The Africa Human Capital Heads of State Summit kicked off today in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to deliberate and share the latest knowledge on human capital in the continent.
The summit is underway under the theme ‘Accelerating Africa’s Economic Growth: Boosting Youth Productivity by Improving Learning and Skills’
Several African leaders are attending the summit including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen.
The Summit comes in response to engagements with government focal points on the need to draw attention to the role of human capital in economic growth and elevate the discussion on the importance of investing in people.
Some 1,200 delegates from 30 African countries are participating at the two-day summit to deliberate, share the latest knowledge on human capital, and conclude with concrete commitments and next steps from the participating Heads of State.
The overall theme of the Summit is linking investments in human capital to economic growth and harnessing the demographic dividend, by addressing learning poverty and the skills gap for youth and women.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency