President Uhuru Kenyatta is optimistic that Africa will achieve her prosperity if African countries come together and capitalize on their strength.
Mr Kenyatta called on African leaders to prioritise and fast-track integration processes for the continent to develop quicker.
The President said the current leaders need to learn from founding fathers and unite the people in order to achieve this goal.
President Kenyatta further called for the removal of all systemic barriers that hinder the blossoming of people-to-people relations in Africa.
“We need to build on the warm relations between our governments and include our populations so as to foster interactions,” he said.
President Kenyatta said that for Africa to defeat ignorance, diseases and poverty, challenges that have suppressed the continent for decades must be addressed by a united force.
“Our people should be [allowed] to travel throughout their continent freely without any hindrances. We are all brothers and sisters with a common heritage,” he said.
He spoke on Saturday evening at the Presidential Palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during a State dinner hosted in his honour by Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed and President Sahle-Work Zewde.