While opening the 8th African Leadership Forum at Munyonyo today, I emphasised that Africa cannot achieve sustainable development without a deliberate process of economic and ideological transformation. I reminded delegates that even before independence, Africa’s primary challenge was the lack of political power. After gaining independence, many countries descended into chaos due to weak states and a lack of purposeful politics. In Uganda, our economy has evolved through six distinct phases: minimum recovery, economic expansion, diversification, value addition, the knowledge economy, and now a focus on science and innovation, including vaccine production. Therefore, when we discuss sustainable development, we refer to building a new economy driven by transformation.
