Waagacusub.com- President Mohamed Farmaajo will deliver the keynote closing statement in the ongoing 'Africa Now' conference in Kampala, Uganda. According to the schedule of the two days conference which concludes today, President Farmaajo who is among five heads of states in attendance will address the conference this afternoon.

Running on the theme, Towards a secure, Integrated and growing Africa, the conference’s key objective is to harness the energy of the African youth in forging a secure, integrated and growing Africa.

The conference is being attended by over 1,000 delegates from over 20 African countries.

Somalia is one of the countries in Africa with the largest youth population accounting for close to 80% of the population. However, according to the UN, up to 67% of these youth do not have access to gainful employment.