Public Forum Held At Kibra | The Youth Cafe

Public Forum Held At Kibra | The Youth Cafe

By BEN NYABIRA

It was a captivating, warm and lively evening at the largest informal settlement in Kenya. The event was the final one of the 2018 Samosa Festival which focused on the Constitution of Kenya 2010 against the backdrop of recent calls for its review. The event, on 11 July at the Kibera Town Centre (KTC) between 6:30 and 8:30pm, focused on questions such as what the people understand about the Constitution, what their role is in its implementation and what they can do to localize it. The participants were also allowed to ask other governance questions.

Africa Looks To Its Entrepreneurs | The Youth Cafe

Africa Looks To Its Entrepreneurs | The Youth Cafe

A useful strategy in the toolbox to reduce youth unemployment

BY RAPHAEL OBONYO

With a majority of African nations diversifying from traditional sources of income, entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a key to economic growth. So far, entrepreneurship has yielded huge returns for entrepreneurs, and according to experts, there lies great untapped potential to drive the African continent into its next phase of development.

Morocco: Creating IT Opportunities For Self-Starting Youth | The Youth Cafe

Morocco: Creating IT Opportunities For Self-Starting Youth | The Youth Cafe

BY KACI RACELMA

Soufian El-Kherchi, an intern at Clean Rabat, a small organization in Morocco’s capital, spent most of his days giving information technology support and setting up its network.

Bustling with ideas and plans for the future, Mr. El-Kherchi, a computer science major, looked forward to formal employment after his internship. However, one day he got thinking about starting his own IT business.

Young Women Breaking Into The Male-Dominated ICT World | The Youth Cafe

Young Women Breaking Into The Male-Dominated ICT World | The Youth Cafe

One of Africa’s leading tech start-up spreads its wings

BY KWAMBOKA OYARO

It was a bright morning in March 2010, when a group of tech-savvy youths converged at a small hall in Nairobi to discuss innovation and technology. Four young women exchanged phone numbers, clearly excited by plans they shared that would put some of the novel ideas they discussed to good use.

It’s Time For Young People To Get Political | The Youth Cafe

It’s Time For Young People To Get Political | The Youth Cafe

Zambia’s youngest mayor urges youth to get active in politics

BY MWIKA SIMBEYE

For many young people in Africa, a university degree opens the door to a decent job and a comfortable life. At university, however, not every student will focus on their studies; some often lose concentration as they enjoy a new-found freedom from what they perceive as the overbearing influence of parents or guardians.

The New Face of Farming: Youth Making Agribusiness ‘Cool’ | The Youth CafF

The New Face of Farming: Youth Making Agribusiness ‘Cool’ | The Youth CafF

Botswana’s Mavis Nduchwa, 33, owns an animal feed farm that grows grains and legumes

BY IHUOMA ATANGA

Run a quick Google search on African women making it in business, and you will rarely find a young woman engaged in rural farming. But Mavis Nduchwa has challenged norms by founding and successfully managing a commercial animal feed farm in Botswana.

Africa's Jobless Youth Cast A Shadow Over Economic Growth | The Youth Cafe

Africa's Jobless Youth Cast A Shadow Over Economic Growth | The Youth Cafe

Leaders put job-creation programmes on the front burner

BY KINGSLEY IGHOBOR

African governments are confronting unemployment in many different ways. In Senegal, with 200,000 Senegalese joining the labour market each year, President Macky Sall launched a programme in February 2013 to create 30,000 jobs within a year and possibly 300,000 by 2017. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is financing some of Senegal’s self-employment programmes for youth and women.

Youth & Political Participation | The Youth Cafe

Youth & Political Participation | The Youth Cafe

Youth discontented with politics yet less likely to vie or even vote

BY FRANCK KUWONU

When law enforcement officers rounded up a group of political demonstrators in The Gambia’s capital, Banjul, in December 2016, most of those arrested were young people. They were protesting against The Gambia’s then president Yahya Jammeh’s decision to stay in office after having initially conceded defeat to his electoral opponent, Adama Barrow. Under sustained local and international pressure, he finally relinquished power and went into exile.