Ghana, Kenyan Presidents Call for Collaboration to Support African Entrepreneurs

The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo and his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyata, have called on African political and business leaders to join hands and contribute towards supporting young African entrepreneurs for the development of the continent.

The two leaders made the call yesterday in Lagos at the 2018 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum (TEEP).

A total of 1,060 trainees of the foundation from 54 African countries were graduated at the forum that attracted over 5,000 people including business and political leaders.

Kenyata who spoke from Kenya through a live stream platform, said African leaders need to work together for the transformation and development of the continent, stressing that they need to support the Foundation in his vision and effort to help young African entrepreneurs grow.

He stated that it was time leaders made proper and careful policymaking towards investing on young men and women trying to change the narrative of the continent.

He said: “I’m especially happy to be part of this gathering because of its commitment to the development of our continent. I want to commend Elumelu for the good works he is doing towards helping our entrepreneurs to succeed and develop Africa.

“It’s therefore time for proper, careful policymaking for investment in our young people. These young people are the new class of entrepreneurs our African countries need to prosper. Across our countries, young, innovative African leaders are fighting for positive change and they are using technology to enhance education and to solve problems.

“So both the public and private sector need to come together and join hands. We need to do everything we can to build the skills and train the entrepreneurs to start their own businesses,” Kenyata noted.