Africa should be allowed the space to choose its own partners and should never again find itself as a battleground for influence among the global powers, President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates during a working visit to the US.
“We are undertaking far-reaching structural reforms to make our economy more competitive. We are improving the ease of doing business by doing away with red tape and streamlining investment support.”
“We call on you to help us to change the narrative about Africa, which seeks to portray the continent as riven by conflict and which gives a false impression that Africa has nothing to offer the rest of the world.”
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