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Nigeria: Saraki Joins Global Leaders in Italy, Says Africa Needs Strategic Partnerships, Not Aid Dependency

29 Jun 2026, 05:58 GMT

[Leadership] Nigeria's former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has arrived in Lake Como, Italy, to join global leaders, policymakers, scholars, and strategic thinkers at an international experts workshop where he is expected to make a strong case for Africa to move beyond aid dependency and embrace strategic partnerships anchored on trade, investment, industrialisation, stronger institutions, domestic resource mobilisation, and African agency.