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The Youth Dividend: Mapping Africa's Next Decade

Dr. Ifeoma Chukwu
Dr. Ifeoma Chukwu
July 7, 2026 · 11 min read
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A continent-wide study on how the largest youth population in the world could reshape labor, cities and innovation by 2036.

Africa is home to the youngest population on earth, and that demographic weight is about to reshape everything from labor markets to urban planning.

Whether this becomes a dividend or a crisis depends entirely on the infrastructure — educational, digital, and financial — built in the next ten years.

Dr. Ifeoma Chukwu

Dr. Ifeoma Chukwu

Translates academic research into practical foresight for readers.

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