Is This The Decade Of Africa’s Economic Transformation? | The Youth Cafe

Is This The Decade Of Africa’s Economic Transformation? | The Youth Cafe

In reviewing the decade, a recent Financial Times article, Ethiopia seizes crown as the fastest-growing country in the 2010s acknowledges this fact. The country’s focus on productive investment, industrialisation, and education continues to generate jobs and economic growth. Here I look at the growing impact of foreign investment across Africa and consider the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the continent.

Information Literacy And The Challenge of New Media Technologies | The Youth Cafe

Information Literacy And The Challenge of New Media Technologies | The Youth Cafe

The expansion of new media technologies has led to the rise of social media platforms—like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube—and apps which young people have exploited, sometimes for good and sometimes for malicious activities. Young people are increasingly taking advantage of the power of social media to interact as well as share knowledge and information.