‘Africa’s prosperity is not a threat to anybody’ — Mahama

His comments come amid growing calls across Africa for greater economic self-reliance, increased local value addition and stronger African participation in decisions concerning the continent’s resources and development.

President John Dramani Mahama has rejected concerns that a more prosperous and self-reliant Africa could pose a threat to the rest of the world, saying the continent’s economic advancement would instead contribute to global prosperity.

From political to economic liberation According to President Mahama, the priorities confronting African leaders today are different from those faced by the continent’s independence-era leaders.