Africa: DPM Calls On Africans to Stand Together Amid Global Challenges

Africa: DPM Calls On Africans to Stand Together Amid Global Challenges


-3rd African Job Creation Forum opens here

-The Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Temesgen Tiruneh has called on Africans to stand together to address challenges in the rapidly changing world.

His remarks came at the 3rd African Job Creation Forum, which opened yesterday in Addis Ababa with the aim of unlocking Africa’s employment potential. The forum is a collaborative effort between the Ethiopian government, the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and the AeTrade Group.

Speaking at the event, DPM Temesgen emphasized that the African continent urgently needs more trade, industries, jobs, and investment, stressing that these are not goals for the distant future but immediate necessities.

He highlighted the rapid global changes and underscored the importance of African unity to facilitate joint action against climate change, conflicts, technological adversities, and other pressing issues.

Temesgen stressed that the African continent must stand together, a principle Ethiopia actively upholds.

“Africa is a continent full of youth and dreams. Our young people are not a burden. They are our strength. They are our promise. They represent the potential for growth and transformation. Ethiopia stands for that promise. We believe in Pan African unity and in the African Continental Free Trade Area as a pathway to shared progress,” he said.

The DPM affirmed that Ethiopia’s homegrown reform agenda and a ten-year strategic plan are not mere slogans but practical blueprints for inclusive growth and a future where no one is left behind.