"For the first time in our history, more than 70% of Africans are under the age of 30. This, along with entrenched inequalities, poverty, unemployment and socioeconomic fault lines, is reshaping how our societies interact with one another and the world. This is Africa's most consequential decade. Leaders who take office over the next 10 years will have to deliver on difficult mandates within a political, economic and social landscape that has been fundamentally altered."
"We see politicians responding to this pressure in different ways. This response is summed up by the Namibian president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, proclaiming that her administration would be doing business unusual. She is right this is what the moment calls for. Nothing will ever be the same for whoever takes on the responsibility of leadership in this era. Those who take office in the next decade will be compelled to deliver results, to make decisions that will shape our socioeconomic norms for the next 100 years."
African demographics now show over 70% of the population under 30, driving urgent demand for healthcare, schooling, jobs, services and infrastructure. Economies are not creating enough quality employment and education systems are misaligned with labour market needs. Urban growth frequently outstrips infrastructure capacity. By 2050 Africa will account for more than 25% of the world population and approach 2.5 billion, with half of the world's children African by century's end. Without deliberate investment in leadership, institutions and systems, the demographic advantage risks becoming a destabilising liability rather than a development dividend.
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