Africa is currently experiencing unprecedented population growth, characterized in part by a booming youth demographic. “Youth”—defined by the African Union’s…
Special Issue: “African Youth—Generation Next for Peacebuilding? Trends and Prospects”
African Youth—Generation Next for Peacebuiding?
New Threats to Africa’s Peace and Security: the Role of Youth in Preventing Conflicts and Building Sustainable Peace
Today, more than 600 million young people globally live in fragile and conflict-affected areas, a large proportion of them in…
Interfaith Dialogue on Violent Extremism: Putting Youth in the Driver’s Seat!
Since 2000, the issue of violent extremism has risen to the highest levels of national, regional, and global concern. While…
Obstacles to, and Prospects for Youth Mobilization and Emancipation in Africa
As the group with least control over the means of production, and who, on account of their age have the…
A Call for Constructive Engagement: Youth, Violence, and Peacebuilding in the Mano River Basin Area
For the last six decades, political elites have disadvantaged, marginalized, and infantilized young people in the Mano River Basin, a…
Transforming Youth Anti-Crime Networks into Job Opportunities in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The dangers associated with the youth unemployment crisis in Africa have often been linked to political violence and civil unrest,…