A Pan African Youth Summit commenced today (May 25) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by celebrating Africa Day. The summit will be held for three days under the theme ‘Building on Pan-African ties and Promoting indigenous knowledge in Africa”. Demeke Mekonnen, delivered a keynote speech recalling the liberation struggles in Africa and calling on the youth to join hands in fighting contemporary challenges. Mr. Demeke said the African youth should change challenges into opportunities by equipping themselves with distilled information and knowledge. Although poverty still challenges Africa, the youth should deal with it with a problem-solving mentality and undivided attention to education, Dr. Eregogie said.

Source: News Business Ethiopia May 26, 2022 01:16 UTC