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By Shaikha Al Nowais When it comes to the tourism industry, Sub-Saharan Africa’s youth population should be seen as one of the continent’s greatest strengths. With 70% under the age of 30, there is a generational opportunity to drive a new kind of industry. One that promotes local values, inclusive growth, climate action, and solidifies […]
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Africa is a continent teeming with youthful energy and untapped potential, boasting the world’s youngest population with more than 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25. This burgeoning youth population is projected to grow even further, as Africa’s population is expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, up from 1.4 billion today. Notably, by […]
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Photography by Yaw Afrim Gyebi, Ghana Africa Skills Week (ASW) should be institutionalised as a biennial event to encourage dialogue, experience sharing and collaboration on skills development and employment in Africa, the inaugural conference’s outcome statement and call to action boldly states. In closing ASW, this communiqué says the conference had achieved enhanced policy dialogue “on the […]
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Nozuko Mzamo, Social Investment Specialist at Tshikululu Social Investments unpacks how investing in the employability of young people remains a powerful lever for creating pathways into the economy and should be viewed as critical to ESG agendas. An estimated 1.8 billion youth worldwide will not have the skills or qualifications required to participate in the […]
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Most comprehensive survey of Africa’s youth finds strong concerns about the future of continent, but Afro-optimism, personal and entrepreneurial ambitions remain high, and job creation, governance and climate change are top priorities 11% dip in Afro-optimism since 2020 (32% today versus 43% before COVID) Only 28% feel confident about future of their country, 34% about […]
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The Ichikowitz Family Foundation, a leading African foundation encouraging active citizenship across the continent, have won two prestigious SABRE Awards for its global campaign to raise awareness of the findings of its inaugural African Youth Survey 2020, the most comprehensive survey of Africa’s youth to date. The SABRE Awards, produced by PRovoke Media, are the […]
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Africa and the developing world in general is seized with finding sustainable solutions to the current challenges facing young people and the labour market of the future. The possibility of a digital economy, while real, presents a host of uncertainties which must be grappled with. Coming against the background of increasing unemployment and a restless […]
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“It is not easy to be in agriculture but you must have the perseverance and you must have the passion for it,” Ngozi Okeke (30), the director of operations at Frotchery Farms, tells IPS during a tour of the company’s factory in Ibadan, Nigeria. For Okeke, passion and patience are pivotal to business success. But […]
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