A united African economy: The impossible dream? | Business Beyond

Despite having almost 20% of the global population, Africa's 54 countries collectively account for less than 3% of global GDP. Africa however has an extremely young population and by 2075, one out of every three people will be African. The continent has vast economic potential but it must face down several challenges. It needs to end endemic poverty, strengthen its collective economy, keep the value of its resources at home and create meaningful jobs for its people. Can Africa do it? Business Beyond considers its chances.

For more from the experts we spoke to:
- Flourish Ubanyi. DW West Africa Bureau Chief - https://ng.linkedin.com/in/flourish-chukwurah-72767a83
- Enoch Randy Aikins, Institute for Security Studies Africa - https://www.linkedin.com/in/enoch-randy-aikins-8b93931b7/?originalSubdomain=gh
- Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere - https://acetforafrica.org/our-people/emmanuel-owusu-sekyere/
- Charlie Robertson, author of The Time-Travelling Economist - https://x.com/ttteconomist?lang=en

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:04 Building a collective African economy
10:35 Harnessing Africa’s massive youth population
16:42 Beyond growth: leading Africa to economic transformation
20:51 Looking towards solutions for African economies
27:02 Conclusion

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