Need for African Countries to Lead in Determining Development Priorities

TLDR

• The participants said African countries should deepen regional integration by fully implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), advancing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and investing in cross-border.
• DAR ES SALAAM: DEVELOPMENT stakeholders have called on African countries to measure the success of regional cooperation by tangible benefits delivered to citizens rather than the number of agreements signed.
• They further stressed that Africa must take the lead in determining its own development priorities, with development partners playing a supportive role by aligning their assistance with the continent’s strategic goals.
• The stakeholders also observed that the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area will depend not only on removing cross-border trade barriers but also on the ability of African countries to produce sufficient.