VP Alupo in Tanzania for the Africa Heads of State Human Capital Summit

The Vice President of Uganda H.E Jesca Alupo is in Dar-es-Salaam,Tanzania to represent President Museveni  at the Africa Heads of State Human Capital Summit.

The Vice President was received by the Minister of Energy of the United Republic of Tanzania,Hon January Makamba and Col(Rtd) Fred Mwesigye,Uganda's High Commissioner to Tanzania .

Scheduled for 25 to 26 July 2023, The Africa Human Capital Heads of State Summit will foster technical deliberation, share the latest knowledge on human capital, and conclude with concrete commitments and next steps from the participating Heads of State.

The overall theme of the Summit is linking investments in human capital to economic growth and harnessing the demographic dividend, by addressing learning poverty and the skills gap for youth and women.

The Summit kicked off in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday as delegates from across the continent gather in Tanzania’s commercial capital to reiterate the need to invest in the people to ensure Africa’s prosperity.

It comes in response to engagements with government focal points on the need to draw attention to the role of human capital in economic growth and elevate the discussion on the importance of investing in people.

Several former and serving African leaders arrived in Dar es Salaam Monday for the summit, including former First Lady of Mozambique Graca Machel and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen.

They are among at least 1,200 delegates from 30 African countries  parking the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) from Tuesday to Wednesday to deliberate, share the latest knowledge on human capital, and conclude with concrete commitments and next steps from the participating Heads of State.