Africa Youth, Jobs & Empowerment Forum
Africa is the youngest continent on earth. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African and under the age of 25. This stream puts Africa's young people at the centre of the policy conversation — not as a challenge to be managed, but as the architects of the continent's governance story.
What this stream covers.
Africa is the youngest continent on earth. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African and under the age of 25. This stream puts Africa's young people at the centre of the policy conversation — not as a challenge to be managed, but as the architects of the continent's governance story.
Sessions focus on job creation at scale, youth entrepreneurship policy, and the mechanisms that give young people a genuine seat in public decision-making rather than a token consultation.
- Job-creation policy models tested at national scale
- Direct dialogue between youth leaders and senior officials
- A network of youth empowerment programme partners
Youth policy panel and an open dialogue session between young leaders and senior public officials.
Youth ministries and agencies, employment policy leads, youth-led organisations, and empowerment programme funders.
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The speaker line-up for this stream is being finalised.
Speakers for the Africa Youth, Jobs & Empowerment Forum will be announced as APSCA 2026 approaches.
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