African Union (AU) envoy Raila Odinga has been criss-crossing Africa in regard to his post at the AU. Last week, he was in Democratic Republic of Congo where he took part in the launching of Inga dam which is set to be Africa’s largest power producer, which is stipulated to produce 110,000MW of power.
The engine of Africa sleeps in the DRC. With the new discovery of Inga 8 & 10, the project stands stipulated to produce 110,000MW of power. This asserts Inga as the number 1 energy project on the continent and we therefore must take ownership of the project as a continent. pic.twitter.com/8hYN0Jxnsr
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) May 19, 2019
He then held talks with President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger on the African Continental Free Trade Area, the Inga Dam as well as the open skies agreement,where they also discussed the upcoming AU summit in Niamey.
Held talks with President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger on the African Continental Free Trade Area, the Inga Dam as well as the open skies agreement. We also discussed the upcoming AU summit in Niamey. pic.twitter.com/mxwjwYRq93
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) May 20, 2019
It is at this point when he now flew to Accra where he held discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana.
On Tuesday, Raila revealed that the integration of Africa continent through infrastructure, in order to promote economic growth and sustainable development was at the heart of their discussion.
“As Africans we need to expedite the integration of our continent through infrastructure, in order to promote economic growth and sustainable development. This was at the heart of our discussion as I wound up my tour with a visit to President Nana Akufo-Addo in Accra, Ghana,” he posted.
As Africans we need to expedite the integration of our continent through infrastructure, in order to promote economic growth and sustainable development. This was at the heart of our discussion as I wound up my tour with a visit to President Nana Akufo-Addo in Accra, . pic.twitter.com/gJ0q8ZJCWW
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) May 21, 2019