Duda: We want to invest in Africa

President Andrzej Duda, went to Ethiopia to boost Polish trade on the African continent. During his visit he spoke at the African Union Forum summit.”We are open to friendly cooperation as partners, offering our extensive experience, among other things in economic transformation. We want to invest in Africa, not exploit it,” he said. “We conduct joint business projects and finance development projects, including through the GoAfrica program. Half of the priority partners of our development cooperation program are African countries,” Duda explained. During his visit, which included a trip to local Ursus factory, Duda hoped that Poland and Ethiopia could improve trade between them, which currently stands only at $36 million. Duda voiced hope that trade between the two countries would increase to a level of hundreds of millions of dollars. President Duda finally sought Ethiopia’s support for his country’s efforts for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2018-2019.