By Olakunle Agboola – This year’s Africa 2050 Summit has been scheduled to be a virtual event. Speaking at a briefing, Prof. Segun Adeyeye of Durban University of Technology, South Africa has lauded Africa 2050 for its impactful work across universities in Africa. “I can tell you categorically that I am excited that this edition of Africa 2050 Summit is virtual, and this will allow a lot of people to connect via zoom and we can all discuss holistically how we can develop Africa beyond the year 2050’’
He stressed the importance of discussing the theme of the event, EDUCATION: THE PATHWAY OF CREATING LONG-LASTING PROSPERITY IN AFRICA which he feels is a necessity and will be difficult for Africa to prosper without a proper educational system.
“ An estimated 10 million graduates enter the African workforce each year. By 2040, the continent’s labor force is expected to surpass that of India and China. Quality education is a central element in building “Africa beyond aid” and lies at the backbone of its development and enduring prosperity. Quality education also has a multiplier effect on achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, he added.’’
Earlier, Olaide Agboola, the Public Relations Officer of Africa 2050, said the initiative is a shared passion by the Circle Media Plus and African Voice Newspaper UK, which is becoming a movement of passionate youths to see a developed continent before 2050.
“We have organized Africa 2050 Summit at the UNIVERSITY OF KENYA NAIROBI, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF DURBAN TECHNOLOGY, LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, and KAMPALA UNIVERSITY. We are looking forward to a great virtual summit with the theme EDUCATION: THE PATHWAY OF CREATING LONG-LASTING PROSPERITY IN AFRICA.
Being a virtual summit, registration is on EVENTBRITE with this link
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/africa-2050-virtual-summit-tickets-311129275037 to secure a space.
The virtual summit promises to be a great one having selected George Richard, Abiodun Otuyemi, and Ousman Touray as the speaker at the summit. These are great achievers who have demonstrated a resilient attitude in the development of Africa. This is a huge opportunity for potential partners across Africa to support this initiative’’ she said.
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