The continent celebrated Africa Day on Thursday May 25 - a date chosen to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, today known as the African Union. In South Africa, we have had several activities to celebrate May as Africa Month. Beyond the celebrations, this month should serve as a reminder of the wealth of growth opportunities that lie across the continent. Not so long ago, sub-Saharan Africa was one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, despite the global economic slowdown. International players continue to seek ways to enter African markets, whereas we are privileged to be so close to where the heart of the growth is. As Africans, we need to constantly look for ways to make the most of our growth potential. We should be prioritising intraregional growth across Africa at least as much as we prioritise growth into other continents. We need to get out of this mentality of perceiving growth across Africa as being less important than growth into ...
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