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President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday  said relations between Africa and Europe are set for a better future based on trade and investment.
He said with the increasing economic progress in Africa, its relations with the European Union (EU) is set on a route that will deliver mutual benefits. President Uhuru made the statement when he delivered a keynote address at the 10th Edition of the European Union Development Days (EDD) held in Brussels, Belgium.
The President said the last two decades have seen an exponential expansion of scope for increased trade and investment driven by the young middle class, which is growing in number, affluence as well as influence.
He noted that the amount of goods reaching European markets from Africa and other countries in the Caribbean and Pacific region has dramatically increased both in value and volume.
He, however, called for the removal of trade restrictions that limit the movement of goods from ACP countries to the EU.
President Uhuru urged the European Union to increase its support for the efforts by Kenya and other African countries to stabilise Somalia. He said significant gains have been realised in state building through the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom) but Kenya and other troop contributing countries still require support from partners including the EU.
“The Somalia crisis has not only resulted in security challenges to Kenya but also led to a huge burden of hosting large populations of refugees uprooted from their communities by the conflict for a period of more than 20 years,” he said.
Source: Mediamax

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