Veep Urges Better Financial Links Across Africa

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has urged African countries to deepen financial integration, warning that dependence on foreign financial systems for intra-African trade is increasing costs and slowing economic growth. She made the remarks at the 3i Africa Summit on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. She noted that many transactions between African countries are still routed through external financial systems and often settled in third-party currencies. According to her, this practice c…