Africa: Edun Calls for Intra-African Investment to Cushion Shrinking Global Aid

The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, has called for deeper intra-African investment and trade as a strategic response to the sharp decline in global development aid to the continent.

Mr. Edun made the call on Thursday at the 5th B2B Agribusiness Matchmaking Event in Abuja with the theme “Catalysing Arab Africa Trade: Unlocking New Frontiers in Food and Agribusiness Trade”, where he stressed the urgent need for African economies to look inward for sustainable…