Dakar, May 11—African leaders at the 2026 Dakar Forum unleashed a manifesto for sovereignty, vowing to wrest control of resources from foreign giants and slash dependency on Western aid. 'No more beggars at the global table,' thundered Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, echoed by Nigeria's Bola Tinubu and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa.
Targets: Nationalize lithium, cobalt mines dominated by Chinese and Western firms; redirect $100 billion annual aid to intra-African trade. Inspired by Agenda 2063 revival, hubs in Nairobi signal self-reliance amid Sudan woes and IMF gloom.
Shocks abound: London, Paris scramble as deals unwind. U.S., post-Trump tariffs, loses footing. Locals hail 'Pan-African renaissance'; critics fear investor flight.
Trajectory: Dakar 2.0 in 2027? Resource wars loom, but unity could turbocharge 4%+ growth, per Brookings foresight.