Tanzania, May 14 -- Kigali. Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, has criticised the global economic order, warning that Africa risks continued exploitation unless the continent unites and asserts its interests.

Speaking during a fireside chat at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali today, President Kagame said African countries could no longer afford to remain passive while foreign powers extracted the continent's wealth.

"We can't just be people who are waiting to be ripped off by somebody who is shrewd enough and has the power to come. No, we must be able to say no," he said, drawing applause from delegates attending the forum.

The Rwandan leader said that despite Africa's vast natural resources, abundant solar potential and rapidly growing po...