{"id":226402,"date":"2025-03-14T18:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-united-african-economy-the-impossible-dream-business-beyond\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T18:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:02:06","slug":"a-united-african-economy-the-impossible-dream-business-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-united-african-economy-the-impossible-dream-business-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"A united African economy: The impossible dream? | Business Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AVKbXdSOdD4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"A united African economy: The impossible dream? | Business Beyond\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AVKbXdSOdD4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Despite having almost 20% of the global population, Africa&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>For more from the experts we spoke to:<br \/>\n&#8211; Flourish Ubanyi. DW West Africa Bureau Chief &#8211; https:\/\/ng.linkedin.com\/in\/flourish-chukwurah-72767a83<br \/>\n&#8211; Enoch Randy Aikins, Institute for Security Studies Africa &#8211; https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/enoch-randy-aikins-8b93931b7\/?originalSubdomain=gh<br \/>\n&#8211; Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere &#8211; https:\/\/acetforafrica.org\/our-people\/emmanuel-owusu-sekyere\/<br \/>\n&#8211; Charlie Robertson, author of The Time-Travelling Economist &#8211; https:\/\/x.com\/ttteconomist?lang=en<\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n02:04 Building a collective African economy<br \/>\n10:35 Harnessing Africa\u2019s massive youth population<br \/>\n16:42 Beyond growth: leading Africa to economic transformation<br \/>\n20:51 Looking towards solutions for African economies<br \/>\n27:02 Conclusion <\/p>\n<p>#africaeconomy #businessbeyond<br \/>\n#africa<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite having almost 20% of the global population, Africa&#8217;s 54 countries collectively account for less than 3% of global GDP. 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