General News of Sunday, 10 November 2019Source: 3news.comDon’t allow budgets to be over-dependent on aid – Akufo-Addo to African leadersPresident of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has urged African countries to take charge of their destiny and not to allow national budgets to be over-dependent on aid. He was speaking at a High-Level Dialogue organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Government of Ghana. The event themed “Africa’s Money for African Development: A Future Beyond Aid”, explored how Africa can optimize the use of its resources, creativity and innovation to finance the continent’s development agenda and ambition effectively. Besides, development partners were urged to realign their strategic development agenda for Africa, to get Africa out of aid. The insights from the High-Level Dialogue will trigger useful debates and discussions beyond the event to influence evolving governance models that can support Africa’s development and transformation.

Source: GhanaWeb November 10, 2019 14:02 UTC