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Ugandan president urges Africans to unite on trade with West

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged Africans to unite on trade with the West, according to a news release issued by the Ugandan State House in Kampara Sunday.

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged Africans to unite on trade with the West, according to a news release issued by the Ugandan State House in Kampara Sunday.

He made the call in his closing speech at the three-day Africa food security conference, which started here Thursday.

He told the more than 400 participants that since the first African country won independence nearly 50 years ago, no African country has been transferred from the third world to the first world status because of lack of direction and failure to face the continent's real problems.

He said the way forward for Africa is the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) because it provides the framework to address the trade issues together with infrastructure development.

The president said that Africa cannot favorably negotiate and make a global impact because of the fragmented markets.

At the closing of the meeting, Ugandan Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Kisamba Mugerwa said the conference resolved that food and nutrition for Africa must be achieved because it is a human rights issue.

He said that Africa must raise agricultural productivity, foster pro-poor economic growth through improved markets, build better infrastructure, harness better trade competitiveness, establish institutional and human capacity, improve nutrition and health service, pay attention to HIV/AIDS and strengthen good governance.

Source: Xinhua

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