Mashatile urges African unity and economic reform at summit [SOUND]

# ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile has urged African leaders to unite and drive economic transformation through homegrown solutions. Speaking at the Liberation Movement Summit in Johannesburg, Mashatile called for action beyond symbolism to tackle poverty and the legacy of colonialism. He highlighted the informal cross-border sector, accounting for 43-percent of Africa’s gross domestic product, as a vital opportunity for integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area and Agenda 2063: