Africa does not have fair share of wealth extracted from the continent – Nana Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed worry over the prevalent levels of poverty in Africa, due to unequal proportioning of resources in the world.

The President believes this is largely due to the fact that Africa did not have a fair share of the wealth extracted from the continent, despite the world being dependent on Africa for minerals.

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, President Akufo-Addo said he is not blaming the world for the prevalent levels of poverty in the country.

“I do not seek to blame outsiders for our problems, but since we are being urged to find multilateral solutions, I believe it is worth pointing out that unfairness in the economic order, undermines the fight against poverty. Indeed, the flight of capital is continuing the external exploitation of Africa, represented by colonialism and imperialism, ” he noted

He then called for more collaboration among the nations of the world to stop the illicit financial outflows from Africa, which costs more than $50 billion annually, and stressed the need for the world to work together to “stop this rape of Africa”.

Commenting on the need for a more collaborative effort, President Akufo-Addo urged world leaders to focus their energies and resources on combating poverty, as their performance will be judged by how successful they are at reducing and eventually eradicate poverty in their respective countries.

“For us (in Africa), poverty is a daily reality that we live with and feel, for far too many of our people are burdened with it, and it robs us of the dignity that should be the inherent right of every human being,” he disclosed.