political) against women and girls will be eliminated and the latter will fully
enjoy all their human rights. All harmful social practices (especially female
genital mutilation and child marriages) will be ended and barriers to quality
health and education for women and girls eliminated.
52. Africa of 2063 will have full gender parity, with women occupying at least 50%
of elected public offices at all levels and half of managerial positions in the
public and the private sectors. The economic and political glass ceiling that
restricted women’s progress will have been shattered.
53. African children shall be empowered through the full implementation of the
African Charter on the Rights of the Child.
54. The youth of Africa shall be socially, economically and politically empowered
through the full implementation of the African Youth Charter.
55. Africa will be a continent where the talent of the child and the youth will be fully
developed, rewarded and protected for the benefit of society.
56. All forms of systemic inequalities, exploitation, marginalization and
discrimination of young people will be eliminated and youth issues
mainstreamed in all development agendas.
57. Youth unemployment will be eliminated, and Africa’s youth guaranteed full
access to education, training, skills and technology, health services, jobs and
economic opportunities, recreational and cultural activities as well as financial
means and all necessary resources to allow them to realize their full potential.
58. Young African men and women will be the path breakers of the African knowledge
society and will contribute significantly to innovation and entrepreneurship.
The creativity, energy and innovation of Africa’s youth shall be the driving force
behind the continent’s political, social, cultural and economic transformation.
ASPIRATION 7: Africa as a strong, united and influential global player
and partner
59. Africa shall be a strong, united, resilient, peaceful and influential global player and
partner with a significant role in world affairs. We affirm the importance of African
unity and solidarity in the face of continued external interference including, attempts
to divide the continent and undue pressures and sanctions on some countries.
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