The French President charged the younger technology to vary the African narrative. (picture credit score: Channels TV)
France President Emmanuel Macron has known as on Nigeria and different African nations to successfully utilise their potentials for greatness.
Speaking throughout an interactive session with entrepreneurs from Africa in Lagos on Wednesday, Macron additionally mentioned the connection between Africa and Europe is essential that two continents want one another to succeed.
To this finish, the French President charged the younger technology to vary the African narrative.
“This new narrative is to be built now and ideally, it is your responsibility and it is good for Africa and it is good for France because if Africa doesn’t succeed, France and Europe will never succeed in the long run,” he mentioned.
“For two very simple reasons, Europe is not an island and all this migration crisis is exactly due to the fact that we have a common destiny and second, because we have a very important African diaspora in France and the rest of Europe cannot live and develop themselves in France or in Europe if in their country people don’t succeed.”
He promised to help the youth in the direction of reaching the specified targets, whereas noting that the brand new technology has many tasks and alternatives to construct.
“Nobody has to decide for our future; we are the ones to decide,” the French President instructed the viewers on the gathering, including, “Nobody has to lecture us, which means that we have to take our responsibilities, think about the legacy, the sustainability of our deeds, and how we should develop our countries,” he additionally mentioned.