The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Hannah
Serwaa Tetteh, has stressed that the African private sector, in
partnership with the state, has a uniquely important role in fostering
the African Renaissance.
In a speech delivered on her behalf at the 8th Ghana-Africa
Business Awards ceremony which took place in Accra, Ms Tetteh observed
that several African countries were experiencing a fairly robust
economic growth thanks to a resurgent private sector, adding that six of
the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, which included Ghana,
were in Africa.
The foreign minister was emphatic that Africa
could not afford to ignore the potential dynamic effects of greater
intra-African trade and collaborative intra-African manufacturing as the
vehicle for the achievement of the much proclaimed African Renaissance.
The
Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of Burkina Faso,
His Excellency Sini Pierre Sanou, delivered a goodwill message on behalf
of other African diplomats.
The awards scheme was organised
under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional
Integration by Top Brass Ghana, as part of the celebration of Africa Day
in Ghana. It seeks to honour Ghana-based enterprises, including those
with African origins which promote trade, investment and other economic
relations between Ghana and sister African countries as envisaged under
the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).
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