UN Deputy Scribe, Oramah, Oyedele, Others Say Africa Must Own Its Narrative
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At the conclusion of the 2026 Aliko Dangote Foundation Africa Diaspora Leadership Programme Young Global Leaders Convening in Lagos, African leaders have urged the continent's younger generation to take greater control of Africa's economic and political future. The call was made by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, former President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, and Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele.
The leaders argued that Africa must move beyond being defined by its challenges and natural resources and become a producer, financier, and owner of globally competitive enterprises and technologies. Mohammed emphasized that Africa's struggle for influence is increasingly a contest over power, institutions, and who gets to define the continent's story.
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