Former President Thabo Mbeki says Africa cannot achieve true progress while fragmented, calling for unity and cooperation across the continent while rejecting anti-immigrant sentiment linked to unemployment and economic frustration.
Former president Thabo Mbeki has warned that anti-immigrant sentiment and South Africa’s unemployment crisis should not be blamed on foreign nationals, arguing instead that the country’s economic challenges require internal solutions and national unity.
This comes after the 16th Thabo Mbeki Annual Lecture in Cape Town.
Mbeki made the remarks during an interview with the SABC following his keynote address, where he reflected on the theme of African unity and warned against growing fragmentation on the continent.
He said Africa would not be able to play its full role globally unless it remained united, arguing that no country could achieve true sovereignty in isolation from others on the continent.
