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Youth issues take center stage at EU-Africa Summit in Brussels
14 February 2022, - UNICEF Zimbabwe Youth Advocate and U-Report Ambassador, Siatra Msandu opened the official Youth Day today in Belgium, with EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, and the Africa Union and European Union Youth Envoys. European Union and African leaders are meeting in Br...