The Report notes that once the resources leave Africa, getting them back involves a complicated process requiring capacities often in short supply in African countries. “As Sudan, we welcome the report and call for collective actions to promote good governance in our extractive sector. The sector is significant and can go a long way in helping countries mobilize resources to fund sustainable development on our continent,” said Prime Minister Hamdok. “Sudan is in a new phase of reorganizing and the extractive sector challenges are not lost on the transition government. Ms. Mohammed said Africa’s extractive industries, if properly exploited, could be a means to achieve the SDGs and the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the Africa we Want.

Source: News Business Ethiopia October 31, 2020 13:18 UTC