Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has urged African leaders to explore internal funding opportunities for the continent.
“Access to aid, I think we can begin to think of it as a thing of the past,” the former Nigerian finance minister said at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
According to the former World Bank developmental economist, Africa needs to shift its mindset and recognize opportunities within the challenges posed by the billions of dollars allocated to global health and education projects, particularly those funded by the United States.
Okonjo-Iweala emphasized that African leaders must focus on attracting investment and mobilizing resources to navigate the current social and economic realities shaped by the policies of the Donald Trump administration.
