The president of Ghana Nana Aukufo-Addo explains African nations should not seek aid from European nations. Development should be a continent wide effort to build economies to reduce dependence. This requires investment in youth so they do not leave the country. Every African that leaves and lives in Europe only makes those countries more powerful. There has been a change in political mindset and the realization that nations such as France do not have African interests in mind. President Aukufo-Addo expressed these ideas during a press conference in early 2020. President Macron seemed to be shocked at these statements. What most EU countries fear is an age of African assertion, which would ultimately change geopolitical policy objectives. France wants more influence in its former area of colonization, but this will not happen without resistance. As President Nana Aukufo-Addo explained, Africa should not ask for aid, other nations should be getting aid from Africa. Ghana could be leading a way to a new pan-African political revival. The challenge is convincing other African nations to be unified in on economic policy.
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