EU Aims To Create '10 Million Jobs In Africa'

File Photo: President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker speaks about trade relations with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has delivered his state of union speech, calling for a new Africa-Europe alliance.

The Reuters news agency quoted him as telling the European Parliament in Strasbourg:

"We want to build a new partnership with Africa.

"Today we are proposing a new alliance between Europe and Africa, an alliance for investment and sustainable jobs.

"It would create up to 10 million jobs in Africa in five years. We want to create a framework that brings new investment to Africa."





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