President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised the need for Africa to shift from being exporter of its natural resources to producers of finished products.
Speaking at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues in Accra on Saturday, President Mahama said the current trend of exporting raw materials without adding value was inimical to the development of the continent. "We must move beyond being exporters of raw material to become producers of finished goods.
Whether it is cocoa in Ghana, oil in Nigeria, copper in Zambia, or diamonds in Botswana, we must process and add value to our natural resources," President Mahama said The Dialogue was on the theme 'Delivering Africa's Single Market through infrastructure: Invest, connect, and integrate'.
Under the auspices of the Africa Prosperity Network, it was attended by President of Comoros, Azali Assoumani and Faure Gnassingbe of Togo.
