Our national interest is to eradicate poverty, to confront joblessness and to reduce inequality. Our value proposition is to construct a better African and a noble world - a new world order. When we pause to reflect on what needs to be done, we recall Nelson Mandela who inspired us, and I quote, "We owe it to all the peoples of the continent to ensure that they see in us, not merely good leaders waxing lyrical about development, but as the front commanders in the blast furnaces of productive investments and visible change".