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Is Africa Failing Its Youth?

Almost sixty per cent of Africa's population is under the age of 25, with the average age 19, making Africa the world's youngest continent.

Almost sixty per cent of Africa's population is under the age of 25, with the average age 19, making Africa the world's youngest continent. And it is still run by elderly politicians who are often leaders for life. More than thirty per cent of Africa's growing youth population are not employed, not in education nor receiving any training. It is the young who lie at the heart of Africa's untapped potential, and yet many believe African governments are failing to create jobs for them or provide them with the skills they need to prepare for the future. Is this a generational failure that threatens the stability of the continent? That's Global Questions Is Africa Failing its Youth? with Zeinab Badawi and question askers from around the globe.

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Sun 18 Apr 2021 15:30GMT

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