FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says it is high time Africa got out of the mode of being a continent of tragedy and failure. Speaking at the ongoing 2023 IMF/World bank spring meetings, Saturday, Dr Musokotwane said the war in Ukraine was an opportunity for Zambia to attract investment in the agriculture sector. “The war in Ukraine, the climate change that has made food to be less available, that is an opportunity for many of us seated in this room because there are not many other places on this globe where there’s still space available for us to ramp up production. So in Zambia, having a small population, more space, we are definitely attracting more investment in...

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