Addis Ababa — The African Union Commission and the Pan African Youth Union (PYU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together aimed at empowering the youth in the continent. Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received Hon. Dialla Moumouni and Mr. Ahmed Bening, Executive Leaders of the Pan African Youth…
Octotel, South Africa’s top-rated fibre network provider, proudly announces the successful conclusion of its second learnership programme intake. This milestone highlights Octotel’s commitment to addressing youth unemployment and building a more skilled, inclusive workforce in the country’s growing digital economy. The announcement comes as the Western Cape records its lowest unemployment rate in six years…
Published: September 30, 2025 MONROVIA– Liberian youngsters Evans David and Kamara Kosso have been selected to participate in the 2025 FIBA Africa Regional Youth Camp – Men’s Edition, scheduled for Oct. 12-15 in Cairo, Egypt. The camp will be held at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall and will bring together some of Africa’s top young…
Dakar — Winnie Wambui leans forward on the panel stage, microphone in hand, scanning the room until she spots a raised hand. Everyone in the room wears headphones, each voice isolated so that discussions don’t clash with sessions in adjacent halls. A question cuts through: how did a student science project become a commercial business?…
Addressing youth unemployment requires more than job creation; it demands building real capability. Source: Supplied. Melissa Wessels, director of Professional Services at MRI Software in Cape Town. MRI Software’s Lead SA internship programme, launched in 2025, is tackling this by equipping 17–21-year-olds with no prior work experience with technical, professional, and industry-specific skills. Through 12…
– For Africa to thrive, overcome conflict, and achieve sustainable development, governments must place youth at the center of their agendas, African youths told The Ethiopian Herald. Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30. This demographic reality presents an immense opportunity for growth–but only…
Professor HB Klopper, academic head at Belgium Campus iTversity. As we strive to meet global climate targets, such as the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we must do more than adopt available technologies at our disposal. We must also ensure we equip our youth to shape, lead and own the…
Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into a vast field on Rome’s outskirts Saturday for the weekend highlight of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year: an evening vigil, outdoor slumber party and morning Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV that marks his first big encounter with the next generation of Catholics. Leo arrived by helicopter…
YouTube will be included in Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16, after the government ditched a previous exemption for the platform. The video sharing site was set to be excluded from the ban – which will limit TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and Snapchat and is due to start in December. Under the…
Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on Africa’s development which was discussed at the General Assembly on Monday. In 2024, only 34 per cent of women and 45 per cent of men on the continent used the internet, compared to global averages of 65 and 70 per…
