🔉🔉 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛.𝗘. 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗬𝗟𝗗𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

"𝘼𝙔𝙇𝘿𝘾 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙛𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖’𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚." – H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia

At AYLDC 2025, H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn delivered an inspiring keynote speech, emphasizing the transformative power of youth in shaping Africa’s future.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

<> Youth, making up 60% of Africa’s population, are key to its progress. From ancient civilizations to modern development, this generation must continue the legacy. Platforms like AYLDC empower young leaders to innovate and drive change.

❝𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲!❞ – 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛.𝗘. (𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿) 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗬𝗟𝗗𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

At the official opening of AYLDC 2025, H.E. (Engineer) Challa Aseffa, Founder and Executive Director of EYDPA, extended a warm welcome to delegates from over 40 countries, uniting under a shared mission—to lead, to transform, and to build the Africa we want.

A Defining Moment for Africa’s Future
"𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩—𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙞𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨." These powerful words set the tone for critical discussions ahead, focusing on:
-> Forming meaningful partnerships
-> Finding solutions to Africa’s greatest challenges
-> Advocating for policies and innovations that drive progress

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬

H.E. Chala Aseffa reminded us that our generation stands on the shoulders of giants, inspired by leaders like Kenyatta, Haile Selassie, Mandela, Nkrumah, Nyerere, and Machel.

𝗔𝗬𝗟𝗗𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 🔉🔉

Day One of AYLDC 2025 set the stage for impactful discussions, meaningful connections, and transformative ideas. Delegates from across Africa gathered in Addis Ababa to engage with visionary leaders who shared their expertise on diplomacy, innovation, youth empowerment, and regional cooperation.

We were honored to host distinguished keynote speakers, including:

- H.E. Eng. Wondimu Seta – Addis Ababa City General Manager, With the Rank of Deputy Mayor
- H.E. Cherinet Alem Harrifo – IGAD Permanent Observer and Head of Mission to the UN
- H.E. Dr. Yeshurun Alemayehu – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Technology, F.D.R.E
- H.E. Kajela Merdassa – Minister of Youth and Sports Adviser to the Prime Minister, F.D.R.E

These leaders addressed key challenges and opportunities for Africa’s youth, focusing on diplomacy, innovation, economic development, and the impact of sports and culture.