goods, masa can you survive, masa, where did you go to school? Masa don't preach what you can't practice. It's laughable reading this. These so called politicians speak to others as if those you are addressing don't have brains or they are completely ***barred word***.
hmmm I feel ashamed that about 49 African presidents flew to America for a summit. Couldn't the US President meet them in one of the 54 countries for such a summit? How can we be respected if our leaders do not respect themselves and always taking loans? "The lender is a slave to the borrower"
Now I know our president is good at reading good speeches which doesn't reflect his altitude Ghana is "begging" IMF for support and Ghana is urging other countries not to beg