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I look at all the commercial banks in Africa, and I see that we’re not lending to young people. All our young people are flying out, and that makes me ashamed as the president of the African Development Bank. I can’t take it.

— Akinwumi Adesina

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When you export raw materials, that is the door to poverty.

To industrialize, Africa must solve its major challenge with very low access to electricity.

Africa must act fast to solve big problems, invest in youth and curb migration.

Together, let our roots of prosperity grow downwards and bear fruit upwards.

Africa cannot rely on the benevolence of others; investment is the strategy. Hard-nosed investments bringing in private capital are necessary to unlock Africa's assets.

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