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Interfaith Dialogue On Violent Extremism (iDOVE)

February 23, 2017
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Intercontinental Youth Forum (IYF)

 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 21 - 23 February 2017: The African Union Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), and All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) concluded its 3 day Interfaith Dialogue on Violent Extremism (IDOVE) -Intercontinental Youth Forum held at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Theme 4: Free Movement

Every moment of historic growth has generated migrants from different locations. Growth spins the chances for a new life but its distribution, particularly at the early stages of a country’s take-off, is uneven and unpredictable. It would have been absurd to propose bombing the boats that were sailing to South America full of migrants escaping the misfortunes of the two World Wars’ aftermath. These migrants were seeking better lives. Yet their countries were growing like never before thanks to the Marshall Plan, amongst other things.

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Theme 3: Industrialisation Made In Africa through Regional Value Chains

The continent has the key elements to drive and support a robust strategy to leverage on domestic resources that are essential in making trade and industrialisation key drivers of the transformation of the African continent. The primary objective is to give an opportunity to all Africans to participate in the Agenda 2063 outcomes, so that African growth is not classified as fragile because jobs and commodities don’t contribute to transformation but simply generate a disenchanted youth and fluctuating revenue streams.

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Theme 1: African Skills Revolution & Reaping the Demographic Dividend

Lack of education and mismatched skills is the principal obstacle to labour markets, resulting in high unemployment across different age groups. The mismatch affects both university graduates and young people with secondary education. In this context, it becomes a critical issue to provide the required skills to Africa’s youth along the value chain of our resources. The underlying issue to be resolved is the absence of linkages between education systems and employers.

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Theme 2: Expanding Opportunities for Intra African Trade

What would it take for African countries to stop exporting the bulk of their oil, diamonds and maize to foreign countries rather than to other African countries?

Trade creates linkages that are essential to the integration agenda. Although intra- African trade is not a panacea for development, it is quite important. Small & Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) could become more competitive by creating economies of scale across their respective regions. As they grow, SMEs can strengthen product value chains and facilitate the development of technology and knowledge.

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