Africa must stop exporting labour, start exporting skills — Adesina
FORMER President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has urged African countries to move beyond supplying labour to ageing economies and invest in skills, technology and enterprise to make their workforce more competitive globally. The post Africa must stop exporting labour, start exporting skills — Adesina appeared first on Tribune Online .

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FORMER President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has urged African countries to move beyond supplying labour to ageing economies and invest in skills, technology and enterprise to make their workforce more competitive globally.
The post Africa must stop exporting labour, start exporting skills — Adesina appeared first on Tribune Online.
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- 55 words · 1 min read
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- October 27, 2026
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- Christian Appolos
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