Tuesday July 25, 2023
Dar es Salaam (HOL) - A delegation led by Somali Prime
Minister, Hamsa Abdi Barre, arrived in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam on
Monday night to participate in the Africa Human Capital Heads of State Summit.
The summit, supported by the World Bank, will be held under
the theme "Accelerating Africa's Economic Growth: Boosting Youth Productivity
by Improving Learning and Skills."
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan launched
preparations for the summit on May 19, urging African leaders, policymakers,
and development stakeholders to ramp up investments in education, health, and
skills to harness the region's people's productivity as its greatest asset.
During the summit, Prime Minister Barre is expected to
present Somalia's key human capital growth priorities while emphasizing the
necessity for increased investments in education and capacity-building programs
to empower Somalia's younger generation.
The Prime Minister's delegation includes the Minister of
Education, Farah Sheikh Abdulqadir, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare,
Dr. Ali Haji Adan, the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Elmi
Ibrahim, and other officials.
Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, Albert Chalamila,
stated that the Africa Human Capital Heads of State Summit, scheduled for July
25-26, is set to be attended by at least 1,200 delegates.