Harness the potential of the continent’s demographic dividend – The Mail & Guardian

Harness the potential of the continent’s demographic dividend – The Mail & Guardian

Africa is home to the largest youth population in the world. More than 60% of Africa’s population is under the age of 25, equivalent to more than 800 million young people. This number is expected to grow and, by 2050, more than a third of the world’s young people (aged 15 to 24) will live in Africa, according to the United Nations World Population Prospects 2022.  Africa’s “youth bulge” presents an opportunity: if properly harnessed, this demogr…

Urbanists back Charter Cities as SEZ tax incentives face rollback - Nairobi Business Monthly

Global urban developers and policymakers have backed the development of charter cities across Africa as a response to the continent’s rapidly expanding population. Convening at the New Cities Summit in Nairobi last week, the experts acknowledged that Africa remains the only continent projected to experience major population growth in this century. According to a 2023