{"id":657465,"date":"2019-07-16T12:13:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T12:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t<p><strong>Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has tasked the African people and their leaders to take charge of their own destinies, abandon the mentality of being dependent on aid and chari"},"modified":"2019-07-16T12:13:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T12:13:33","slug":"akufo-addo-calls-for-fresh-african-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/16\/akufo-addo-calls-for-fresh-african-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo Calls For Fresh African Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has tasked the African people and their leaders to take charge of their own destinies, abandon the mentality of being dependent on aid and charity, and work towards the transformation of their countries.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the Africa Diaspora Summit on Thursday, 11<sup>th<\/sup> July, 2019, together with His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, President Akufo-Addo noted that the independence obtained by most African countries nearly six decades ago has largely not led to the socio-economic transformation of these countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we change the narrative about Africa, we have to get away from the idea that there is some \u2018Father Christmas\u2019 somewhere who is going to come and develop our continent for us. There is no such \u2018Father Christmas\u2019\u2026 Once that mentality is changed, then our relations with other people will become much more structured,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that relations with countries in Europe must be different from what has persisted over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat relationship has enriched Europe, but has not enriched Africa. We need to change that dynamic, and we can only do it by taking the correct measures for our future. That is where my focus is \u2026 It cannot be right that the continent that has the wealthiest resources of the world is also the home of the poorest people on the globe. That disconnect is not a good one, and we need to work to change that,\u201d President Akufo-Addo added.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained his stance of Africa not turning its back on the world in its pursuit of being self-reliant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe live on the same planet. We need the association and partnership with countries like France, the networks they have developed, their savoir-faire in all those areas that we can profit and benefit from. It is for us to define that relationship that we want with the rest of the world. We should not be caught up in a language or narrative that says that we are appendages to other people\u2019s thinking and policies. That will not help us,\u201d the President pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>To the African Diaspora, he reminded them of the fact that the destiny of all black people in the world wherever they are is bound up with Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me repeat that the destiny of all black people in the world is bound up with Africa. A performing Africa elevates the status of all black people around the world. A non-performing Africa continues the situation where black people around the world are looked down on,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has tasked the African people and their leaders to take charge of their own destinies, abandon the mentality of being dependent on aid and charity, and work towards the transformation of their countries. 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