Antoinette Kwofie, Chief Finance Officer of MTN Ghana talking on the 2025 Africa Prosperity Dialogues
The Chief Finance Officer of MTN Ghana, Antoinette Kwofie, has known as for the unification of laws throughout the continent to facilitate the attraction of capital to put money into the infrastructure on the continent.
Participating in a panel dialogue on the 2025 Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) on the subject, “Filling the Funding Gap for Infrastructure”, Antoinette Kwofie underscored the significance of collaboration amongst African nations in reaching sustainable progress.
“As Africans, we need to start thinking as one unit. Success can be achieved by playing as a team. So, we need to start thinking about how we can collaborate across the different countries we have on the continent and operate seamlessly as one unit. Bring our ideas and funds together and fund projects across the continent,” she said.
She additional emphasised the necessity to transfer away from fragmented financial methods and as an alternative work in direction of a typical purpose, leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to drive funding and commerce.
“We need to stop thinking as 54 different countries. We need to operationalise AfCFTA, we need to harmonize regulations, we need to remove trade barriers, we need to create an incentive for Africa to invest in Africa,” she added.
Madam Kwofie additionally highlighted the essential function of human capital in Africa’s transformation, stressing the necessity for funding in abilities that can propel technological development on the continent.
“Human capital is one of the things we need to get absolutely right if we want to achieve transformation on the continent. Investing in human capital, not just for the technical skills but for the technological skills amongst others,” she famous.
She identified that Africa has immense expertise but continues to depend on exterior technological options. According to her, it’s time to harness native experience to develop options tailor-made to the continent’s wants.
“We tend to buy technology from the West when we have so much talent on the continent. MTN has a group of software developers, and they are all Africans developing technology for Africa’s future. It is possible.”
MTN Ghana stays dedicated to supporting initiatives that foster financial progress, digital transformation, and infrastructure improvement in Africa.
As a number one telecommunications firm, MTN continues to champion digital innovation and investments that contribute to a affluent and interconnected Africa.
The Africa Prosperity Dialogue is organised by the Africa Prosperity Network and is aimed toward reaching deeper financial integration between African states in outlining its industrialisation priorities.
Among the matters below dialogue have been the insurance policies that can make sure the profitable implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The occasion introduced collectively many Government and enterprise leaders together with the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson, APN Advisory Counsel, Stephen Blewett, CEO of MTN Ghana, Gwen Mwaba, Managing Director, Afreximbank and Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, Senior Vice President, AfDB amongst different key stakeholders and companions.
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