President Yoweri Museveni has warned the young people to love their country and themselves. The president revealed this at the closure of the Afro Arab youth meeting at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. The president also the chief guest at the youth meeting, revealed that young people need to know the future of the world and stop sleeping.

He noted that most of the African countries have been destroyed because of lack of patriotism and ideology. He urged the youth to adopt patriotism and Pan-Africanism as their core ideological pillars to national development. He advised the youth to be champions of innovation and conflict resolution. The president pointed at two key points including collapse of institution and fragmented Africa market.

He noted that the East African Market has been disturbed by lack of ideology. Kithure Kindiki also Deputy President of Kenya, described the congress as a vital platform for regional cooperation on addition to other keys speakers including Chido Cleopatra Mpemba also African Union envoy, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the UAE delegation also Abdul Hadid Lahweej also President of the Afro-Arab Youth Congress.

The Afro-Arab Youth Congress President, H.E Abdul Hadid Lahweej, underscored the shared destiny of both regions, calling for renewed unity and a strong voice for peace — especially in Palestine. Museveni identified ten strategic bottlenecks holding Africa back, singling out ideological disorientation as one of the most dangerous.The most important question in politics is it about identity or about interests?” he asked. “Some countries destroyed themselves through politics of tribe and religion.

We need politics of interest — because prosperity comes from selling a good or service, not from tribalism. During the event, President Museveni launched a fundraising drive to support Afro-Arab youth empowerment programs and also offered 50areas land for secretariat in Uganda.