Africa to Have 840 Million Youth By 2050, Youngest Population Globally - Adesina

15 February 2018

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has said statistics show that Africa is projected to have over 840 million youth by 2050 with the continent having the youngest population on earth.

He disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the third Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (Africa STI Forum) last Saturday in Cairo, the Egyptian capital while calling for greater investment in higher education, science, technology and innovation, and the commercialization of research outputs.

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