Although Africa has a leadership disconnect when it concerns the age of leaders and citizens, some governments have cottoned on to the best plan to change their countries' fortunes - appointing new, fresh faces to their Cabinets. Here are some of the young people who are climbing the political power ladder...
From left Malian Foreign Affairs Minister Kamissa Camara, Zimbabwe's Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry and Botswana's Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Bogolo Kenewendo.
About 15 years ago, Rwanda was ranked 37 globally for the number of seats held by women in parliament but today, at over 60%, Rwanda has the highest percentage of women in ... Read more »
Social media users across the continent have commended the new president of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi for appointing 31-year-old Bogolo Joy Kenewendo as Minister of Investment, ... Read more »
More than 180 million people live in Nigeria, and more than half of them are below the age of 30. Yet, they are barely represented in political office. A new generation of ... Read more »
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