Geingob wants Africans’ development

President Hage Geingob has expressed concern about the sharp decline in development aid that is supposed to come from donor countries.Geingob said most donor countries are not fulfiling their commitments to provide 0.7% of their gross national income to Africa’s least developed countries. Speaking during a side event at the Regionalism and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development conference in the United States, the president emphasised that the successful implementation of this agenda will require global partnerships and regional cooperation crucial to the removal of barriers. He called on the developed world to ensure that reasonable funding is provided to African countries and other developing nations of the world to assist them to implement these agendas. “I always refer to the fact that after World War II, the Marshall Plan was put into effect to aid the economic recovery and growth of the Western Europe. However, there is no such plan for Africa, a continent that has experienced hundreds of years of exploitation at the expense of our people,” he said. The 2030 Agenda is the new global framework to help eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development by 2030.African solidarity He urged that Africa must consolidate its regional resources in order to sustain economic growth levels and to address its developmental challenges on the continent.He also emphasised that there is need to create a culture of connection among individual countries and to improve its institutions and realise effective follow-up systems. “We need to get rid of what can be termed as the ‘passing the buck’ syndrome. Let us take ownership of these agendas and adopt a collective responsibility towards ensuring their complete and successful implementation,” he urged. Geingob pointed out that the African Union adopted Agenda 2063 is already implemented and done in coherence with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Geingob wants Africans’ development

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