Africa: Liberia's Vice President Jewel Taylor Calls for an African Industrial Revolution in an Interview With Africa Renewal, Ms. Taylor Also Discusses Liberia's Development Priorities.

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Africa: Liberia's Vice President Jewel Taylor Calls for an African Industrial Revolution in an Interview With Africa Renewal, Ms. Taylor Also Discusses Liberia's Development Priorities.

Interview - Jewel Cianeh Taylor is one of few women in top political leadership positions in Africa. In this interview with Africa Renewal's Kingsley Ighobor, she discusses Liberia's COVID-19 response, post-pandemic priorities, women's empowerment in Africa, youth unemployment and other issues. These are the excerpts:

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