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Africa’s challenges not too big to solve – Obasanjo

Africa’s challenges not too big to solve – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged African leaders to seek homegrown solutions to the continent’s myriad problems. Speaking to a delegation of students and youths from across African countries, Obasanjo emphasized the need for Africa to address its unique challenges through locally designed and implemented solutions.

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He highlighted the peace achieved in the Tigray region between the TPLF and the Ethiopian federal government as an example of an African solution to an African problem. Obasanjo also called for solutions to challenges such as insecurity, youth unemployment, lack of skills, frustration, and poor governance.

The students visited Obasanjo to express gratitude for his role in signing the Pretoria peace agreement between Ethiopia and the Tigray Liberation Front.

Africa’s challenges not too big to solve – Obasanjo

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