Africa’s next struggle is economic emancipation, not political independence – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has identified economic emancipation as the next frontier for Ghana, Jamaica and other African nations, urging stronger collaboration to accelerate development and improve living standards across the continent and the Caribbean.“The battle that confronts us now is not the battle for liberation—we’re independent anyway—the battle that confronts us is how we can cooperate to increase our economic development and create prosperity for our people.

Addressing participants at a Special High-Level Reparations Dialogue at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, President Mahama said the era of political liberation had been achieved, but countries must now focus on building strong economies capable of delivering prosperity for their citizens.