Former Nigerian Minister of International Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi, has known as on African international locations to re-evaluate their approach to diplomacy.
Akinyemi made this name on Thursday, whereas responding to questions in an interview on Come up Tv.
“I by no means preferred the concept of all African leaders marching into a rustic for a convention. Japan summons us and all of us go. China summons us and all of us go. Turkey summons us and all of us go. I’ve by no means preferred it.
“I additionally imagine that we must settle for that diplomacy has turn out to be an artwork of specialists. Earlier than nations like China attend a convention, they’ve already spent up to six months analysing their goals.
“Sadly, in Africa, we don’t worth consultants; we rent folks based mostly on their connections and deal with this matter in a completely bureaucratic method. To realize our agenda, we must abandon bureaucratic diplomacy,” he stated.
