Former South African President, Jacob Zuma has called on African nations to chart a path of economic independence by leveraging their own resources and deepening cooperation within the BRICS bloc.
Delivering the Annual Leadership Lecture at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA, Mr.
Zuma said Africa's over-reliance on Western powers had yielded little benefit, arguing that the continent must now assert control over its resources and destiny. "BRICS, in my view, is a party that we need to look at.
We have, with the Western countries, been around for centuries… but they will never help you.
