Thank you very much. I'll start off, and my colleagues can add, if they would like to contribute.
You're right that there are significant challenges on the continent, but it is really a mixture of different types of countries. There are countries that are thriving, doing well and showing strong global leadership, and there are countries that have fallen into situations of extreme insecurity and humanitarian situations, so you can't paint it with one brush. There are good success stories that we can look at and that everyone can learn from in terms of what African countries have achieved.
I mentioned with BRICS, with the G20 and the AU joining that African leaders are stepping up globally, having greater influence and shifting that around the world.
I attended the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023, and African leaders were there. They were having a stronger voice at COP.
You also see, for example, in western Africa, the threat of terrorism. Some countries have experienced coups and have problems, but there are the predominantly coastal countries that remain strong and that are investing in the north of their countries.
I was just in Côte d'Ivoire and in Benin. It's remarkable that some of that leadership is technocratic and investing not only in security but in social services, recognizing the complexity of what they need to achieve.