Global Questions: Africa the Next Generation
Most of Nigeria’s population is aged under 30, yet few young people hold political office. With a general election next year, are they ready and willing to push through reform?
Lagos - Nigeria’s biggest city and its commercial centre. It’s a noisy, vibrant, hectic place, one of the world’s fastest-growing cities and the most populated in Africa. Like most of Africa, the majority of Nigeria’s population is aged under 30. That’s more than 100 million people. And yet, the young are barely visible in the corridors of political power. But are they ready and willing to rise to the challenge?
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