Speaker, this is a weakness that is of great concern to all leaders on the continent. Other than ensuring that there is integrated economic development, most of the member countries on the continent rely on donor funding even for their budgets.
I don't know how much members know about the efforts of a "Brother Leader" of the Jamahiriya in trying to get himself designated the king of kings in Africa. He entertains such grandiose aims because of the fact that, in the main, he has been very generous in contributing towards some of these projects, and, at the same time, in also trying to determine the context and direction of what happens in such projects. That is why when poorer countries run out of resources, if they don't vote for him, he can simply close the tap. That's a challenge that we have to deal with.
On a more positive note, as I have already said, the chair of Nepad, Prime Minister Zenawi, has utilised every opportunity in ensuring that all the commitments that were made at Gleneagles and elsewhere are met to ensure that there is enough investment in infrastructure on the continent. Thank you.