Africa’s development plans are ambitious, but the continent and individual countries lack the money to finance them. Research by the World Bank for example shows that the funding gap to meet for Africa’s infrastructure needs only is around US$93 billion per year alone.

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Three years ago today, on African Liberation Day, 25 May 2009, we of the continent were robbed of one of our finest liberation fighters. And that was the irony of the death of Dr Tajudeen Abdul –Raheem (affectionately called Taju), an African liberator.

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The struggle to free Africa from foreign domination has a long and glorious history.