Second land policy conference in Africa discusses youth role in land governance
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Africa’s land policy conference opened in Addis Ababa Tuesday with a clarion call for governments to properly manage land for the benefit of its people, in particular ensuring youth and women have access to land. ECA Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist, Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, in his opening remarks said Africa was in a hopeful state not only because of its youthfulness but also because of its widespread land-based resources. Mr. Hamdok told participants that Africa is home to abundant natural resources accounting for at least 30 percent of the world’s natural resource wealth; 12 percent of oil reserves, 40 percent of global gold reserves, 60 percent of uncultivated land and 70 percent of coltan deposits, from which electronic microchips are made. “The 420 million young people aged between 15-35 years can be gainfully involved in the exploitation of these resources especially through agriculture, manufacturing and industrial sectors”, he said. In his opening remarks, Eyasu Abraha Alle, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Ethiopia, recalled that land was one of the major resources that Africa has in abundance but should be properly managed and used for the benefit of current and future generations.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. (2017-11). Second land policy conference in Africa discusses youth role in land governance. Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/40032”Collections
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