UBA Chairman Tony Elumelu Calls for African Self-Reliance

Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa, stated that Africa needs to "fix our problems ourselves" as Western aid cuts bite. He made the comments during an interview on the sidelines of the Africa-France summit in Nairobi.

19 May, 10:24 — 19 May, 10:24

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Chairman of United Bank for Africa: 'We need to fix our problems ourselves'

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the Africa-France summit in Nairobi, Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa, said "we [in Africa] need to fix our problems ourselves" as Western aid cuts bite, calling on the continent's private sector to step up and invest in electricity and infrastructure.

By Marc PERELMAN

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