Coming up on 7 August Edition of Agenda2063 TV Show: "Will COVID19 Derail the Agenda2063 narrative?"

Seven years after the launch of Agenda2063, 2020 is arguably the only time this AU blueprint has faced an existential threat of being realized.

The first major casualty was in July, when trading under Afcfta failed to take off, triggering a postponement in January 2021.

COVID's onslaught has undoubtedly affected #SilencingTheGuns, which is a cross-cutting theme in Agenda2063.

An equally-troubling development has been COVID's impact on schools.

That parents are at their wits end as to whether to sacrifice their children's education at the altar of safety offers a harbinger of how education will be adversely impacted. There's no gainsaying education of Agenda2063 itself may be compromised as priorities and resources are understandably shifted towards health.

In the 7 August edition of Agenda2063, we shall be asking hard and important questions to Association of African Universities' Dr.Violet Makuku as to whether COVID19 has come to veritably-derail the Agenda2063 narrative in ways in which we could not imagine.

What are challenges? What are opportunities to overcome and ensure Africans stay on course the Agenda2063 track?

We will use the interview to also unpack knowledge and requisite skills required in the new graduate to fit into the "New Normal Digitized World", and how Afcfta and Agenda2063 can be better-included in school curricula.