Apeji made this commendation in an Online Media Briefing (OMB) with country representatives of the summit in DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The annual London Africa Summit is an international business event that seeks to promote the rapid industrialisation and modernisation of the sub-national entities across Sub-Saharan Africa. The inaugural edition is slated for London, UK, August 6-7, 2018.Apeji said the much awaited transformation of the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa must not be left only to the national governments; but a significant role must be played by the hundreds of provincial governments that make up these countries. Meanwhile the AfDB Boss, Akinwumi Adesina, was in Johannesburg earlier this month to announce South Africa as the host country of the inaugural Africa Investment Forum (AIF), slated for November 7-9, 2018. AIF is designed to enhance private-sector cooperation and drive investment in sectors of strategic interest within Africa”.

Source: The Guardian May 29, 2018 04:07 UTC