To achieve development in Africa, its leaders must speak with one voice, Buhari says

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said that in order to achieve development, economic integration, peace and security in Africa, that its leaders must speak ‘with one voice’, independent of foreign influence.
According to a statement released by President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, he stated this during a bilateral meeting with President Alpha Conde of Guinea in Istanbul, Turkey.
They met on the margins of the ninth D8 Summit in Istanbul and exchanged views on bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Buhari said that African leaders should learn from history to effectively tackle conflicts, violent extremism, and proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
The Nigerian leader assured his Guinean counterpart, who is also the current chairman of African Union (AU) that Nigeria would continue to strengthen its engagement with all AU member states to address current security challenges in restive areas such as South Sudan and Libya, and the political crisis in Togo.
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In his remarks, Conde praised Nigeria’s leadership on the continent, particularly President Buhari’s great job on anti-corruption and his strong voice on African issues at the international stage.
The Guinean leader stressed the need for Guinea and Nigeria to accelerate economic cooperation, particularly in the natural resources sector, where Guinea boasts of 25 percent or more of the world’s known bauxite reserves.