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million. Sindiso Ngwenya. . . "I beg to move"
Prosper Ndlovu in LUSAKA, Zambia
ZIMBABWEAN technocrat Sindiso Ngwenya delivered a pbadionate final speech yesterday at the 20th Summit of Heads of State and Government of Comesa by bidding farewell to an organization that he has served with distinction for 34 years.
In the last ten years he has been at the head of Comesa, the largest economic community in Africa, with 19 members, after the admission of Tunisia and Somalia. note that I am with this wonderful organization since its inception. To be specific since February 1, 1984 and that I am the last of the nine officers to leave the organization after my predecessor, my close friend and fellow traveler in pan-African and regional integration, Mr. Erastus Mwencha, who was Vice President of Reflecting on the 34 year trip I have traveled, I am more than convinced, Excellencies, that for Comesa in particular and for Africa in general, we need more of operation to destroy the artificial boundaries that were bequeathed to Africa by colonialism. "
Choosing to end his speech in style by reciting the" Vive Comesa, Long live the African Union of the people a fate ", cliche, Mr. Ngwenya said:" I now ask to move ", before leaving the podium, to the applause of the great gathering
Earlier in his speech, he paid tribute to the Member States and to the partners for the support they brought to the bloc.
He said that He will soon hand over the reins to his successor, who will be appointed at the end of the Summit tomorrow, and expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to serve the region as Secretary-General. [19659006] Mr. Ngwenya said that it was ironic that the 54 states of Africa have thicker borders now than when the continent was divided at the 1884 Berlin conference.
He challenged regional leaders to play their part to ensure future prosperity "I do not doubt your wisdom e and your collective ingenuity to realize the dream of the United States of Africa defended by Kwame Nkrumah, "said Mr. Ngwenya
He gave a brief overview of Comesa's journey since its inception and recalled the vision and ideals of the block.
million. Ngwenya also noted many successes defended by the organization. He said that Comesa has recently experienced a period of dramatic growth and membership expansion from its financial institutions such as Trade and Commerce. Development, Africa Trade Insurance Agency and Comesa Re-Insurance Company
M. Ngwenya also praised regional efforts to end the conflict and gave an example of Eritrea and Ethiopia who decided to bury the hatchet as well as South Sudan. He said that the theme of the Summit, "Comesa-Towards Digital Economic Integration", comes as several measures are taken within the bloc by initiatives such as the Comesa Yellow Card program and the regional customs transit bond. . System of digital certificates of origin
In its growth over the years, Comesa now has 15 autonomous agencies in the fields of insurance, banking, clusters of value chains , Producti on, Regulators, Commodity Trading, Agriculture and Business Consulting.
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