• Says US retreat from international development chance for continent’s renewal
•Decries wholesale export of raw materials from Africa
•Wants governments to implement AfCFTA with greater urgency
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday declared that foreign development assistance can never bridge Africa’s estimated annual infrastructure financing gap of between $130 billion and $170 billion, arguing that the continent must fundamentally rethink its development model by prioritising domestic resource mobilisation, industrialisation and stronger institutions.
