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Mr Oliver Chinganya
Director: Africa Statistics Centre UN Economic Commission for Africa
The ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme is very timely, particularly the efforts to rekindle the African Young Statisticians in line with the work Africa must achieve towards Agenda 2063. In particular, the upcoming 5th ISIbalo African Young Statisticians Conference in Pretoria in June 2016 and its sub-theme on “The demographic dividend and the African economy” is an area which Africa should really focus on during the next couple years. There are many questions, to which I do not have answers to such as, is Africa ready to harness the dividend, what does it entail, what are governments doing to ensure that this becomes a reality and not end up with sitting army of unemployed youth. I hope our African young statisticians and experienced experts alike will unpack this concept to better inform the 2063 African Agenda. Go back