Integration important for Africa’s growth and prosperity, says Egyptian Minister
The High Level Policy Dialogue on Development in Africa started in Cairo Tuesday with Egypt’s Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Minister, Hala ElSaid Younes stressing the importance of an integrated Africa. In remarks to officially open the meeting, Ms. Younes said Egypt has always been interested in an integrated and prosperous Africa. “We must remember the Lagos Plan of Action and why it was important for Africa to come together and speak with one voice,” she said. The Lagos Plan of Action of 1980 was borne out of an overwhelming necessity to establish an African social and economic order primarily based on utilizing to the full, the region 's resources in building self-reliant economies. The creation of the free trade area, billed as the world’s largest in terms of participating countries, comes after two years of negotiations, and is one of the African Union’s flagship projects for greater African integration. The three-day High Level Policy Dialogue is being held under the theme; Financing the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: Strategies for Planning and Resource Mobilization. The ECA and the Institute of National Planning in Egypt are hosting the meeting.
| Format: | Press release biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2018-07
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/45855 |
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