Science diplomacy mooted as solution to achieve African Union Agenda 2063

Africa’s Agenda 2063 – the blueprint aimed at transforming the continent into the global powerhouse – will not be achieved without science diplomacy, a top diplomat has said.

Dr Almamy Konte, of the Africa Union Commission of Human Resources Science and Technology, told the Second Calestous Juma Executive Dialogue on Innovation and Emerging Technologies (CJED), held at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently that such diplomacy will help build and boost constructive partnerships.