African thought leaders and great minds have noted that the development of homegrown solu-tions and adequate investment in human capacity building and agricultural expansion are key steps that will help to rebuild Af¬rica and put the continent on a stronger footing post COVID-19. The speakers collectively gave this submission during the sec¬ond panel session of the 2020 edition of United Bank for Afri¬ca (UBA) African Day Conversa¬tions with the theme: ‘Domestic Policies, Regional Development and a Global Agenda: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and African Development at Crossroads