19/09/2026
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged African nations to leverage their natural wealth to strengthen their economic position globally and end foreign dependence. ๐ณ๐ฆ
โ"We cannot be beggars in the international community when we have abundant resources. We must have leverage โ and even bring them to the point where they beg us," she stated during her address.
โShe emphasized that resource-rich countries must move away from merely exporting raw materials toward building self-reliant processing industries.