Chairman of United Bank for Africa: 'We need to fix our problems ourselves'
19 May 2026, 10:24 GMT
By Marc PERELMAN
Topic: Tête à tête
Source URL: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20260519-chairman-of-united-bank-for-africa-we-need-to-fix-our-problems-ourselves
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the Africa-France summit in Nairobi, Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa, said "we [in Africa] need to fix our problems ourselves" as Western aid cuts bite, calling on the continent's private sector to step up and invest in electricity and infrastructure.