NOTHING BEATS HOMEGROWN SOLUTIONS

We welcome plans for the establishment of an African Standby Force and a Central Bank of Africa to guarantee territorial and financial independence. We call on African leaders to ensure that all these plans reach fruition so that the continent cannot continue relying on outsiders for the resolution of its challenges. We in Zimbabwe, however, celebrate the lead taken by Sadc in resolving the political standoff that gripped our country over the past 10 years. This is a template the AU should use to resolve the multifaceted challenges confronting our continent. Nothing beats homegrown solutions.