Dubai: Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, said the divisions that hampered African growth were ending and the continent was moving towards a unified economic bloc.
Kagame was speaking at the Global Business Forum Africa 2017 before an audience that included His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
Kagame is a strong proponent of a more economicallly united Africa, and recently proposed reforms he believes will make the African Union more efficient and effective.
"History divided the continent, and the divisions and inefficiencies that arose actually prevented Africa from being as prosperous at it should have been," Kagame said.
"Looked at this way, we want to see cooperation across the continent, countries working together, people coming together to trade, to invest, to meet their expectations and aspirations as the case may evolve."
The two-day forum is taking place at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.
