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About 24 million Africans aged between 15 and 35 are unemployed – that’s one in 22 young people. And the numbers are projected to keep rising. Yet, employment trends show countries are struggling to get young people into productive activities – and even when they do, about 40% of those who find jobs continue to live in extreme poverty. Katharina Fenz is part of a team tracking real-time insights into young Africans’ employment status. She explains why this
data paints an important picture.
Togo’s outgoing parliament has adopted constitutional reforms that give MPs the power to choose the country’s president. Under the revisions, President Faure Gnassingbé, in power for 19 years already, could potentially extend his tenure indefinitely. The move has sparked controversy in the west African nation as concerns loom over diminishing citizen influence in choosing the president. Koffi Amessou Adaba highlights how the amended law will affect
Togo’s democratic process.
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Katharina Fenz, Vienna University of Economics and Business
The Africa Youth Employment Clock is a new data tool which could be used to provide evidence-based policy interventions.
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Koffi Améssou Adaba, Université de Lomé
Given their impact on elections and democracy, it’s fair to consider the changes to Togo’s constitution a complete overhaul rather than a revision.
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Noah Tamarkin, Cornell University
The Lemba view is that one can be indigenous to more than one place, and that more than one people can be indigenous to a single place.
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David Ssekamatte, Uganda Management Institute
Business and management graduates can become the kind of sustainability champions the world needs today.
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Scott Chiesa, UCL
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Conor Caldwell, University of Limerick
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Sebastian Irazuzta, McMaster University; Noah Stegman, McMaster University; Susan A. Dudley, McMaster University
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Christopher Ferrie, University of Technology Sydney
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Victor Peskin, Arizona State University
Prosecuting leaders indicted for war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
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