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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the European Union to make new trade deals and policies that will help stem economic migration from Africa to Europe. 

Buhari, who is currently in Brussels for the EU-AU summit, said irregular migration from Africa to the global north is draining Africa’s talent pool and creating political crises in Europe.

In an op-ed piece published by Politico on Thursday on the summit, the president said the EU must “undo” its one-sided deals, and do more to create jobs for Africans in Africa.

“The relationship between the EU and Africa must be rebalanced to power job creation. Unfortunately, today’s arrangements do just the opposite,” Buhari wrote.

Moving forward, it is clear what a new economic deal between our unions should entail: For Africa, it must offer a chance for a fundamental new economic deal.

“For Europe, it must provide the chance to rid itself of a trade policy that quashes job-creation in Africa and hinders efforts to stem economic migration to Europe.”

‘EUROPE DEPRIVING AFRICA OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE’

Explaining why Nigeria refused to sign Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with Europe, Buhari said agricultural subsidies in Europe deliver another blow to African farmers by flooding the market with “artificially depreciated produce” which undermines competition.

For instance, subsidy-driven surpluses of European milk are powdered and sent to Africa, decimating its diary industry,” Buhari said.

“It is a similar story when it comes to wheat and poultry production. Despite having the most underutilised arable land in the world, Africa remains a net food importer.”

Buhari also said more than €50 billion is ploughed into keeping European food produce cheap, making it easy for the region to out-compete Africa, its main export market.

“With its main export market distorted against them, African countries are deprived of foreign exchange, and investment in agriculture is stifled,” he added.

‘EU DEALS CAN SLOW AfCFTA IMPLEMENTATION’

The president said EPAs sometimes cause friction between the EU and African nations, which can slow the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

“Today, we meet as continents, and our trade relations should reflect that. Yet EPAs pitch the EU as one against regional groupings or individual countries in Africa, and the pursuit of these deals has the effect of creating a motley of various conditions and tariff regimes across the continent,” he said.

“Pulling nations in different directions, this will slow the implementation of AfCFTA and undermine eventual efforts to attain a customs union.” According to him, African leaders need to speak with one voice and make better deals on the global stage.

https://www.thecable.ng/eu-must-help-stem-economic-migration-of-africans-to-europe-says-buhari/amp Lalasticlala

Smh

What's the difference between economic migration and medical tourism which Buhari is an expert in undertaking...The LCM is that majority of Africa remains a shit hole in all sectors, and if it continues to be so, the EU can't do any magic. Buhari who gave this advise is even an economic disaster and can ruin any country's economy in 24 hours if given to him to run.

poverty is the main cause of economic migration.
are you asking Eu to stop poverty in your country? Is that their responsibilities or yours?

This is someone some sophisticated morons claim was the solution to Nigeria

Same morons that are clueless about making sane decisions are crying that they have another Buhari pro max as solution

Buhari also said more than €50 billion is ploughed into keeping European food produce cheap, making it easy for the region to out-compete Africa, its main export market.

With its main export market distorted against them, African countries are deprived of foreign exchange, and investment in agriculture is stifled,” 

The ethno-religious supremacist will never talk about the grave menace his brothers from Futa Jalon Plateau have constituted to agricultural development in
West Africa.

Always going to get aids, chronic loans and displaying beggerly attitude towards these Western imperialists thereby making their country poorer, they are now asking Europe to stop their people looking for a better life.

Buhari is a bloody sadistic hypocrite. He promised "...Why do I need to embark on a foreign trip as a president with a huge crowd with public funds? Why do I need to go for foreign medical trip if we cannot make our hospital functional?"
https://www.google.com/amp/s/dailypost.ng/2015/02/26/full-text-of-buhari-speech-at-chatham-house/

But, that was of course a lie as he have repeatedly gone for medical tourism outside the shores of this nation.Thereby helping to improve London economy @ the detriment of this nation?

Yet he have the boldness to look @ the citizens and say “Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment.This is not good for us & it must stop because we can’t afford it again" The President, who himself had travelled to the United Kingdom for treatment on several occasions."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/nigerians-cant-continue-going-overseas-for-treatment-buhari/amp/

And after making the country difficult and useless (failure to revamp the economy, tackle corruption, address insecurity, widened the ethno-religious divided), you still want to stop people from immigrating? Thunder need to fire this useless bag of bone.

Honestly I would never blame Buhari for anything he does or say

Sane Nigerians left him at the trenches for perennial tears which he was ok with

But some treacherous fallen demons took allegiance with a failure to bring him in

Nigeria is worst today but no ojota protest from the cowards

Same urchins would ask why is druggie the focus of ridicule in 2022, the reason is very simple (because he forced Buhari to become president even when Buhari wasn't prepared)

Buhari and his mumu talk

But you fit dey go Europe for medical care

Reading through the comments here, I can't help but realise that most Black Africans are too dumb to be called human beings. Infact they deserve what they are getting.

If Europe wants the economic migration to stop then they should stop robbing Africa. By "stop robbing Africa" it includes a stop to imposing their stooges that make their robbery easier. The stooges most of you idiots call presidents.

All the wealth you think is in Europe is your (Africans) money. Your birth right.
These people (Europe) were broke before they invaded and continue exploit to you. Their saving grace is that the black man is a baboon that can talk

Says a man who will quickly rush to Europe to treat common headache.

BKayy:
Reading through the comments here, I can't help but realise that most Black Africans are too dumb to be called human beings. Infact they deserve what they are getting.

If Europe wants the economic migration to stop then they should stop robbing Africa. By "stop robbing Africa" it includes a stop to imposing their stooges that make their robbery easier. The stooges most of you idiots call presidents.

All the wealth you think is in Europe is your (Africans) money. Your birth right.
These people (Europe) were broke before they invaded and continue exploit to you. Their saving grace is that the black man is a baboon that can talk

to Blackman everyone is his problem except himself

Na the same una called Europe your problem and ran to China to be piling loans

He never reach 8years China don ditch una, Na to beg Europe again for aid

But the problem no be una when dey run country aground

Because northerners no de fit hussle travel abroad.

Or should I say them no even get the ideas on how to start a new life in abroad.

Bunch of almajiri infested lives.

Foreseer:
Because northerners no de fit hussle travel abroad.

Or should I say them no even get the ideas on how to start a new life in abroad.

Bunch of almajiri infested lives.

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richiemcgold:
poverty is the main cause of economic migration.
are you asking Eu to stop poverty in your country? Is that their responsibilities or yours?

One of the causes of poverty is unfair trade practices. The EU talks of free trade, yet it subsidises its farmers and fishermen. This makes it impossible for us to export into their market, while they dump products into ours. If the trade was fairer you would have more large scale farming and processing operations in Nigeria, creating employment and reducing poverty. Even if you don't like Buhari, he's right on this one.

If Africa countries are united then all these will not be happening.
Africa have everything to survive but we have version-less leaders or western puppets as leaders. They can’t even build a proper hospital

bjdon:
One of the causes of poverty is unfair trade practices. The EU talks of free trade, yet it subsidises its farmers and fishermen. This makes it impossible for us to export into their market, while they dump products into ours. If the trade was fairer you would have more large scale farming and processing operations in Nigeria, creating employment and reducing poverty. Even if you don't like Buhari, he's right on this one.

seunny4lif:
If Africa countries are united then all these will not be happening. Africa have everything to survive but we have version-less leaders or western puppets as leaders.They can’t even build a proper hospital

Mandela said it. You have also re-echoed it. Thank you.

Racoon:
Mandela said it. You have also re-echoed it. Thank you you.

I thought COVID-19 will make them reason well but no, they don’t.

Truthisunique2:
to Blackman everyone is his problem except himself

Na the same una called Europe your problem and ran to China to be piling loans

He never reach 8years China don ditch una, Na to beg Europe again for aid

But the problem no be una when dey run country aground

Mtcheww... You just exposed how little you know of your own home.

Tell me how exactly, any African country is running her country aground when:
1. France controls/manage the entire foreign reserve of Francophone Africa?
2. When European Oil companies pay based on their own reports on crude oil shipment the trun around to place embargo on specific things that make Nigeria and other African oil producers rely on them for refinery?
3. France, Belgium and USA are working together to maintain crooks at the helm of the most endowed country in Africa (Congo) making uprising against them by the people impossible. They watch them slaughter their countrymen to protect their interest which include what is used to make the battery you are using to type nonsense here

The list can go on and on but anybody that rise against them like Gaddafi and Thomas Sankara gets eliminated and their legacy demonised by their media but out of their many atrocities, one thing you should have in mind is that anybody using a phone, especially iPhone is typing with the blood of Congo children not battery

Foreseer:
Because northerners no de fit hussle travel abroad.

Or should I say them no even get the ideas on how to start a new life in abroad.

Bunch of almajiri infested lives.

Its for you that a life 'in the abroad' is the absolute success.

BKayy:
Mtcheww... You just exposed how little you know of your own home.

Tell me how exactly, any African country is running her country aground when:
1. France controls/manage the entire foreign reserve of Francophone Africa?
2. When European Oil companies pay based on their own reports on crude oil shipment the trun around to place embargo on specific things that make Nigeria and other African oil producers rely on them for refinery?
3. France, Belgium and USA are working together to maintain crooks at the helm of the most endowed country in Africa (Congo) making uprising against them by the people impossible. They watch them slaughter their countrymen to protect their interest which include what is used to make the battery you are using to type nonsense here

The list can go on and on but anybody that rise against them like Gaddafi and Thomas Sankara gets eliminated and their legacy demonised by their media but out of their many atrocities, one thing you should have in mind is that anybody using a phone, especially iPhone is typing with the blood of Congo children not battery

A lot of Nigerianss are just ignorant, you dey waste your time to educate them.

But he migrates to Europe every week for medical and other vague reasons. All his children schooled abroad yet for some reason, he doesn't want others to go over. If this is not the perfect definition of witchcraft, I don't know what to call it.

WITH FRANCE, WE CALL THAT "AFUTUFETE", A COVER UP STREAK.

Tambaringabas:
Its for you that a life 'in the abroad' is the absolute success.

almajiri, enjoy your own absolute success in the North.

I know for a fact that Buhari did not write that speech he gave. However, I agree with some of the points raised. I think that as Africans, we need better trade partners. These europeans have been fleecing us dry for centuries. They are able to get away with it because African leaders allow them to get away with it.

Left for me alone, I will stop dealing with europeans and seek to trade with other nations instead where there will be more equality in our business dealings.

Europeans have a very paternalistic view of Africans and they constantly seek to dominate us. However, I can't blame them. The African man is good at oppressing the poor, women, children and the elderly yet he cannot assert himself when he is dealing with men of other racial groups. This is why he is looked down upon globally and that needs to change.

BKayy:
Reading through the comments here, I can't help but realise that most Black Africans are too dumb to be called human beings. Infact they deserve what they are getting.

If Europe wants the economic migration to stop then they should stop robbing Africa. By "stop robbing Africa" it includes a stop to imposing their stooges that make their robbery easier. The stooges most of you idiots call presidents.

All the wealth you think is in Europe is your (Africans) money. Your birth right.
These people (Europe) were broke before they invaded and continue exploit to you. Their saving grace is that the black man is a baboon that can talk

You are a black man right? So I guess you are a talking baboon. I say this because when I see some of you on this platform make certain racist comments against your own race, I really wonder what goes on in your brains.

Internalized racism is real and some of you white supremacists in black skin are even more dangerous to the Black African race than the oyibos.

You raised some salient points but your last sentence was unnecessary because it reeks of self hate. You are not white so calling all black men talking baboons means you feel that way about yourself and that is quite unfortunate if I must say so myself.

Foreseer:
almajiri, enjoy your own absolute success in the North.

Almajiri with class, education and level, better than you can dream of.

Second class citizen, Nigeria and abroad.

Tambaringabas:
Almajiri with class, education and level, better than you can dream of.

Second class citizen, Nigeria and abroad.

almajiri can never have a class.

They don't think for themselves.

They can never be creative.

You will always remain a foot soldier to your islamic religion, which has an unquanchable thirst for blood.

Foreseer:
almajiri can never have a class.

They don't think for themselves.

They can never be creative.

You will always remain a foot soldier to your islamic religion, which has an unquanchable thirst for blood.

Someone has never left his cocoon.

Its for you that a life 'in the abroad' is the absolute success.

This one de pack onion from North to South.

How your neighbours bandits