Days of exploitation long gone: President . . . African nations’ resources must benefit citizens
Wallace Ruzvidzo in LUANDA, Angola
THE current generation of African leaders is determined to prevent the exploitation of the continent’s mineral resources without ensuring maximum benefits for their nations, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking to Zimbabwean journalists before his departure from Quatro de Fevereiro Luanda International Airport, following his attendance at the highly successful 7th African Union-European Union Summit, the President said days when Western countries exploited Africa’s natural resources without benefiting the continent were long gone. “We can’t just allow foreign countries to come and exploit our resources without benefiting from the minerals. That, of course, could have happened in the past, but the current crop of leaders in Africa would not allow it,” he said. Zimbabwe and African nations at large, said President Mnangagwa, would only embrace and partner with countries that seek win-win cooperation. ReadMore