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Africa: Africa in 2050: Young and Optimistic … With a Caveat
Unicef, 12 August 2014
Africa, already the world's second most populous continent with more than 1 billion people, is experiencing a demographic shift unprecedented in it scale and swiftness, according… Read more »
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Africa: Unleashing African Young People's Potential
IPS, 10 July 2014
An African proverb says "a child that we refuse to build today will end up selling the house that we may build tomorrow." Read more »
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Africa: On World Population Day, UN Calls for Investment in Young People
UN News, 11 July 2014
With 1.8 billion young people around the world - the largest generation of youth in history - senior United Nations officials are marking World Population Day with calls for a… Read more »
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Africa: Africa May be Rising but What of Its Youth
Africa In Fact, 1 July 2014
"Africa rising" will remain a children's fairy tale unless governments protect the continent's young people Read more »
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Africa: Africa will be home to 2 in 5 children by 2050: UNICEF Report
Unicef, 12 August 2014
Investing in Africa's children now is best hope to reap demographic dividend Read more »