Is Africa’s young population a risk or an asset?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Africa has more people aged under 20 than anywhere in the world and the continent’s population is set to double to two billion by 2050.

However, this demographics if not properly harnessed could spell doom for Africa. In Nigeria, the culture of corruption have been imbibed by a large section of her youthful population. Get rich quick syndrome has eaten deep in the subconsciousness of younger generation, and the biggest challenge for these youths is the fear that their country holds a gloomy future for them. True?

Their interpretation of this inherent fear as to an uncertain future, the means in which they go about addressing this fear,and the will by the government of the day in formulating policies that would allay this fear would determine if Africa’s young population becomes a risk or an asset.  Read more