THE ROLE OF THE AFRICAN YOUTH IN ADVOCATING FOR AGENDA 2063
When Mohammed-Boazizi, a young
fruit seller in a street in Sidi-Bouzid set himself ablaze in protest against
corruption and impunity in Tunisia in 2011, he was expressing his pent-up
passion for change. By this action, a ferocious tsunami of Arab-Spring was
launched to sweep off barriers in nations progress. The abiding faith in the
possibility for change were the same motivating-spirit behind Africa
nationalists' intracontinental fight against colonialism. The audacious
Pan-African vision was to wrest Africa from the shackles of political,
economic, cultural and social subjugation. This struggle culminated in the
birth of Organization-of-Africa Unity by the Addis –Abba-Protocol of 1963.
Agenda-2063
Over five decades down the
line, Africa still grapples chiefly with poverty, neocolonialism,
bad-governance, armed -conflicts, terrorism, religious-extremism, and
corruption. It is against this backdrop that African-leaders converged on
Addis-Ababa to make another fifty-year vision for the continent called
Agenda-2063 - a seven-prong vision aimed at creating a peaceful and prosperous
Africa. It envisions an Africa with inclusive growth and sustainable development
driven by politically united nations that are founded on the ethos of good
governance, democratic principles, justice and rule of law. Youth and
Agenda-2063 African youths are at a clear vantage point in the fulfillment of
Agenda 2063. According to the African Union Commission, Africa is the most
youth-full continent in the world because 65% of its current population are
youths. This indicates an agile population that can drive fast economic growth
and policies reforms.
By:
Ayodele John Alonge,
Research Director, 2015
YALDA, University of Nairobi, Kenya
By:
Ayodele John Alonge,
Research Director, 2015
YALDA, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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