UVCCM Secretary General, Sixtus Mapunda.
President Jakaya Kikwete is expected to be the guest of honour at an international forum titled ‘Africa–China young leaders’ forum’ to be held in Arusha later this month.
The international forum organised by CCM Youth Wing (UVCCM) themed ‘Friendship, Cooperation and Development’ will see guests from over 40 countries in Africa joining hands to discuss youth participation in development and how African youth and China will cooperate to utilise business opportunities available in both parties. Addressing journalists yesterday in Dar es Salaam, UVCCM Secretary General, Sixtus Mapunda said he was glad that Tanzania will be the first East African country to host the forum which is scheduled for March 27 through 31. “The Africa–China young leaders’ forum has previously been held in Windhoek, Namibia and Beijing, China whereby Tanzania is the third country to host the forum,” Mapunda said. He said the main objective of the forum is to create a platform for regular interaction and cooperation between young people of the African continent and the peoples’ Republic of China. “China has a very high contribution in African development and the country has a lot of opportunities which we see our youths will find more about during the forum,” he said. Mapunda explained that the forum will be an appropriate platform for discovery of business opportunities from both Africa and China and shall therefore facilitate plotting the way forward in enhancing business relations between the two parties. He went on to mention some of the topics that will be discussed during the forum as the continuation and development of Africa-China relation, youth engagement in social and economic development in their respective countries. “The expected outcome of the forum is to create young women and men from Africa and China who understand the critical role in strengthening and speeding up the socio-economic development of their countries,” he said. He however concluded that they are waiting for confirmation from the president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe who is invited to close the forum.“We have invited President Mugabe to close the forum but he is yet to confirm his participation,” Mapunda said.
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