Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Most said a Donald Trump victory in the US presidential elections would be a far worse outcome for Africa than a win by Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.The African Youth Survey, first conducted in 2020, aims "to give voice to Africa's youth in a scientific manner," the foundation's communications director Nico De Klerk told AFP.It also provides useful data to governments, NGOs and investors.Africa has the world's youngest and the fastest-growing population.The median age on the continent in 2020 was 19.7 compared to 31.0 in Latin America, 38.6 in Northern America and 42.5 in Europe, according to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.Africa is home to nearly 420m youths aged 15-35, one-third of whom are unemployed, the African Development Bank says.The population is expected to double to over 830m by 2050, it says.The 2024 African Youth Survey was conducted by PSB Insights in Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
Language: English
Topic: Youth, Politics, and Society
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4403204757