00:00African leaders, policy makers and international partners gathered on Monday at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa to mark
00:07Africa Day.
00:09The 63rd edition focused on continental unity, integration and long-term development, while speakers also called for greater youth participation
00:17and innovation across Africa.
00:19Our continent is on the rise, slowly, smoothly, but with conviction and determination. Africa's role and position are reaffirmed day
00:29in, day out, on the global stage. Today, member of the G20, tomorrow, hopefully, two permanent members of the UN
00:39Security Council.
00:44The continent's global GDP is expected to reach 10 trillion dollars in a few years' time. The youth of this
00:52continent are the powerhouse that all continents are looking at with envy.
00:57So let us renew our faith in the power of African unity and resourceful potential of our continent and our
01:08peoples.
01:08Young Africans at the Africa Day celebrations called for greater innovation and stronger representation in global institutions under the CES
01:17theme, 63 years of unity, integration and development. Let's celebrate together.
01:23Next decade for Africa, I want to see Africa as a global player. Africa having its own stand where it
01:30shows the capacity that the continent has in terms of development, in terms of integration, in terms of innovation.
01:37And I want to see young Africans also leading global institutions, you know, so we want to see that leadership
01:42from Africa through our diversity. As we are united through this institution of African Union, we want to ensure that
01:50we reflect our unity at a global stage.
01:52The celebrations also highlighted Africa's growing international partnerships, including expanding corporations with China across multiple sectors.
02:00The celebrations.
02:00The celebrations.
02:03They're mothers, lawmakers, communities with China across multiple sectors.
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