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Empowering African Youth to Lead the Climate Movement: A Vision for Change

When it comes to combating the climate crisis, Africa has the potential to become a global leader, not just a participant. However, as Joshua Amponsem, climate visionary and entrepreneur, highlights in his impactful TED Talk, there is a fundamental challenge: the majority of Africa’s workforce sees their role in climate action as limited to labor-intensive, […]

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Empower Africa’s Youth To Create Jobs, Growth And Peace

Seismic change is underway in Africa. The United Nations projects that sub-Saharan Africa will account for more than half of the growth of the world’s population between 2022 and 2050. That means that by 2050, one out of every four people on earth, and more than a third of the world’s young people (between the […]

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African Youth Lead In The Run Up To Africa Climate Week And COP28

African Youth Lead in the Run Up to Africa Climate Week and COP28 As President Biden has often said, we are now in the early years of what will be a decisive decade – especially on climate.  The choices that we make today, and the remainder of this decade will determine the fate of our […]

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Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference At CPHIA 2023: African Youth Gather To Champion Youth Leadership For A Safer And Healthier Africa

The second Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference kicked off on 25 November 2023 ahead of Africa’s largest public health conference, CPHIA 2023, in Lusaka, Zambia. Convened by Africa CDC, in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, GIZ and Unicef, the conference witnessed participation of over 250 African youth from 51 African countries and diaspora. The Director General […]

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Unlocking The Green Jobs Opportunity For African Youth In The Green Transition

Makena Ireri – Director- Demand, Jobs and Livelihoods at Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Naomi Wagura – Director, Solution Led Countries, Africa (GEAPP) The recently concluded Africa Climate Summit (ACS) 2023 highlighted Africa’s potential to play a pivotal role in global efforts to combat climate change. The summit resulted in several outcomes that […]

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Giving African Youth A Platform Kickstarts Innovation Grows Economies And Improves Livelihoods

Young people in Africa are standing on the cusp of a transformative era. To tackle the pressing socio-economic challenges that lie ahead, creating platforms for young people has never been more critical. Corporations are stepping up to the plate, recognising the immense value of partnering with youth initiatives across the continent to boost and empower […]

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African Union And Emerging And Immersive Technologies For African Youth

William Jackson, M.Ed. World Metaverse Council, WordPress / WordCampMetaverseWP, My Quest To TeachThe development of immersive and emerging technologies will be vitally important for African nations to be engaged in and opportunities to build collaborations, cooperations and partnerships in the new technologies that are impacting African education, business, commerce, and finances. Africans are empowering themselves […]

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On Heels Of Africa Day And Conclusion Of Africa Month: African Youth Hopeful About African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

– Yet Majority Polled Have Yet To Realize Its Potential On the heels of Africa Day and the conclusion of Africa Month (May 2023), the Ichikowitz Foundation’s globally celebrated African Youth Survey reports that nearly half (46%) of the continent’s young people have never heard about the historic, recently-declared African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), […]

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African Youth Are Leading Climate Action At The Frontlines

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) held its 58th session in Interlaken, Switzerland on March 2023 to complete the Synthesis Report, a key document since the Paris Agreement. During the session, António Guterres, the UN secretary general, appealed to young climate leaders worldwide to step up their efforts and push for more action on […]

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Registration And Entries For The 5th Africa Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit And Challenge 2023 Start On A High Note

Africa Tourism Partners wish all its partners, stakeholders and the entire global travel and tourism community Happy and fulfilling New Year ahead.  This year’s edition of Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit (www.youthtourismsummit.com) is scheduled for 31 May to 2 June 2023 in Namibia. Registration and entries for the Summit as well as Tourism Innovation […]

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