

He also advised the youth to remain optimistic and learn from others to contribute to their society, country, continent, and the world. Maintaining African values and history, the massive youth population of the continent is considered a blessing for the continental aspirations, he underlined. Demeke said the African youth should change challenges into opportunities by equipping themselves with distilled information and knowledge. Demeke Mekonnen, delivered a keynote speech recalling the liberation struggles in Africa and calling on the youth to join hands in fighting contemporary challenges.

The summit will be held for three days under the theme ‘Building on Pan-African ties and Promoting indigenous knowledge in Africa”.ĭeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. A Pan African Youth Summit commenced today (May 25) in Addis Ababa, celebrating Africa Day.
