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    "id": 542908,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Isaack",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Shaaban Ali Isaack",
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    "content": "many parts of Africa. Where there has been conflict and where some countries have failed, the AU has not been seen to bring law and order to those countries. It is a failure on the part of the AU and we are yet to see that arm of the AU which deals with security bring the African conflict to an end. That should be seriously addressed. On the issue of economy, Africa is yet to be economically as mighty as other continents despite the fact that there are plenty of resources. Africa is known for its vast resources from minerals and many other resources. During colonialism, it is Africa’s vast resources that caused industrial revolution in Europe, America and the rest of the world. Africa is yet to realize and make use of those vast resources. One thing that is responsible for Africa not becoming a mighty economic zone is that Africa is a primary producer of raw materials. African countries do not get fair prices at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which puts Africa at the corner because those who negotiate and those who are at the helm of WTO, most of the time are not from the African continent. Therefore, Africa has been denied fair prices in the world market. Therefore, there is need for specialized African intellectuals to spearhead the negotiations of the prices for African commodities at the WTO. Many a times, Africa sends people who are not specialized and who cannot negotiate for fair prices for the goods particularly the primary goods at the WTO and therefore losing and Africa getting a raw deal in prices for its very important goods. On the area of research, this is one area Africa has failed in apportioning resources to our universities and research centres so that we can be industrialised and produce industrial goods for markets outside Africa. It is unfortunate that after 50 years of our Independence, Africa cannot manufacture a needle. They cannot manufacture anything used for the African resources. As I said, after all the resources that have been used to industrialise the West, it is now selling the final product from Africa yet in Africa we are not able to produce and manufacture even a needle. We are not making use of our intellectuals. Therefore, Africa must set aside a lot of resources and a lot of funds towards this area so that we can do research and be geared towards industrialisation."
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